CAPI on Linux vb.net sample?

[mworsnop]

Does anyone have examples of using CAPI on .net with Linux?

vbscript doesnt work I guess.

I am trying to set volume for Sonos using a script so I can run it from Alexa.

Sonos and Amazon will have a direct control soon so maybe this is a waste of time?

[tenholde]

Dim cc as HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControl = hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(hs.GetDeviceRefByName("Sonos Kitchen Volume"), True, "Volume (value)%", False, False)
cc.ControlValue = 25
Dim cr as HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControlResponse = hs.CAPIControlHandler(cc)

tenholde

[mworsnop]

Dim cc as HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControl = hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(hs.GetDeviceRefByName("Sonos Kitchen Volume"), True, "Volume (value)%", False, False)
cc.ControlValue = 25
Dim cr as HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControlResponse = hs.CAPIControlHandler(cc)

tenholde

Thank you very much! If I want to increase the volume like clicking I tried to to this but no luck:

cc.ControlValue = cc.ControlValue + 5

How would I do this?

[tenholde]

Thank you very much! If I want to increase the volume like clicking I tried to to this but no luck:

cc.ControlValue = cc.ControlValue + 5

How would I do this?

Dim cc As HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControl
        Dim cr As HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControlResponse
        cc = hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(hs.GetDeviceRefByName("Sonos Office Volume"), True, "Volume (value)%", False, False)
        cc.ControlValue = hs.DeviceValueEx(hs.GetDeviceRefByName("Sonos Office Volume")) + 5
        cr = hs.CAPIControlHandler(cc)

tenholde

[mworsnop]

Dim cc As HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControl
        Dim cr As HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControlResponse
        cc = hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(hs.GetDeviceRefByName("Sonos Office Volume"), True, "Volume (value)%", False, False)
        cc.ControlValue = hs.DeviceValueEx(hs.GetDeviceRefByName("Sonos Office Volume")) + 5
        cr = hs.CAPIControlHandler(cc)

tenholde

This works great! THANK YOU!

I have it triggering from Alexa basically saying "volume up" or down...

Is there a way to get the the number spoken and pass to the script? Like:

"set volume to 50" for example

[zwolfpack]

Nice! How did you set up the "dimmer" device? I tried but didn't get it to show up in Alexa.
I too am looking forward to the Sonos-Alexa integration. But this would be nice in the interim...

[mworsnop]

Nice! How did you set up the "dimmer" device? I tried but didn't get it to show up in Alexa.
I too am looking forward to the Sonos-Alexa integration. But this would be nice in the interim...

I am using Jon00Alexa

Its almost working right now with setting the volume

Like "Alexa tell homeseer to set the volume to 50"

I am putting error checking now

[mworsnop]

Nice! How did you set up the "dimmer" device? I tried but didn't get it to show up in Alexa.
I too am looking forward to the Sonos-Alexa integration. But this would be nice in the interim...

I made this script first and tested it entering a parm manually

 Sub Main(ByVal str As String)

if str >= 0 and str <= 100 then

Dim cc As HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControl
Dim cr As HomeSeerAPI.CAPI.CAPIControlResponse
        
cc = hs.CAPIGetSingleControl(hs.GetDeviceRefByName("Downstairs Volume"), True, "Volume (value)%", False, False)
        
cc.ControlValue = str
      
cr = hs.CAPIControlHandler(cc)

hs.WriteLog("Info","The volume is set to: " & str)
else
hs.WriteLog("Info","Error incorrect volume: " & str)

end if

Then I installed Jons ALEXA and in the Jon00Alexa.ini I added this. Take note the ScriptParm= was added.

[Trigger3]
AlexaText=living room volume
Mode=1
AlexaResponse=OK
RunEvent=
Runscript=volume.vb
ScriptParm=
Speak=
SPClient=
SpeakDevice=
CAPI=
Json=
DeviceValue=
SetDeviceValue=
SetCapiValue=
Delay=

The you say

Alexa tell Homeseer to set the living room volume to 50

It works wonderfully!

THANK YOU JON for the Alexa stuff and tenholde for the CAPI help!

[zwolfpack]

Thanks. I was wondering if I could make a fake "dimmer" device, then copying its value into the Sonos volume. That way avoiding the "tell Homeseer" part.
I have Logitech Harmony (not the Homeseer plugin), so I can say "alexa turn on sonos". But that doesn't provide volume control ...

[mworsnop]

Thanks. I was wondering if I could make a fake "dimmer" device, then copying its value into the Sonos volume. That way avoiding the "tell Homeseer" part.
I have Logitech Harmony (not the Homeseer plugin), so I can say "alexa turn on sonos". But that doesn't provide volume control ...

Actually just a volume up and volume down would work. Make the 2 pseudo devices. Then on the event tell it to trigger when the device changes. That should work. I will try it and send you screen shots if you would like.

[vasrc]

Actually just a volume up and volume down would work. Make the 2 pseudo devices. Then on the event tell it to trigger when the device changes. That should work. I will try it and send you screen shots if you would like.

For my Sonos I created a virtual device called Sonos Volume and set it as Control Type Dim with a 0-100 range. Then I created an Event to look for a change in the value of Sonos Volume and the EasyTrigger Action to set one Device value (Virtual Sonos Volume) to another (Sonos Action). This requires the EasyTrigger and Sonos plugins, although you could emulate the Easytrigger action with a script if necessary.

Z

Of course you need to have Echo learn your virtual volume device.