nathagt

I am very interested in this and have been looking for a solution for quite some time!

Thanks for the reply, Can anyone walk me through how to install adb? Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Hi all - I received my polisy yesterday and I'm enjoying getting to use many of the nodeservers that were not in polyglot cloud for the first time. I'm having an issue with AVRemote and hoping someone can help. I have it installed and configured it with the correct IP address and port for my nvidia shield. The nodes show up in the ISY but the logs show that it not not connecting successfully using adb. I'm seeing the message "No such file or directory: 'adb': 'adb'" as well as "[ERROR] Connection to 10.0.1.XXX:5555 failed". I have successfully connected to my shield using adb in the past using network resources. I believe there was a popup on the shield where I had to allow it to connect. I have killed that connection on my PC so I don't think that is causing interference but maybe I didn't do it right? Not sure. I'm also using the harmony hub nodeserver and I actually thought I'd be able to send basic playback commands there but it seems I can only start activities despite a node for my Nvidia shield showing up. Maybe I'm missing something there as well. Appreciate the help. Happy New Year, Nathan

I'd be happy to help you with populating the network resource if you have some code that you think might work.

I have a Sony TV so the protocol is not the same. This link I found on google might be helpful or at least a place to start. I basically reverse-engineered some github code I found to create my Sony network resources. https://github.com/Ape/samsungctl

Routines are definitely one of the best things about Alexa integration. You might also be interested in exposing variables in the portal as motion/contact sensors with Alexa. These "sensors" can also be used to trigger events. Perhaps a welcome home message when a door is opened or a reminder when the garage door has been left open for more than 30 minutes. Possibilities are endless.

This is in the context of a routine where you can define any phrase as a trigger. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Yes, you can use programs with Alexa. But Alexa does not have a category for "programs" so they are interpreted as scenes. It sounds like what you want is an Alexa routine that activates your program. I would set your scene to a switch in the portal (not required but it's better) and then set up an Alexa routine with an action that turns on the "switch" tied to your program. Turning the switch on will run the THEN and turning it off will run the ELSE for that program. You'll probably just use THEN. The routine can be activated by you saying "Alexa, watch movie" or anything else you want to define as the trigger. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Scenes work for on/off commands but if you want to set a light to a specific percentage then it needs to be defined as a light in the portal. There are also some difference in what you can do with scenes in the Alexa app for routines. EDIT: I was thinking of brighten/dim, set to percentage won't work for ISY scenes regardless. You'll need to use the actual device for that or a state variable. https://forum.universal-device...-be-brighteneddimmed/?do=embed

Glad to hear it! Enjoy!

One other thing to check, what is the preferred ISY set to on your account?

I'd say disable the ISY v3 skill and re-enable it on the Alexa App. Then go to that Settings page and log in with your ISY Portal. Maybe there is an extra step there because you have two ISYs? I don't see anything wrong but I'd try re-linking to the Portal.

That all looks correct. You could disable and re-enable the skill if you're not sure what you're linked to. I've had to do that in the past and it won't mess anything up. But this makes me think your problem is in the portal. Can you provide a screenshot of what you see under Connectivity > Amazon Echo in the ISY Portal?

First, is your Alexa app up to date? I ask because the screenshot you posted showing the ISY Optimized for v3 looks dated. I'm also running Android on a Samsung device. Second, if you click on the "ISY Optimized for v3" skill in the Alexa app, you should see two buttons: Settings and Disable Skill. If you don't see that, then the skill is not enabled. Even if the skill is enabled, it needs to be linked to your ISY Account. Click on settings and it should say "Account Linking | Linked". If you don't see that, then you need to link it by clicking whatever it says there and entering your ISY portal login, not your Amazon login. v3 means the third generation of the skill. The echo device has nothing to do with that. You don't even need an echo to make any of this work. As long as the skill is enabled in the Alexa app and properly linked with your ISY Portal account then you should be good to go. You'll only use the echo to discover devices (although you can also do that in the app).

I'll second the Alexa app. I don't think you actually even need an Alexa device in your house to use it. Just connect the service to UDI Skill and let it discover all the devices. You can customize what shows up in the app through the ISY Portal. They've been making incremental improvements to the app.