Hi,
I posted the message below on the Alexa - HomeSeer Home Automation Skill forum, but haven't received any repies, so I thought I would try here. I realised after posting it on the other forum, that this is probably the more suitable one, as it is the SmartHome Skill that comes up as a Smart Home Skill in my Alexa, and I think is what was working previously.
I'd appreciate some ideas - Alexa used to work well with HS, and now is useless when it comes to my HS devices.
Thanks,
Dave
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HI,
I have been using Homeseer with Alexa, and was slowly improving it - I had a few devices connected and working well with Alxea voice xommands.
I decided to change from one of the Homeseer Alexa skills to the other, and as part of doing that I deleted all my Homeseer devices so I could rediscover them. I think I was probably using the HomeSeer SmartHome Skill, as I didn't need to say "Alexa, ask Homeseer to .....", I could just say "Alexa turn of coffee machine", and it would turn of my HS coffee machine switch.
Now I can't get Alexa to discover any of my Homeseer Devices with either of the two skills. It discovers non-HS devices without problems - eg. Sonos.
Some details:
Alexa used to link nicely to my HS. Now I can't get anything.
I have a bit of investment in Alexa devices, so really need to get it working again.
I'd appreciate suggestions as to:
Dave
I posted the message below on the Alexa - HomeSeer Home Automation Skill forum, but haven't received any repies, so I thought I would try here. I realised after posting it on the other forum, that this is probably the more suitable one, as it is the SmartHome Skill that comes up as a Smart Home Skill in my Alexa, and I think is what was working previously.
I'd appreciate some ideas - Alexa used to work well with HS, and now is useless when it comes to my HS devices.
Thanks,
Dave
_________________
HI,
I have been using Homeseer with Alexa, and was slowly improving it - I had a few devices connected and working well with Alxea voice xommands.
I decided to change from one of the Homeseer Alexa skills to the other, and as part of doing that I deleted all my Homeseer devices so I could rediscover them. I think I was probably using the HomeSeer SmartHome Skill, as I didn't need to say "Alexa, ask Homeseer to .....", I could just say "Alexa turn of coffee machine", and it would turn of my HS coffee machine switch.
Now I can't get Alexa to discover any of my Homeseer Devices with either of the two skills. It discovers non-HS devices without problems - eg. Sonos.
Some details:
- I am in Australia, using a US Amazon account.
- My HS version is HS3 Standard Edition 3.0.0.500 (Windows)
- I am having no trouble with the skills establishing linkage to MyHS
- I haven't made any changes to HS between when Alexa was working, and now isn't. My devices in HS have Voice command selected.
- I have tried both the HomeSeer SmartHome Skill and the HomeSeer Home Automation Skill.
- The HomeSeer Home Automation Skill doesn't even show up as a Smart Home skill, and doesn't discover any devices.
- The HomeSeer SmartHome Skill does show up as a Smart Home skill, but still doesn't discover my HS devices
- The 'Discover devices' in Alexa now proceeds much more quickly than it use it - which makes me think that it isn't talking to HS / MyHS, although it says they are linked.
Alexa used to link nicely to my HS. Now I can't get anything.
I have a bit of investment in Alexa devices, so really need to get it working again.
I'd appreciate suggestions as to:
- Which Alexa skill to use.
- If HomeSeer Home Automation Skill, which sounds preferable, does it matter that it doesn't show up as a Smart Home skill,
- How I go about getting it to discover my devices again.
Dave
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