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I the last 3 weeks i've been working on a Homey Skill that uses Alexa native speech to control devices on Homey. It is implemented using Alexa smart home API and Athoms web API. Currently only onoff and dim capability are supported but other capabilities can be added very easily in the near future.
** BE AWARE ** The skill adapter is currently running on a US AWS server which explains the the latency and delays. I'm planning on moving it to a UK server as soon as possible.
Demo:
Will keep you guys posted
Finally someone with the necessary skills: https://forum.athom.com/discussion/2837/alexa-skill-status#latest
Kudos to
Reinier for developing a proper Alexa Smart Home skill the way it should have been from the start!
I've no experience with HA Bridge. Alexa fetches the devices paired with homey based on their capabilities. after installing the skill discovery takes place which fetches all the devices. Virtual devices can be used as well to trigger flows for example.
This looks awesome, would be really nice to see the app a.s.a.p.
So I can say "Alexa bedroom lights 50%" and my bedroom lights go to 50%! There is no need for "tell homey" for a lot of what we need. All we need is athom to add a tick box per device to advertise to Alexa, and the option to customise the device name that is advertised separately to the homey device name.
Would love this to be native in homey via this app tho as will make managing long term much easier!!
Excited!
Any update on the Alexa skill? Even if it's very very alpha-like, I'm sure many of us would enjoy using it (me included )
Sorry for letting you guys wait. I finished optimising the code, I'm going to add some extra capabilities this week and will then hand over the code to Emile to integrate it into the existing Homey skill.
is there anyway to donate a few bucks to thank you for the time and effort you have put in to this?
I'm very glad you find this Alexa Skill useful and how very considerate of you to think of donating
Of course I didn't make this with monetary gain in mind, but if anyone feels inclined to donate, the link is right here.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6FZGHRNP7DXGL
Its sounds like heaven of speech that comes to earth
Do appreciate this, will this be a different skill from the homey skill thats' there right now or an upgrade of the existing skill?
if this works aswell as you have shown this will be awsome!
I've got some bad news. For the past couple of weeks, I've been working on the homey skill. I'm currently at a stage where Alexa can automatically discover homey devices, and perform basic operations which works beautifully.
In order for me to finish the app, I need OAuth support from Emile (Athom). This means either getting an OAuth client id or implementing my code into the official Homey Alexa skill.
To my own surprise, Emile has decided not to provide me with an OAuth client id anymore, nor is he willing to implement my code into the existing Homey Alexa skill. He argues that it will take him a significant amount of time to implement my code into his and that Amazon won't approve of a third-party skill with an official looking name.
I've spent a lot of my time on this project and am disappointed with Emile's decision but my hands are tied. From what I have heard he is planning on building this feature himself in the near future.
Regarding the donations, I'm willing to reimburse anyone who donated to me.
Regards,
Reinier
Can you release this as a different skill? Called something else - i dunno?
@Emile
can you give us a bit more information on the decision here? It seems a lot of people were waiting on this and for a significantly community driven project such as Homey it's sad to hear had work being cut off...