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ISY skill version 2 is now live


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The Amazon ISY Skill version 2 is now live since this afternoon. This change applies only to the skill (There is no change to ISY Connected Home)

 

The biggest change in the skill is a better support for spoken device names. 

 

There is still a bug where you cannot have a spoken name outside of the samples provided below. However, there is now much more spoken names you can use. In addition of the device name, you can choose to add one of the predefined prefix, and also a suffix. Those are optional.

 

Here's some valid examples:

upper hallway lights

left bedroom lamp

second floor

kitchen overhead

bar

 

Prefix you can use:

upper
lower
front
side
right
left
rear
main
master
first
second
third
forth
fifth
small
large
outdoor
exterior
interior
back
upstairs
downstairs
basement
under
over
all
backyard
south
east
west
North
top
down
middle
all first
all second
all third
all fourth
all basement
all upper
all lower
all exterior
all interior
all front
all rear
 
Suffix you can use:
light
lights
lighting
lamp
lamps
track light
track lights
neon
neons
spot
spots
flood
floods
fan
fanlight
accent
area
overhead
fans
curtains
drapes
 

Devices names you can use (They have to be after prefix, and before suffix, if they are used)

activate
active
air compressor
air conditioner
arriving
art
art niche
attic
awning
bar
barbecue
barn
bathroom
bathroom ceiling
bed
bedroom
beer
blanket
block heater
bonus
bonus hall
bonus room
bonus room hall
bookcase
box room
breakfast
breakfast table
breezeway
butler
butler's pantry
cabinet
cabinets
can
car port
ceiling
cellar
center
chandelier
chime
chime mode
china hutch
chrismas tree
christmas
cinema
closet
clothes
computer
computer room
conservatory
cooler
couch
deactivate
deck
decor
default
de-icer
de-icing cable
den
desk
desk room
device
dining
dining room
disable
dog door
door
door chime
downstairs
drive
driveway
dryer
dungeon
dvr
electric
emergency
enable
engage
entertainment 
entertainment room
entrance
entry
evening
exercise room
family room
fire
fireplace
fish tank
flood
floor
floor bathroom
floor thermostat
fountain
foyer
fridge
game room
games
garage
garage door
garage front
garden
generator
globe
great room
grill
groove
guest
hall
hallway
heat
heater
high hats
holiday
hot water tank
hutch
island
island sink
kitchen
kitchen cabinet
kitchen cabinets
kitchen counter
kitchen desk
kitchen island
kitchen sink
kitchen table
kitchen window
kitchenette
lanai
landing
landscape
laundry
laundry room
library
living
living room
living room hall
locker
machine
make it so
man cave
man door
mantel
master
media
media room
mister
motion
music room
niche
nook
nursery
office
orangery
outlet
panic
pantry
parlour
path
patio
pendant
piano
pinball
plant shelf
playroom
pool
pool table
porch
power
projector
pvr
rec room
receiver
red
refrigerator
reset
restore
room
rotate
sconce
screen
secure
security
server
shade down
shade up
shed
shop
skylight
sofa
solar
spa
spare bedroom
spare room
sprinkler
stairs
steps
stereo
studio
study
study room
sump
sun room
swimming
swimming pool
table
task
test
theater
thermostat
toe kick
toe kitchen
toilet
tower
tree
turn
tv
upstairs
utility
utility room
vanity
video
walkway
wall
wall sconce
washer
washroom
waterfall
wine
work
workshop
yard
zone one
zone two
zone three
zone four
zone five
zone six
zone seven
zone eight
zone nine
zone ten
zone eleven
zone twelve
guest room
guest's room
guest bedroom
guest's bedroom
boy's bedroom
girls's bedroom
kid's bedroom
children's bedroom
mom's bedroom
dad's bedroom
 

In addition, there is about 2000 bedroom names using the most common first names, in the following syntax:

aaron's bedroom

abbey's bedroom
abbie's bedroom
...
 

Benoit.

Edited by bmercier
Posted

Awesome work! I will give it a whirl tomorrow!!!

 

Thanks Benoit, Michel and UDI in general!

Posted

Currently I can't take advantage of any of these features and updates with this service. But have to extend my thanks to you and the entire UDI team in pushing so quickly with these new enhancements to the portal service.

 

Well done and bravo!

Posted

If there's more than on girl, than the correct spelling is girls' (no trailing s). The apostrophe is silent B)

Posted

If there's more than on girl, than the correct spelling is girls' (no trailing s). The apostrophe is silent B)

 

I have also learned it that way. However, I was not fully sure when I did this, so I checked online. Apparently, both are acceptable. Then, I made tests with Alexa, and testing shows that 's is always added, like in "chris's bedroom"

 

The list was built that way so it can match what alexa is sendint to the skill.

 

Benoit.

Posted

In our ISY, where we put in the spoken words, it would make life simple for us if instead of a free text box you converted it to a prefix and device name drop-down for us to select from. This way we don't have to keep coming here to see what words and order we have to place them in for it to work. Just a sugestion.

Posted

In our ISY, where we put in the spoken words, it would make life simple for us if instead of a free text box you converted it to a prefix and device name drop-down for us to select from. This way we don't have to keep coming here to see what words and order we have to place them in for it to work. Just a sugestion.

 

+1

 

This, my friends is the long term solution as it avoids so many questions and support calls.

Posted

The skill lives at Amazon. You only need to let your Echo know that you want to use the skill. If you've already done that, then you're updated.

Posted (edited)

Izzy cannot find zone one nor zone two as a spoken thermostat name. Izzy can find zone 1 and zone 2.

 

Edit: still very inconsistent even using identical commands, sometimes zone 1 is recognized, sometimes not. Izzy can report the status of zone 2, but can't find zone 2 to change any setting.

Edited by stusviews
Posted

Hi stusviews,

 

Yes indeed and Amazon is aware of these inconsistencies. The only reason we went with v2 was because they are working on fixes which might take a few weeks and recommended using three slots. Have you taken a look at the spoken word list and utterances here?

http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_Amazon_Echo_Integration#Instructions_for_Alexa_Skill

 

With kind regards,

Michel

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