Getting Info Back From Alexa

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Sat Sep 23, 2017 11:35 am
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Getting Info Back From Alexa

I am using the plugin to set numerical data such as room temp via Alexa - the DIM variable business is great, thanks for inventing it.

I was wondering if I can get back info from Indigo to Alexa (and which gets spoken to me) eg the current room temp?

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Sat Sep 23, 2017 11:55 am
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Re: Getting Info Back From Alexa

Unfortunately that isn't possible at the moment in any manner AFAIK. :|

The Alexa-Hue Bridge plugin couldn't do it as it is pretending to be a Philips Hue Hub controlling Philips Hue lamps. :)

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Sun Sep 24, 2017 1:11 am
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Re: Getting Info Back From Alexa

OK thanks. Is there ANY way (skill) to make Alexa say a given phrase, and if so, can Indigo make it happen?

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Sun Sep 24, 2017 3:49 am
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Re: Getting Info Back From Alexa

No there isn't any skill or anyway of doing it - that's what I meant by:
Unfortunately that isn't possible at the moment in any manner AFAIK. :|


Here is an typical post asking the question: Can Alexa ever speak without being prompted?

It would be great if it could do it but I suspect there would be some authorisation hurdles to overcome if and when the capability to do this is allowed. :)

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Sun Sep 24, 2017 5:23 am
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Re: Getting Info Back From Alexa

That article seems to want to make Alexa speak un-prompted. I would want a skill to retrieve a number from within Indigo (or a text file, etc) and to read it out.

So, "Alexa, what is the lounge temperature?" ....... she says "seventeen" etc

Thanks for replying anyway. Looks like I can't do it. Never mind.

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Sun Sep 24, 2017 6:06 am
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Getting Info Back From Alexa

It’s actually IS possible, there are a couple of people doing it with other HA packages. I’ll see if I can dig up a video and post here...

Edit: Check out this thread, a couple of videos in there. One is using a canned skill with the HA package, the other is using a custom skill.

https://forums.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=191019

I’ve thought about writing my own custom skill, but Homebridge does most all of this by default so I haven’t really seen the usefulness of the Echo and the extra work it would take to get to the level of the Siri/Homebridge solution.

Terry

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Sun Sep 24, 2017 8:00 am
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Re: Getting Info Back From Alexa

thank you. Thee's no mention yet of how its done on that thread but I will keep an eye on it.

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