New contact and motion sensor Alexa APIs?

[starmanj]

Any chance we can see these capabilities enabled in the Portal?

 

https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/bda9d70c-2f0d-454d-9939-2eb82868cf35/announcing-contact-and-motion-sensor-apis-and-integration-into-alexa-routines-adding-new-home-automation-features-for-customers-and-new-opportunities-for-smart-home-developers

[Scottmichaelj]

Any chance we can see these capabilities enabled in the Portal?
 
https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/bda9d70c-2f0d-454d-9939-2eb82868cf35/announcing-contact-and-motion-sensor-apis-and-integration-into-alexa-routines-adding-new-home-automation-features-for-customers-and-new-opportunities-for-smart-home-developers

This would compliment the Elk module nicely.

[Goose66]

It seems to me this would basically remove the ISY from the equation. I see the point of the Alexa portal to be a voice interface to the ISY with the ISY containing the smarts of the system. This seems to me to be a way for the ISY to act as a device bridge or hub with the Alexa device containing the smarts. If this is the goal, why not buy sensors and switches that work directly with Alexa and remove the ISY from the equation altogether?

EDIT: Well, except for these:

• You can ask Alexa if a door or window is open before arming the home security system
• A front door contact sensor can activate Alexa to announce that the front door is open

Edited August 30, 2018 by Goose66

[Michel Kohanim]

@starmanj,

Will definitely look into it.

With kind regards,
Michel

[bmercier]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently looking into implementing contact sensors, but I don't have contact sensors to test.

When a contact sensor is open, what is the node status exactly? 0? Or non-zero?

Benoit