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Originally posted by rjh View PostJust got word that the V3 API has been approved. As of this post the message said that the skill will be enabled "shortly". You can try to re-link your account and see if you get it. When I verify that its actually working I will post.
If your locks are discovered when you run the discovery, then you have the new skill.
Very cool! Will there be a set of relnotes of new things we can do? [emoji106][emoji846]
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Yes, the smart home one.
Originally posted by randman View PostIs this the
HomeSeer API skill (the simpler one where you don't say "Tell HomeSeer to" or the other HomeSeer skill? And, do we need a new version of HomeSeer?
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Originally posted by rjh View PostYes, can assign an Echo to a room, then add devices to that room and control them as a group.
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New skill installed and devices discovered. I like the new switch icons. I think I also properly disabled the V2 skill.
I edited my Master Bedroom group as a test and added the newly discovered switch objects. This group has an Echo Dot associated to it.
"Alexa, turn on the lights" results in "I can't find lights."
"Alexa, turn on the Master Bedroom" results in all of the HS-WS100+ switches in the group being turned on.
When editing the newly discovered devices within the Alexa app I see they are set as type "Switch" whereas I still see some previously discovered devices are type "Light." Is there a way to specify certain switches as Lights so they're included in the natural language commands? The switches in that room are a mix of switched outlets and ceiling lights. I'll add photos of what I see in the app in a moment...
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I started a new thread to keep it out of this thermostat thread.
https://forums.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=193562
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Make sure you are on the latest beta of HS3 (build 3.0.0.398 or later). Edit your light switches and check the "Is Light" property. This tells Alexa that the device is a light, even though its not dimmable. Be sure to re-discover after changing this setting.
Originally posted by scorp508 View PostYes, I have that setup. The challenge (at the moment) is when telling Alexa to turn on the lights in that group it doesn't recognize the HomeSeer switches in the groups as lights even though they're shown as lights in the group. I'm hoping this API update fixes that.
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Originally posted by rjh View PostMake sure you are on the latest beta of HS3 (build 3.0.0.398 or later). Edit your light switches and check the "Is Light" property. This tells Alexa that the device is a light, even though its not dimmable. Be sure to re-discover after changing this setting.HS4 Pro, 4.2.19.16 Windows 10 pro, Supermicro LP Xeon
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Originally posted by rjh View PostMake sure you are on the latest beta of HS3 (build 3.0.0.398 or later). Edit your light switches and check the "Is Light" property. This tells Alexa that the device is a light, even though its not dimmable. Be sure to re-discover after changing this setting.
The only downer was re-importing every device from scratch back into Alexa, reconfiguring the groups, and going back to delete the old smart home skill's devices. I'm going to rename all my devices (again) from 2nd Location - 1st Location - Device Name to something more natural sounding in the Alexa app.
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