Control Elk Outputs Via Portal

[JJPGI]

I am trying to control an Elk output using ISY portal. So I can turn on and elk output using Alexa. I am presently using two zwave switch. When switch is turned on my elk program will open or close elk output. This will cause the actuator on my pet door to open or close. I'm hoping there's an easier way to accomplish this. I'm very familiar with the elk products not so much ISY.  Zwave I/O modules cost more than zwave switches and I don't think Alexa will work with them.Thanks for your help

[bmercier]

2 hours ago, JJPGI said:

I am trying to control an Elk output using ISY portal. So I can turn on and elk output using Alexa. I am presently using two zwave switch. When switch is turned on my elk program will open or close elk output. This will cause the actuator on my pet door to open or close. I'm hoping there's an easier way to accomplish this. I'm very familiar with the elk products not so much ISY.  Zwave I/O modules cost more than zwave switches and I don't think Alexa will work with them.Thanks for your help

ISY Portal has no direct support for ELK outputs. This needs to be controlled by an intermediate, such as controlling a program, or a state variable that triggers a program.

Benoit

[apostolakisl]

Elk would have to become a node.  Michel mentioned a while back that UD has an ultimate goal of migrating everything to nodes.  This was in the context of the weather module.  I asked about the Elk module and he said yes, that this would be the ultimate goal as well.  But I think it is well off in the future.

In the mean time, you need to pick something else that is a node to be an intermediary (as mentioned by Benoit).  The simplest solution is to have a program that turns the Elk output on/off using the then/else clause (leave "if" blank).  Then set Alexa via the portal to run that program using the spoken words of your choice.  In other words, have the Alexa word be "dog door".  By saying "turn dog door on" it would run the "then".