Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Universal Devices Forum

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Alexa, Thermostats & 5.0.9

Featured Replies

Posted

In 5.0.9, whatever was wrong querying thermostats is now fixed. So I went to ask Alexa the temperature of my thermostat and she reported it was 770 degrees. There's a precision problem here that also messes up MobiLinc. I think it's a MobiLinc problem when using MobiLinc but maybe the Portal could be fixed to have Alexa report the correct temperature?

 

I'm using Honeywell Z-Wave thermostats.

 

Thanks

I just tried this and it responded correctly for me, but I have the Insteon thermostat and it is reporting in Celsius. 

In 5.0.9, whatever was wrong querying thermostats is now fixed. So I went to ask Alexa the temperature of my thermostat and she reported it was 770 degrees. There's a precision problem here that also messes up MobiLinc. I think it's a MobiLinc problem when using MobiLinc but maybe the Portal could be fixed to have Alexa report the correct temperature?

 

I'm using Honeywell Z-Wave thermostats.

 

Thanks

 

Could you post the output of:

http://<your_isy_ip>/rest/nodes/<your_thermostat_address>

 

Thanks,

 

Benoit

  • Author

Could you post the output of:

http://<your_isy_ip>/rest/nodes/<your_thermostat_address>

 

Thanks,

 

Benoit

 

Here you go: FYI, Dashboard also reports current temp & set points with a zero on the end of the temperature. e.g. 75 is shown as 750.

 

<nodeInfo>

<node flag="128nodeDefId="UZW0049">
<address>ZW038_1</address>
<name>HU.(TS).HNWL_ZW</name>
<family>4</family>
<parent type="3">16841</parent>
<type>4.8.6.0</type>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<deviceClass>1</deviceClass>
<wattage>1000</wattage>
<dcPeriod>60</dcPeriod>
<startDelay>0</startDelay>
<endDelay>0</endDelay>
<pnode>ZW038_1</pnode>
<sgid>1</sgid>
<devtype>
<gen>4.8.6</gen>
<mfg>57.17.1</mfg>
<cat>140</cat>
</devtype>
<ELK_ID>E08</ELK_ID>
<property id="STvalue="750formatted="75.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
<property id="CLIMDvalue="3formatted="Autouom=""/>
<property id="CLISPCvalue="820formatted="82.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
<property id="CLISPHvalue="750formatted="75.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
</node>
<properties>
<property id="CLIFRSvalue="0formatted="Offuom=""/>
<property id="CLIFSvalue="0formatted="Autouom=""/>
<property id="CLIFSOvalue="0formatted="No Overrideuom=""/>
<property id="CLIHCSvalue="0formatted="Idleuom=""/>
<property id="CLIMDvalue="3formatted="Autouom=""/>
<property id="CLISPCvalue="820formatted="82.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
<property id="CLISPHvalue="750formatted="75.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
<property id="STvalue="750formatted="75.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
</properties>
</nodeInfo>

Edited by andyf0

 

Here you go: FYI, Dashboard also reports current temp & set points with a zero on the end of the temperature. e.g. 75 is shown as 750.

 

<nodeInfo>

<node flag="128nodeDefId="UZW0049">
<address>ZW038_1</address>
<name>HU.(TS).HNWL_ZW</name>
<family>4</family>
<parent type="3">16841</parent>
<type>4.8.6.0</type>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<deviceClass>1</deviceClass>
<wattage>1000</wattage>
<dcPeriod>60</dcPeriod>
<startDelay>0</startDelay>
<endDelay>0</endDelay>
<pnode>ZW038_1</pnode>
<sgid>1</sgid>
<devtype>
<gen>4.8.6</gen>
<mfg>57.17.1</mfg>
<cat>140</cat>
</devtype>
<ELK_ID>E08</ELK_ID>
<property id="STvalue="750formatted="75.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
<property id="CLIMDvalue="3formatted="Autouom=""/>
<property id="CLISPCvalue="820formatted="82.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
<property id="CLISPHvalue="750formatted="75.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
</node>
<properties>
<property id="CLIFRSvalue="0formatted="Offuom=""/>
<property id="CLIFSvalue="0formatted="Autouom=""/>
<property id="CLIFSOvalue="0formatted="No Overrideuom=""/>
<property id="CLIHCSvalue="0formatted="Idleuom=""/>
<property id="CLIMDvalue="3formatted="Autouom=""/>
<property id="CLISPCvalue="820formatted="82.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
<property id="CLISPHvalue="750formatted="75.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
<property id="STvalue="750formatted="75.0°Fuom="" prec="1"/>
</properties>
</nodeInfo>

 

 

Thanks Andy.

 

Can you confirm that when you set your thermostat using Alexa, it works correctly?

 

Benoit

  • Author

The temperature setting does work. However, my thermostat is always in Auto mode with set points at 75H 82C. Whatever temperature I tell Alexa to set she always changes the heat setpoint, never the cool setpoint, but then I probably don't understand how it works in Auto. I'm sure what you wanted to know though was if she accepted normal numbers for input and she does appear to do so.

Edited by andyf0

  • 2 weeks later...
  • Author

Awesome. Thanks!

  • Author

Benoit,

 

When you ask Alexa for the temperature she prefixes it with "Inside it is ...............".

 

Is that Alexa or part of the Smarthome skill?

  • Author

Thanks, seems silly to me! How would you indicate an outside sensor/temperature?

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.