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Thanks, i wish we can customize the name with other options... But that what it is, that's what it is...Hector
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Originally posted by wkomorow View PostAlexa turn off my bedroom light = API
Alexa tell homeseer to turn on my bedroom light = skill
API - on/off/dim and set thermostat
Skill - run events, get statuses, on/off/dim, control and report on most devices.
Alexa/Amazon/Echo are current awake words for the echo - choose one. You can not use an arbitrary word at this time. For my kitchen unit I call echo and my living I call Alexa.Hector
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Win.2003 OS, HS3
BLDSC,BLstat,BLRadar,BLRamdom,BLOccupied
BLups,BLrain8,HSTouch,Ultrajones Weatherbug,
MyTrigger,ACRF2,W800,Zwave
AP800,Honeywell Stat
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Originally posted by Rotech View Posti can turn on lights with the api command, but when trying the skil method it does not understand or not work. Will api have more fictions in the future that you know of?
And do not forget there is also IFTTT.
Think about how young this integration is. Voice recognition is constantly improving, homeseer technology gets better every day. This is an evolutionary process, we are still in infancy, but it is amazing how well things work today. Image how much better they will be in the future. I am very pleased even though I currently use different methods for various functions.
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Originally posted by jmolinario View PostDo we have any idea when the new HS release that works with the new Echo Skill clear beta? OR, feeling daring here, where can I find the beta version? I foolishly upgraded to the new Echo skill and Alexia tells me I need to be at HS v .239 in order to use the feature.
Thanks,
j
Cheers
AlHS 4.2.8.0: 2134 Devices 1252 Events
Z-Wave 3.0.10.0: 133 Nodes on one Z-Net
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Originally posted by wkomorow View PostAlexa turn off my bedroom light = API
Alexa tell homeseer to turn on my bedroom light = skill
API - on/off/dim and set thermostat
Skill - run events, get statuses, on/off/dim, control and report on most devices.
Alexa/Amazon/Echo are current awake words for the echo - choose one. You can not use an arbitrary word at this time. For my kitchen unit I call echo and my living I call Alexa.
Thanks
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I have 3 devices:
A light - named light - on, off, dim
A ceiling fan - named fan - low, medium, high, off
An exhaust fan - named exhaust - on, off
All 3 are Insteon. The light and ceiling fan share the same Insteon address with the light having :1 appended to the address and the fan having :2 appended.
Alexa on discovers 2 devices, light and exhaust.
Is the reason the ceiling fan is not detected because of the address or because it is not simply on/off?
I'm enjoying watching Alexa/HS continue to improve. Keep up the great work!
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Originally posted by gserp4sox View PostSo can one use both(either) API or skill methods concurrently, saying whatever works best, or must you choose to use one method or the other? Also, does on/off=open/close in a garage door application?
Thanks
I don't know about the garage door. I think Rich posted in the API forum the requirements for making a device work. Let me see if I can find it.
I think this is it:
http://board.homeseer.com/showpost.p...31&postcount=6
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Man!!! Trying to remember the event names is a challenge, there has to be a better method.... Or I must be to old for this.
Please correct me, is it the event name that echo is looking for and not the "recognize phrase" of the trigger section...?Hector
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Win.2003 OS, HS3
BLDSC,BLstat,BLRadar,BLRamdom,BLOccupied
BLups,BLrain8,HSTouch,Ultrajones Weatherbug,
MyTrigger,ACRF2,W800,Zwave
AP800,Honeywell Stat
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Originally posted by Rotech View PostMan!!! Trying to remember the event names is a challenge, there has to be a better method.... Or I must be to old for this.
Please correct me, is it the event name that echo is looking for and not the "recognize phrase" of the trigger section...?
Example,
the event leaving (turn off lights, set the thermostat to 64, lock the doors)
you would say:
Alexa trigger leaving
as opposed to
Alexa tell homeseer to run the event leaving
Lots of advantages (more natural language, you could set up as many trigger words/phrases as alternatives as you want), the disadvantage is that it is not as instantaneous as the skill or API.
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