[pimatic-echo] Control your pimatic devices using Amazon's echo

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@n3ro Ok, got it. But the echo doesn’t support this at the moment. For every name you would see a new device at http://alexa.amazon.de/spa/index.html#smart-home. But i like the idea. Please create an issue on github.

@michbeck100

just done

https://github.com/michbeck100/pimatic-echo/issues/10

as workaround you could create a second device if multiple words used

@n3ro The workaround is the only thing i can do at the moment, thats why Alexa will think that you have more devices than you actually have.

@michbeck100

okay
lets try this

i have just exluded one device but its still in alexa.
remove from the alexa and research adds the excluded device.

@n3ro Did you restart pimatic before starting the search?

@michbeck100 no

@n3ro You have to restart after config changes, since the settings don’t “belong” to the device itself.

Hi,

@n3ro: You could use the groups in the alexa app. Here you can create different groups with own invoking names (even if a group has just one device)

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Mike

@n3ro Just released version 0.0.5 wich includes https://github.com/michbeck100/pimatic-echo/issues/10

@michbeck100

awesome, many thanks for the update

@michbeck100 great work! Thank you )

@michbeck100 said in [pimatic-echo] Control your pimatic devices using Amazon's echo:

@passie not sure. Give it a try.

I can confirm that it’s not working with the Pi version. Alexa is able to respond to my questions, But when I ask to scan the network it bleeps and doesn’t do anything.
better luck next time

@passie But thats not a problem of pimatic-echo. It think “real” devices like Philips hue light don’t work either.

@michbeck100 said in [pimatic-echo] Control your pimatic devices using Amazon's echo:

@passie But thats not a problem of pimatic-echo. It think “real” devices like Philips hue light don’t work either.

I know, was just trying/playing. Not a problem at all with pimatic-echo. Thought i just mention it here before somebody else trying the same thing.

@passie said in [pimatic-echo] Control your pimatic devices using Amazon's echo:

Thought i just mention it here before somebody else trying the same thing.

you’re right, thx for testing and reporting!
michbeck has already mentioned before that this might not work, now we have proof

Nice plugin! works really well, like all of your plugins.
But as I am also using pimatic-hap it would be great if one could use both at the same time. Is this even possible?

As I already have two pimatic-raspi’s running it should be possible to run pimatic-hap and pimatic-echo on two different raspberry pi’s, but then I have to create every device again on the second pimatic installation and create rules to call the API of my main pimatic installation, right?

Any better ideas for a solution/ workaround? Don’t you @michbeck100 have the same problem?

Great work, keep it up.

@thymian pimatic-hap and pimatic-echo have nothing in common with each other, apart from controlling devices using your voice. These are completely different plugins that don’t interfere in any way. So you can use both at the same time on the same pimatic instance, no problem.

thanks for your fast response. I thought so because you talked about habridge and echo using the same port for device discovery and in addition my HomeKit setup broke when I installed the echo plugin.
I will try to reset HomeKit and configure it again.

@thymian the conflicting port with habridge was fixed with https://github.com/michbeck100/pimatic-echo/commit/793580a1a709fbfaf06915b1328490d8b19e60dd
Apart from that i don’t know of any problems between pimatic-hap and pimatic-echo. Device discovery is completely different between these two.