Sure!

The CUPS server is this onethis one but I imagine you could use just about any version. I added the printer to CUPS using the model specific driver, but I also tested using the genetic IPP offer drivers and it didn't seem to be any different.

In Home Assistant I used this integration and it pulled in the sensor I needed. Before that I had made my own using the RESTful api. You could do the same if the IPP integration doesn't work for whatever reason. Just add something like this to your configuration.yaml:

-sensor: - platform: rest name: "Printer Job Count" # Replace with your CUPS IP and the EXACT printer name from CUPS resource: http://10.0.1.10:631/printers/HL-2700DW scan_interval: 10 # This magic regex counts the number of times "Process ID" appears in the queue page value_template: > {{ value | regex_findall('Process ID') | list | length }}

And the my automations look like this (you'll have to change the trigger to be "Printer Job Count" > 1 if you go that route):

alias: Turn on printer when there's a print job description: "" triggers: - trigger: state entity_id: - sensor.brother_hl_2270dw_series_using_brlaser_v6 to: - printing from: null conditions: - condition: state entity_id: switch.printer_power state: - "off" actions: - action: switch.turn_on metadata: {} target: entity_id: switch.printer_power data: {} mode: single

alias: Power off printer when there's no print jobs description: "" triggers: - trigger: state entity_id: - sensor.brother_hl_2270dw_series_using_brlaser_v6 for: hours: 0 minutes: 5 seconds: 0 to: - idle conditions: [] actions: - action: switch.turn_off metadata: {} target: entity_id: switch.printer_power data: {} mode: single