Image: reddit.com · Kept ignoring my break reminders so I wired an ESP32 to my FlexiSpot desk and now it forces me to stand
An ESP32 that makes a FlexiSpot desk stand itself up
A custom ESPHome component, written in a day with Claude Code, lets Home Assistant raise a FlexiSpot standing desk after an hour of sitting.
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- Reddit poster DimitriSud Source ↗
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The full story
The poster kept dismissing their hourly reminders to stand, so they decided the desk should raise itself. Existing ESPHome projects for FlexiSpot desks had open issues, so with help from Claude Code they wrote a simpler custom component in a day for their E7 Pro Plus.
The hardware cost about $15: a XIAO ESP32-C6, a logic level shifter and half an Ethernet cable plugged into the desk's spare port, so the keypad still works. They published wiring, photos and a no-solder option.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: Kept ignoring my break reminders so I wired an ESP32 to my FlexiSpot desk and now it forces me to stReddit poster: DimitriSudPosted
The maker's post on r/homeassistant.
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- Photos: raw.githubusercontent.com
Linked in the post.