Questions Diming and Keypad via Echo

[danncas]

I know this might of been talked about. I had it working but I delete it and forgot how I did it.

So here it goes.

When you set up a device on your keypad and use echo to control it.  (Device only ) the keypad button will like up only if its load bearing.

Example turn on living room light.  The keypad marked living room light will light up along with the light and you can dim it to. That's because its the main load key button. A

So now You want to turn on a module for an end table  light and it's linked button is marked end table on the kepad.

 

echo will turn on and even dim the end table light but the key pad mark end table doesn't light  LED E

I  have the keypad led set up as a device too. LED E

I cant remember how I got the two to work at the same time with a voice  command.

yes I can create scene but you cant dim scene to a percent .

I remember doing this threw alexa app but I don't remember.

Any idea.  I just cant seem to remember how I did it

[stusviews]

Only a device can be dimmed to a percent using the Amazon Echo. But, you can dim/brighten a scene. Ask Alexa to dim/brighten the scene name and the load will dim/brighten about 9% from its current setting. Each time you issue the command the load will change 9%, so you may want to issue the command two or three times.

 

Another method, if you use only two or three fixed levels, is to create a scene for each level. For example, I have kitchen dim, kitchen light and kitchen bright.

Edited November 13, 2016 by stusviews

[sdcrane]

Only a device can be dimmed to a percent using the Amazon Echo. But, you can dim/brighten a scene. Ask Alexa to dim/brighten the scene name and the load will dim/brighten about 9% from its current setting. Each time you issue the command the load will change 9%, so you may want to issue the command two or three times.

 

Another method, if you use only two or three fixed levels, is to create a scene for each level. For example, I have kitchen dim, kitchen light and kitchen bright.

For your scenes with fixed dim levels (kitchen dim, kitchen light, and kitchen bright), are those also your Spokens for those scenes?  So, you say "Alexa, turn on kitchen dim" and "Alexa, turn on kitchen bright"?  Does that work?  If so, sounds like a good idea.  What if you leave off the "dim" / "light" / "bright" and just say "turn on kitchen" ?

[stusviews]

I need to use both spoken words.

[capsterx]

Add both the device 'module for an end table  light' and 'module for an end table  light linked button.'  Give them some voice command you wont use.  In smart home skills add a Group, put them both in the group and name it what you want to say to control it.  Use the group command to control both devices (or more).

[stusviews]

Add both the device 'module for an end table  light' and 'module for an end table  light linked button.'  Give them some voice command you wont use.  In smart home skills add a Group, put them both in the group and name it what you want to say to control it.  Use the group command to control both devices (or more).

 

Thanks, that works

[danncas]

Ok. I remember now. Yes I hate not having the link keypad button not lighting