PowerLine Automate Example

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➖ Example for controlling PowerLine "Tasker" Line from Automate.

This example makes the line grow and shrink from 1 to 100. Can control speed and step by adjusting the values in "step" and "speed" variables.

✳️ It uses Broadcast Decision Block, to ensure synchronicity. It works with Broadcast Send too, but it appears the baud rate is limited.

✳️ There are two flows: START and STOP. Stopping the flow from the User Stop Button, will leave the line frozen in its last state. For that reason, I added a dedicated STOP flow, which will reset the line before stopping the flow. To use it, simply press Start again, and select the flow called STOP.

👀 I agree the flow is perhaps overly engineered, but that is because it has no other function other than as an example of how can it be implemented.

⚠️ Currently, it appears PowerLine only supports one "Tasker" broadcast. This means that multiple instances of the line will all be controlled by same broadcast. I contacted the developer in this regard.

‼️Oh, at the time of creating this flow, PowerLine "Tasker" Line had an incompatibility with Android 14. It appears to work well on Android 13, though. This too was raised to developer's attention.


PowerLine: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.inline

I'm just another user, in no way associated or affiliated with PowerLine.

I hope you find this useful.