This is the forum archive of Homey. For more information about Homey, visit the Official Homey website.
The Homey Community has been moved to https://community.athom.com.
This forum is now read-only for archive purposes.
The Homey Community has been moved to https://community.athom.com.
This forum is now read-only for archive purposes.
Alexa
Comments
If so, what is the required voice command for it?
BTW I'm impressed with this answer since Homey can determine the intention of my question without having a predefined phrase.
Just tried this new skill on my Alexa. I am able to discover all devices, but whenever I try to switch or dim a light from the Alexa app, the Alexa app says: Server is unresponsive.
Haven't tried voice controlling, because all my devices have dutch names.
Gr. Remco
Virtual devices works. For example, i've got a virual device now named "Everything", a flow that turns off all my devices when this virutal device is turned off and can now ask Alexa to turn off everything.
Edit: It only works if I choose for a on/off device (socket) instead of a button.
Nothing working anymore!
thats a big disappointment as I had everything working for months.
Then install the new homey smart devices skill from the alexa page: https://www.amazon.com/Athom-B-V-Homey/dp/B078RQSFKB/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-skills&ie=UTF8&qid=1516037385&sr=1-2&keywords=homey+smart+home
Then go to the alexa app (the new smart home one) on your phone and click "DISCOVER", from here it will add the supported devices (that you added to Homey). <-- without this alexa won't know what devices to trigger!
Now you can say: Alexa turn off all the lights (with the lights being connected to Homey instead of Alexa).
For instance, I now use HAbridge, so basically i need to work with 'dumb' requests like 'alexa turn speaker on', with this skill would it be smarter? so like 'alexa i would like to hear some music?' and for lights maybe the same?
just wondering if i want to replace habridge
The Tradfri Lights and the Milight App works good. Light on 50%; Light warm, LED red, etc.
Klikanklikuit also works well with on/off
In German in the app there is a point called "Routine". With this you can save a routine with any sentence you want. I can say "friends are coming" and alexa turn on a virtual device which will start a flow by turning on.
For all http requests I now made a new virtual device. Still just on/off in Alexa, but I can take the raspi out of the system.
Hopefully flows will work with this skill.
Thanks a lot for the comment, very happy with this addition, voicecontrol is now 100%
So I got the Echo dot installed and connected. That works. But still missing a lot of my devices. Like the shutters from Fibaro, power plugs from Neo. The Forest curtains.
Will that be updated?
Missing one Neo coolcam Plug. (visilble in Homey)
Missing one Fibaro Plug.(visilble in Homey)
The other 2 Neo's are visilble.
And the shutter from fibaro and the forest Zwave but that is know I believe.
Can you send me an example of a flow you using (sunblinds e.g.)
Thanks
Thanks, But I do not really understand these flows.
I made them up in Homey and re-discover in de Echo. But no extra divices showing up.
Is it so that the virtual divice needs to show up then so you can control?
"Alexa only supports, thermostats, powerplugs, lights for now but ..."
This is not true. Echo also Support roller shutters like the Fibaro one or the Philio PAN08. I have These devices still running with my ZipaBox and I controll all of them without any issue. Beside it is not only on/off but you can also directly set a certain percentage with "Alex set my roller blind .... to xx %".
So it is more a Homey skill issue rather than Echo is not able to do it.
When i use 'Alexa, turn on living room fan' (which was not discover in the first place, it don't work). But if i use "Alexa, ask homey turn on living room fan', it work.
Why???
So, which one of these skills do u have installed on ur Alexa ?
Forgive me if u said it already.