Hi All
Hopefully this place looks like a helpful forum as I’m quite new to all this!
I’ve had a few devices all working separately /through their proprietary apps but we’re just finishing off a large house extension and this has added to the list.
I’d ideally like to be able to view/switch a number of different devices on one screen/head end but have no idea where to start.
The devices we have/will have shortly are as follows;
Zigbee Smart Sockets
Zigbee smart switches (for lights)
Heatmiser Neo Underfloor Heating (this runs from a Samsung ASHP but that part is automatic)
Samsung VRF air conditioning (currently using Smart Things App)
Hive (2xLTHW heating circuits in the existing house and Hot Water)
Ring (doorbell!)
Hik Vision PoE CCTV
We have lots of appliances (Neff N70) which we can control remotely but not too fussed about controlling those at the
Moment)
Any help/recommendations would be appreciated!
Thanks
Adrian
I have a legacy home automation set-up running on Windows XP. the computer and software have now died.
I have written a very nice Excel VBA program to replace the software and it can run on any modern Windows system.
My only remaining problem is to output the correct signal to a USB port to trigger the wireless switches.
Has anybody done a similar exercise. Please help.
Hi All,
Kind of new to Home Automation. Started off Using Amazon Echo units and added a Samsung SmartThings hub. I have mostly been using plug in modules for turning lights on and off. I live in a very rural area where the internet goes out a lot. I eventually want to change to to a non internet Hub so things will work without needing an internet connection. But I will post with those questions at a later date.
So, the task at hand is this: I have flood lights at each corner of my house. They are currently controlled by switches at the front and back doors. I would like to add Security Cameras to each corner also. I can easily find small Wifi switches to put into the electrical box where the flood lights are located, then I can terminate the leads together behind the Decora switch to have constant power. Then I can use the constant power up at the lights electrical box to power the security cameras. I would also like to have a wireless switch to take the place of the Decora switch to be able to turn the lights off and on.
I cannot seem to find a product like this. It seems I can find the small wired in switch boxes that will also come with external smart wall switches, but the wall switches are an external box that does not fit in or cover the existing Wall switch electrical box. I can also find Wireless Decora switches that come with a remote wired in small switch box , but they all seem to be RF and do not integrate with a Smart Hub.
I am hoping someone here knows of a product that matches what I am looking for. Any help would be appreciated.
Also any recommendations for Wireless Security cameras are welcome.
Thanks for any help.
Dear Forum,
I am just starting a smart home system. I've wanted to do this for 10 years at most and really would like to get a start. What I have are a couple of SONOFF wifi relays, some 433 (Hz/mHz) switches ( not wifi ) a couple of wifi lightbulbs, and I'd like to expand wifi thermostat, leak/water detectors, garage door openers and what ever else I can think of.
In the SONOFF items I have it's a particular app, the wifi bulbs are another app, and if I do a thermostat there might be another app. My wife is not a Luddite but she damn sure doesn't want to have to trouble shoot if/why a particular app breaks down.
So in what I do understand about smart home things is that I need/want a HUB. I spent 15 years doing some programming so I do have some computer ability, though I'd prefer to stay away from HAVING to line command operate the hub.
I would like a list of HUB's that people have found to be the best. Even better are links to let's say Amazon for that hub.
Regards from Noob Smart Home,
Barry
Hello lovely people. Long time and all that. Hope you're all doing OK.
Bit of a left field one here, looking for extra eyes more than an answer and you're the most logical bunch I know 🙂
Part of our HA system is a Logitech Elite hub and remote control.
This is programmed to control my Cyrus Stereo, our TV, and HDMI switch and our Virgin V6 box.
I've been away for a couple of days. Got back this evening to (eventually) work out that the V6 box appears to be not accepting any commands from the Logitech.
Everything has been rebooted.
Logitech uses IR to control
Cyrus: Fine
TV: Fine
HDMI: Fine
Remote control uses Bluetooth to control Hub.
All commands from the Remote to the hub are executed (one might assume correctly) as the activity LED responds, and if you're controlling (say) the Cyrus, all works fine.
iOS App can be used to control Hub over the WLAN:
All commands from the App re executed (one might assume correctly) as the activity LED responds, and if you're controlling (say) the Cyrus, all works fine.
Native remote (that uses as far as I know bluetooth) to control the V6 box works fine.
V6 box refuses to acknowledge any command other than from the native remote. Remote or app provoke absolutely zero response from the V6 box.
This is annoying, but damned if I can think of any logical reason. One might assume a firmware update on the V6 box, but given that the Hub simply emulates the native remote, that seems unlikely.
I'm struggling to think of where even to start troubleshooting this, so any random thoughts would be appreciated.
My initial approach is to buy another hub in case there's a different radio set that's failed in the hub...
TIA!
C
I currently have an HVAC system in the attic - for heating and A/C. 120v is supplied to the unit to run the gas heating. A/C uses 240v. I have an ecobee thermostat...which sometimes goes offline....not often. When it goes offline, I need to turn the 120v power to the HVAC system off and then back on (the ecobee gets its power from the HVAC system). That resets the ecobee and all is fine. I spend the summer away from this house and if the ecobee goes offine..I have no current method to reset the HVAC 120v power remotely. My idea is to replace the current 120v plug in the attic with a smart plug...then I can remotely turn the 120v power off and the ecobee will reset and come back online. I use Wyze and Lutron Casita in the house currently and was hoping I could find an in-wall smart plug from Wyze or Lutron. Obviously, I don't need diming, etc...just the ability to turn the plug power on/off. I've seen some options...but one problem I have is the attic can reach up to 135F in the summer...many of the smart plugs I've seen are not rated for that temperature. Might any of you have any thoughts on a smart plug I might want to look at? I don't want to invest in anything that would require a new hub - so either WiFi based or Casita HUB based. I need 120v and 15amp ratings. Thanks in advance.
I am trying to run a reaction that turns on lights if a sensor has not been tripped for 2 minutes. Basically, when a garage door is open, turn on inside lights if nothing has been sensed for 2 minutes. My question has to do with the expression/variable for "Last Seen". The variable never gets updated over time since the last seen event never changes.
Screenshot 2024-09-02 191632.png
In the screenshot above, the reaction checks for any garage door as well as the variable called "GarageLastEntry". The expression for this variable is displayed below:
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The problem that I am experiencing is that the variable never changes over time. I understand that this is because the "last seen" variable does not change over time when there is no activity. In this screenshot, the value shows 0.029... This can also be seen as the current value in the original reaction screenshot above. After 10 minutes, this value should be 10. However, when a garage door is opened, the variable does not get updated and thus the rule does not become true since .029 is less than 2.
When I go to the variable and click on the > icon, the variable then gets updated as expected as seen below:
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So the ultimate question is, how do I use a rule that can use a variable such as "last seen"? Do I need to create another variable or reaction that multiplies this by 1 every minute? From what I read in the manual, a variable is evaluated every time it is included in a reaction. But this is not what I am seeing.
I also want to ask another question related to this variable. It seems like Reactor continuously deletes this variable and I have to keep recreating it? I have never experienced this with MSR so wanted to ask if this is a common problem or if my definition is causing this.
Any info is appreciated!!!
BACKGROUND
I have been using 4 x Yale Contactless Connected Door Locks for several years (they use either a rfid tag or code to enter)
I have also been using 1 x Yale L1 Door Lock on the main front door and this connects via Yale Software
Yale contacted me to advise the L1 Lock software was being withdrawn and I needed to install a Yale Access Module into the existing lock and a Wi-Fi Bridge to link it with the newly released software
ALL of the above was working just fine.
RECENT
Yale emailed to advise I should add a Yale Access Module to each of the 4 other locks as this would link with the updated software via the Wi-Fi Bridge.
They offered a deal of just £4 each for these Modules so I got them.
THE PROBLEM
I found that only 2 of these modules would slot easily into the locks - two of them bent the pins and one of those snapped the female part in a lock (I do have a spare lock but thats not the point).
Anyway, I began to set-up the two fitted Modules with the Wi-Fi Bridge and I eventually found (thanks Google, NOT Yale) that I now need 1 x Wi-Fi Bridge PER LOCK (£50 each).
QUESTION
Does anyone know of a compatible Wi-Fi Bridge which works with Yale AND can handle multiple connections (ie 5 all 5 of my locks) ?
THANK YOU
Hello,
I had an iCOMEN boiler switch that worked for many years. And I used iCOMEN app on my phone to manage it. Short time ago app started to have an error message that it cannot connect to the server, and after some time the device also stopped working.
Some of you may know that I took at shot at building an alternate geofencing solution for Vera. The core of it was system agnostic, using the OwnTracks application and AWS lambdas to track devices and keep a central data, then disseminate that to the Vera via a websocket-based plugin. It worked with other apps as well, including Tasker and GPSLogger, but of the dozen people that were testing it, most used OwnTracks.
A lot was learned in the process, not the least of which is that the success of any such solution is highly dependent on the phone and its settings. Phone manufacturers love to set things up for the longest battery life, of course, but that's usually very anti-geofencing behavior. In the case of at least one brand, it was unusable and the settings could not be modified. It was also cost-prohibitive to maintain on Amazon, as AWS grabs a dime here and a dollar there and before you know it, it added $100/month to my AWS bill, which my wife deducted from my Scotch budget. Unacceptable.
But it's quite reasonable to use OwnTracks to a local endpoint, and I could pretty easily replicate the functionality as a local application, or maybe even as an additional endpoint built into MSR's API (still separate port and process, but in the package).
So the question really is... would you do it, or would you be too concerned about the security risks associated (e.g., dynamic DNS and NAT mapping in the firewall necessary for the phone to contact the service when not on LAN)?
Hello forum instigators.
Not sure who host/runs the forum software but a couple of challenges:
The chat is not currently usable, as the scrolling is all not right and it's not possible to read chats or send chats reliably.
There are a lot of female members that should perhaps be on another forum; where they can advertise their skills more appropriately. Note: I agree it's a job, like any other.
Whoever you are - thank you for your invaluable work.
I run a B&B and am looking for a way to turn the lights off whenever a room is unoccupied for X amount of time. The guest should still be able to turn the lights on and off manually, but should not be able to disable the auto turn off feature if the room is unoccupied.
I guess I am looking for a light switch with a built in presence sensor? I guess a presence sensor would be better as if it is a motion sensor, the lights may go off unwanted if the guest fails to make sufficient movement e.g. if the guest is lying down watching a film.
Are there any products on the market that would work for my application?
Hello,
I am in search of a device capable of using Bluetooth to connect with a smartphone and serve as its primary sound source on demand. This device should function similarly to conventional Bluetooth headphones, which automatically become the phone's sound output upon activation. However, this device should differ in that it transmits the audio signal to an amplifier via a jack, SPDIF, or similar connection. Alternatively, it could be an integrated amplifier that directly sends the signal to passive speakers.
The control of this process should be manageable through an API such as MQTT, REST, MODBUS, or similar. Are you aware of any devices that operate in this manner?
The concept is as follows: upon entering the bathroom, I would press a wall-mounted switch. This switch would send a signal to the Bluetooth device, prompting it to connect to my smartphone and seamlessly continue playing the audiobook I am currently listening to. Instead of using the phone's speakers, it would seamlessly start playing through ceiling-mounted speakers.
Many thanks 🙂
Hi folks,
I currently have some cheap Zigbee hub and some Amazon Alexas running my smart home which mostly consists of Zigbee power strips and Zigbee battery powered switches.
It all worked OK originally, but now whenever I press a Zigbee switch the light in the corresponding plug switches on then immediately off again.
If I ask Alexa to turn the light on it works fine. Likewise if I switch it on from my phone.
Any ideas what the issue could be?
I've tried unplugging the hub a number of times but that doesn't seem to fix it.
I was thinking about getting a Homey Pro 2023 to speed things up (tmas the Zigbee hub seems to be really slow now as well, for some reason) but I'm not sure about that either.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated!
Looking for a recommendation:
Locksmith is trying to talk me into the Yale Assure Lock Touchscreen with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth - the original 1st generation because they said it's built better than the Assure Lock 2. Any thoughts on this? Which would you recommend?
I see Mul T Lock makes a cylinder (KW-KIDYRL) for Yale Smart Locks. Would this fit the 1st gen Assure Lock, as well as Assure Lock 2? Has anyone tried replacing the cylinder with this on either lock?
Other smart lock I was considering is the Schlage Encode Plus.
Thanks!
Hi. So when I had my house build I ran a bunch of stuff, one of which being two pairs of speaker wires to each bedroom and to 4 spots around my living room… Over the years I have used them here and there with different success.. But today they sit in my walls just unused.
I converted all the cat6 or 5e (I don’t remember) over to basically eithernet jacks. The cable coaxial well it’s there but now unused. But I was thinking there has got to be some use for two pairs of speaker wires to each room. Can I make them usb plugs? Not sure so looking for ideas.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this.
Kevin
Hey guys...
We are replacing the heat pump and furnace this week and I will also need to replace my nest thermostat at the same time 'cause Nest is ending the cloud thing end of the month.
Anyway, I'm looking to use the
That's what the heat pump installer recommend BUT, using Nest I was also using it to control the home humidifier using a single wire connected to nest... but no low voltage thermostat is able to do that, I checked all of them...
So I need some help on how I can do that, to connect the home humidifier using zwave also....
Hi
We are looking for a solution where we can detect presence of a «thing» (people , car , dog, cat, and more..
We need:
fast detections, 1-3 seconds in range from 0 to 20 m from «base» fysical «client» , chip , transmitter , unit. base , receiver placed at a door, gate, house, etc uniq Identifying wirelessThe client:
no need for pressing any thing (no buttons) battery , hoply 2-5 years battery time.Have someone done anything like this?
What technologi will be best?
Alexa TTS is sloooooooow
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@therealdb said in Alexa TTS is sloooooooow:
@catmanv2 https://github.com/thorsten-gehrig/alexa-remote-control
My thanks, as ever
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And as anticipated, my system remains completely silent. I did update the .SH file just now to v.0.18, but no change.
However, I am noticing some (potential) weirdness in Vera Log which perhaps are not anomalies, but I'm pasting below just in case. I just leave VeraAlexa in 'Debug' mode all the time now. The command I had issued (from MSR) was:
luup.call_action("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","RunCommand",{Command="-e textcommand:'tune in wwoz' -d 'Living Room'"}, 366)Log contained the following, and I'm wondering why, for starters, most (not all) of my Echo devices are listed twice? why the response from .SH is ""? why the
setVar/Devicesline references a device other thanLiving Room? whyLatestResponseappears empty? etc.:08 05/29/21 9:40:44.577 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest device: 0 service: urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1 action: RunLua <0x70dc2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:44.577 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument Code=luup.call_action("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","RunCommand",{Command="-e textcommand:'tune in wwoz' -d 'Living Room'"}, 366) <0x70dc2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:44.577 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument DeviceNum=0 <0x70dc2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:44.577 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument serviceId=urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1 <0x70dc2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:44.578 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument action=RunLua <0x70dc2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:44.578 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument _r=1622299244559 <0x70dc2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:44.578 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest device: 366 service: urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1 action: RunCommand <0x70dc2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:44.579 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument Command=-e textcommand:'tune in wwoz' -d 'Living Room' <0x70dc2520> 50 05/29/21 9:40:44.580 luup_log:366: VeraAlexa[0.97@366](setVar@120):setVar("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","OneTimePassCode","",366) old value "" <0x70dc2520> 50 05/29/21 9:40:44.581 luup_log:366: VeraAlexa[0.97@366](runCommand@395):Executing command [runCommand]: "-e textcommand:'tune in wwoz' -d 'Living Room'" <0x70dc2520> 50 05/29/21 9:40:44.601 luup_log:366: VeraAlexa[0.97@366](setVar@120):setVar("urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HaDevice1","CommFailure","0",366) old value "0" <0x70dc2520> 50 05/29/21 9:40:44.602 luup_log:366: VeraAlexa[0.97@366](setVar@120):setVar("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","LatestResponse","",366) old value "" <0x70dc2520> 50 05/29/21 9:40:44.603 luup_log:366: VeraAlexa[0.97@366](@308):Response from Alexa.sh: "" <0x70dc2520> 50 05/29/21 9:40:44.622 luup_log:366: VeraAlexa[0.97@366](setVar@120):setVar("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","Devices","Anne's Alexa Apps, false,2f69293cc2c749f6854ad6c5b41aef43,MSHOP\ Kitchen, true,F00718703203T4,ECHO\ Yoga Room, true,90LF1071750H8V,ECHO\ Hall Bathroom, true,90LF1071750H7N,ECHO\ Everywhere, true,56c846877e416eaa3425d163619011,WHA\ Downstairs, false,095239c8124c46834ded97b5c947b7,THIRD_PARTY_AVS_MEDIA_DISPLAY\ Master Bedroom, true,70RR138143018W,ROOK\ Workshop, true,90LF1071750H4G,ECHO\ Guest Room, false,90U50991541T31,ECHO\ Alexa App for PC, false,0CE90F27F69FFF703570DE6C20E7BA,REAVER\ Fire Tablet, true,W0TC039353F2SX,TABLET\ Libra's Sonos Beam, true,89f9dcc0ab4085bcb59494f81c3726,THIRD_PARTY_AVS_SONOS_BOOTLEG\ Living Room, true,48978706f5459f890ef0ec5aa9fce9,THIRD_PARTY_AVS_MEDIA_DISPLAY\ Libra's Ezlo Voi, false,eea63a85e2419498871004faca7e4d,UNKNOWN\ This Device, true,60b747dc4ce292626be49b7c3d41,VOX\ Libra's Alexa Apps, false,56FEC32487,AMAZONMOBILEMUSIC_ANDROID\ ",366) old value "Anne's Alexa Apps, false,69293cc2c749f6854ad6c5b41aef43,MSHOP\ Kitchen, true,F00718703203T4,ECHO\ Yoga Room, true,90LF1071750H8V,ECHO\ Hall Bathroom, true,90LF1071750H7N,ECHO\ Everywhere, true,56c846877e416eaa3425d163619011,WHA\ Downstairs, false,095239c8124c46834ded97b5c947b7,THIRD_PARTY_AVS_MEDIA_DISPLAY\ Master Bedroom, true,70RR138143018W,ROOK\ Workshop, true,90LF1071750H4G,ECHO\ Guest Room, false,90U50991541T31,ECHO\ Alexa App for PC, false,0CE90F27F69FFF703570DE6C20E7BA,REAVER\ Fire Tablet, true,W0TC039353F2SX,TABLET\ Libra's Sonos Beam, true,89f9dcc0ab4085bcb59494f81c3726,THIRD_PARTY_AVS_SONOS_BOOTLEG\ Living Room, true,48978706f5459f890ef0ec5aa9fce9,THIRD_PARTY_AVS_MEDIA_DISPLAY\ Libra's Ezlo Voi, false,eea63ae2419498871004faca7e4d,UNKNOWN\ This Device, true,60b747dc4ce292626be49b7c3d41,VOX\ Libra's Alexa Apps, false,56FEC32487,AMAZONMOBILEMUSIC_ANDROID\ " <0x70dc2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:58.658 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest device: 0 service: urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1 action: RunLua <0x6d5c2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:58.658 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument Code=luup.call_action("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","RunCommand",{Command="-e weather -d 'Living Room'"}, 366) <0x6d5c2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:58.658 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument DeviceNum=0 <0x6d5c2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:58.659 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument serviceId=urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1 <0x6d5c2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:58.659 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument action=RunLua <0x6d5c2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:58.659 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument _r=1622299258640 <0x6d5c2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:58.660 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest device: 366 service: urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1 action: RunCommand <0x6d5c2520> 08 05/29/21 9:40:58.660 JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest argument Command=-e weather -d 'Living Room' <0x6d5c2520> 50 05/29/21 9:40:58.661 luup_log:366: VeraAlexa[0.97@366](setVar@120):setVar("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","OneTimePassCode","",366) old value "" <0x6d5c2520> 50 05/29/21 9:40:58.662 luup_log:366: VeraAlexa[0.97@366](runCommand@395):Executing command [runCommand]: "-e weather -d 'Living Room'" <0x6d5c2520>NOTE: All names and S/N's redacted for privacy (so may appear inconsistent in listing)
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@catmanv2 said in Alexa TTS is sloooooooow:
This is the LuaUPnP.log yes?
Yes. I get a very verbose response set like that in Vera's LuaUPnP Log every time I attempt one of the Lua commands I use for testing. Some worked with previous revisions, others not, but right now ... literally nothing works for me.
I'm wondering if maybe I have too many Alexa devices defined in my account... or something else unique to "me" that's causing VeraAlexa to choke.
Whenever I update any component of the VeraAlexa plug-in (whether through WinSCP or by dragging files into App > Develop), I always set "Configured" back to
0and restart Vera, so things have a chance to settle. The cookie is safely there, and "Configured" always sets to1without any trouble.It's as if the plug-in wants to work, but simply doesn't, for me.
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@librasun are you on Vera or OpenLuup?
What's in your .alexa.devicelist.all? If you've got duplicate entries it's probably worth deleting it and letting it re-create.
I've just realised my 'new' Echo is not listed, but it's in the guess bedroom so doesn't get used.
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To answer your question, I inspected the contents of my .alexa.devicelist.json file (I see no 'all' file like you mentioned), and found -- after putting it through a JSON Pretty Print converter and filtering for accountName -- just a single copy of each device on my account.
Egads, though, the file is 931 lines long, lol!
If you're suggesting I delete that file, I'm game, but am generally loath to take stabs in the dark like that until I have more data.
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AFAIK you should have:
.alexa.devicelist.txt
.alexa.devicelist.all
.alexa.cookie
.alexa.devicelist.jsonI think the lack of some or more of these could be part of your issue. Are you on Vera still? I forget
Totally get what you mean about deleting stuff. I tend to rename ;). My understanding is they should be created automagically.
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Yep, am still on Vera Plus. I'll do the rename you suggest IF I can find the .all file in question. Weird that I haven't seen it yet in WinSCP (which is definitely showing me any hidden/system files).
When I do a search for alexa starting at Vera's root directory, here are the results (am I seeing duplicates?):
/etc/cmh-ludl/L_AmazonAlexaHelper.lua.lzo /storage/cmh-ludl/L_AmazonAlexaHelper.lua.lzo /etc/cmh-ludl/alexa.png.lzo /etc/cmh-ludl/D_VeraAlexa1.xml.lzo /etc/cmh-ludl/I_VeraAlexa1.xml.lzo /etc/cmh-ludl/L_VeraAlexa1.lua.lzo /etc/cmh-ludl/S_VeraAlexa1.xml.lzo /storage/cmh-ludl/alexa.png.lzo /storage/cmh-ludl/D_VeraAlexa1.xml.lzo /storage/cmh-ludl/I_VeraAlexa1.xml.lzo /storage/cmh-ludl/L_VeraAlexa1.lua.lzo /storage/cmh-ludl/S_VeraAlexa1.xml.lzo /storage/alexa/.alexa.cookie /storage/alexa/.alexa.devicelist.json /storage/alexa/alexa_remote_control.sh.old /storage/alexa/alexa_remote_control.sh /storage/alexa/.alexa.cmd /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.4256c846877e416eaa3425d163619011 /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.90F00718703203T4 /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.d889f9dcc0ab4085bcb59494f81c3726 /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.eb48978706f5459f890ef0ec5aa9fce9 /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.G070RR138143018W /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.G090LF1071750H4G /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.G090LF1071750H7N /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.G090LF1071750H8V /storage/alexa/.alexa.volume.G0W0TC039353F2SX -
I'm going the nuclear option now... deleting 'Alexa' device from Vera, removing ALL "Alexa" files from Vera (except the two belonging to "Helper"), rebooting, installing fresh VeraAlexa from Github repo, restarting Luup, creating device, restarting/refreshing, logging into Alexa.Amazon.com, configuring. turning on Debug, restarting/refreshing, etc., etc.
Will report back momentarily...
Took some real calisthenics to get the Cookie file again, but it's back, and VeraAlexa is now rebuilding my Devices list.
Modifying my MSR test suite to reflect newly assigned device number... then will run some test Lua...
After silent result, I immediately spotted this in Vera's log:
JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest can't handle service: urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1 <0x70376520>Despite "Configured" insisting itself to
1, and the cookie file (and devices.json) being present, I continue to see this inLatestResponse:cookie does not exist. logging in ... device list does not exist. downloading ... no alexa command receivedAnother one or two manual resets of
Configuredlater, I finally get the expected idle phrase inLatestResponse:no alexa command receivedSo am resuming tests. First one out of the chute gives the same error condition in Log:
JobHandler_LuaUPnP::HandleActionRequest can't handle service: urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1This is the point I normally go jump off a tall bridge. Bye!
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I've just come back from the dead, in order to report some modest successes since my past post.
- I switched my "Default Echo" from "Living Room" to "Libra's Sonos Beam" (same device!!) and she finally spoke.
- Further testing revealed that I can get other devices to speak and react to commands, so that's promising. This points to somehow my "Living Room" (the previously working device in 0.92) had become unwelcome by 0.97 and 0.98.
- Now, for some reason -- maybe because I tested some "informal phrasing" -- Alexa answers me casually with "Aye, aye, captain!"
[That was unexpected yet humorous!]
So, as it stands, pretty much my entire checklist of test routines appears to be working, and I am happy to rejoin the living.
Thanks for the moral support from everyone. Glad I don't have to give up entirely on VeraAlexa!!
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@therealdb after all of today's failures and successes with VeraAlexa, I find this one Lua command does not produce the desired results (namely, tuning in radio station WWOZ through "Tune In"), as Alexa normally would when these words are spoken aloud:
luup.call_action("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","RunCommand",{Command="-e textcommand:'tune in wwoz' -d 'Sonos Beam'"}, 370)// alexa responds "I'm not sure what video you want"
Do you think I'm doing something wrong? Or is Tune In not compatible somehow with this plug-in?
Thanks for any suggestions!
EDIT: Think I've solved it, by adding the words "radio station" before the call letters:
luup.call_action("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1","RunCommand",{Command="-e textcommand:'tune in radio station wwoz' -d 'Sonos Beam'"}, 370)//works, desired station plays
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You and I think alike; I since took pains to eliminate any apostrophes from my Device Names (both in the Alexa app, officially, as well as very carefully in the .JSON file and in the plug-in itself). Pretty sure that was a problem. I even attempted to escape the apostrophe (
\') but VeraAlexa didn't respond. As a matter of fact, when unable to decipher the assigned device, VeraAlexa seems to select another one (in my case, "Kitchen", the last one used during testing) as the default. Kinda unexpected.@therealdb is this something that the plug-in needs to contend with going forward? After all, Amazon lets you name devices however you want, subject to few constraints, and often without the user's input. For example, "Libra's Ezlo Voi" was created not directly by me, but by my Ezlo Plus / VeraMobile app / who-knows-what service.
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One day I'll reminisce about fixed-length fields in text files on old Applesoft DOS 3.3 floppy disks, wherein a single out-of-place comma could render the entire "database" unusable.
So yeah, I watch for that kinda stuff. That's why my default had been "Living Room" all this time (and I never thought to change that until this morning...glad I did!). -
Guys, Just something to watch out for coming up with your Alexa devices:
Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors
Amazon's experimental wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs.
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@librasun glad you’ve solved it. Sorry to be late to this party, but a combination of week-end and different time zones made is to blame.
I never thought of quotes, but it makes sense. My contribution to that is minimal, since we’re using an external bash script to do the work. I could add some warnings in our readme, but you’ll depend on something external. All that said, I have devices with quotes and I’ve never used as targets, and my VeraAlexa is still working…
