Thomas Roach

Apparently problems continue... Thanks to difficulties sending texts (Google has decided my ISY is suddenly an unknown Windows computer and blocked it), I really would like to get Alexa routines working that are triggered by contact and motion sensors. The routines work when triggered manually. Alexa displays a change of state from the sensors on my Android Alexa app. I have deleted and re-added the sensors and the routines. There was talk on SmartThings of configuration difficulties causing this issue, as well as discussion on the Amazon Developers forum that involved several varieties of the change-of-state status and reporting calls. I reported the problem to Alexa Support (ha!) when I first tried to establish these routines without any apparent reaction. I have not tried creating variables to replicate the status of the sensors, so I do not know if Alexa routines work when triggered by a variable change. I would prefer not adding another layer of complexity as a Bandaid to a communication problem. Update: I did try a state variable as a contact sensor (with a 5-minute change duration). Still failed to trigger a routine.

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. A few more tidbits should they prove helpful. To download the jnlp file, direct Firefox to your_ISY_address/admin.jnlp as other means don't work (your_ISY_address as in 192.168.x.xx). IcedTea is also available as a snap (search for "java" in Ubuntu Software). I also installed Java (OpenJDK 14), but I don't think that's necessary. Open Terminal and CD to Downloads (assuming admin.jnlp was saved in the default location). Then enter javaws admin.jnlp Ignore the desktop shortcut, as it just downloads another copy of the jnlp script. I have a 4K TV as a monitor. Not only is the font minuscule but the logon window cannot be accessed. Once I adjusted the display resolution in Settings to 1280x720 I could add devices and modify programs, but it wasn't pretty. I'm sure there is a way to add a launch script that could include display variables, but I was just happy to add a device while my Windows machine is down.