InsteonNut Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Hi Folks, I'm happy to announce that with today's MobiLinc Connect feature upgrade, you can now have Alexa speak anything!https://mobilinc.com/features/echo/ Paired with the MobiLinc IFTTT channel (https://ifttt.com/mobilinc) and the sky's the limit on what you can have Alexa announce. MobiLinc Connect now supports the following new Alexa features: Motion and Contact Sensors INSTEON Motion sensors. INSTEON Door sensors. INSTEON Water Leak sensors. IO Linc Relay/Sensors. Programs in a folder called "Sensors". Variables with "Sensor" in the name of the variable. ELK Zones. Alexa Routines triggered by the above sensor list can: Have your Echo devices speak any custom text when triggered by a sensor. Play Music and Volume Control. Send Notifications. Speak today and tomorrow's calendar. Announce news, traffic, and weather. Trigger another Smart Home device, group, or scene. Devices, Scenes, Programs, Variables added/deleted/changed in your ISY will automatically be added or removed from Alexa with Firmware 5.x If your ISY is firmware 5.x, as you add, edit, remove Spoken names from your devices and scenes, MobiLinc Connect will keep Alexa updated in real-time. No need to say "Alexa, discover devices" after making device or scene changes. If your ISY is firmware 5.x, Variables with "Sensor" in the name are auto-added to Alexa after clicking "Save" on the Variables tab in the Admin Console. With today's feature upgrade, you can now have Alexa announce anything based on a sensor trigger! Some examples are: Announce at home when you leave work (trigger off your MobiLinc geo-fence variable). Announce when motion is detected. Announce when a door or ELK zone is triggered. Announce when the garage door opens or closes (IO Linc sensor as a trigger). Turn on other lights inside or outside when motion is detected. Turn a RemoteLinc or KeypadLinc into a music controller for Alexa. In your ISY, create a program in your "Sensors" folder that triggers on the RemoteLinc or KeypadLinc turning ON. In the Alexa app, trigger a routine on your program running to play a music station, artist, or adjust volume. Connect ANYTHING in IFTTT to Alexa using the MobiLinc IFTTT Channel. Example: Announce Dinner is Ready when the oven timer completes. In IFTTT, trigger on your GE Oven's timer THEN have MobiLinc run a program in your "Sensor" folder In the Alexa app, trigger on your IFTTT/GE program to announce to the whole house "Dinner is Ready!" Announce when the laundry has finished the wash or dry cycle. The sky is the limit here. Anything in IFTTT you can make a custom Alexa voice announcement pairing the MobiLinc IFTTT channel with a program. Tell us below what you've got Alexa chatting about in your house OR ask me how I would solve your Alexa Voice needs! Wes Firmware 4.x notes: Changes to spoken names for devices and scenes you will need to click "Save" on the Programs tab to start the sync process back to MobiLinc Connect. New/removed/changed spoken names are auto-sent to Alexa. When adding/removing "Sensor" from a variable, click "Save" on the Variable Page and then click "Save" on the Programs tab to start the sync process back to MobiLinc Connect. Wait 5 minutes or until the ISY lights stop blinking and then say "Alexa, discover devices." Program Suggestions: When using a program as a sensor, to "reset" the program sensor, add a "wait for 3 seconds" and then run the opposite state of the program to reset it to allow the program to trigger again. Variable Notes: A variable value of "0" is considered "closed" by Alexa. A variable value of anything other than "0" is considered "opened" by Alexa. US Support only. Amazon has not yet rolled out Sensor/Motion support for Canada yet. As soon as Amazon turns this on for Canadian users, this feature is in place and ready. Canadian users with a US Amazon account will work.
danncas Posted October 20, 2018 Posted October 20, 2018 I like to know more. I can allready control sll my insteon devices via echo. With my mobilic pro app and my isy. How is this different
larryllix Posted October 20, 2018 Posted October 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, danncas said: I like to know more. I can allready control sll my insteon devices via echo. With my mobilic pro app and my isy. How is this different This is your devices controlling Alexa.
danncas Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 19 hours ago, larryllix said: This is your devices controlling Alexa. ??? I dont understand your reply. I like to find out more though. I like to have alexa annouce thinks. I like to set up my standard garage door open to open remotely via iphone and echo. Also anouce the status
InsteonNut Posted October 21, 2018 Author Posted October 21, 2018 Hi Danncas, You can use MobiLinc to open the garage door by tapping the garage door icon in the MobiLinc app. I'm assuming your garage door is using an IO Linc from SmartHome. For Alexa announcing garage door status, assign a spoken name to the Garage Door Sensor and click "Save" on the Programs tab. Wait 5 minutes and then say "Alexa, discover devices." Go to Routines in the Alexa app to create a new routine that is triggered based on your IO Linc Sensor changing values. Wes
eyaniv Posted October 25, 2018 Posted October 25, 2018 Thank you Wes for the continued investment in this ecosystem. it opens up so many possibilities. I love it!
danncas Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 I will order the garge door sensor today and set this up. I didnt wNt to but an new open like my neighbor did
aresserman Posted December 6, 2018 Posted December 6, 2018 I don't see any specific info using IFTTT to trigger Alexa to speak something. Can someone give an example?
InsteonNut Posted December 6, 2018 Author Posted December 6, 2018 Hi @aresserman@gmail.com The flow looks like this: - Follow the posts directions on adding a sensor to Alexa either as a program or a variable. On 10/12/2018 at 1:01 PM, InsteonNut said: Programs in a folder called "Sensors". Variables with "Sensor" in the name of the variable. - After saving your updates back to MobiLinc Connect (tap "Save" on the Program tab) In the Alexa app, confirm you see your sensor listed under "All Devices" - In the IFTTT app, create a new Applet between your IFTTT service and MobiLinc. - Set the MobiLinc action to run your sensor program OR set the sensor variable to a 1. (Remember to reset the variable with another IFTTT trigger or with an ISY program that resets when run.) - Test your applet to make sure the program or variable is responding to the IFTTT trigger. - In the Alexa app, create a new Routine that triggers on the sensor. - For the Routine action, set the "Alexa say" or "Announcement" option and enter in your custom phrase you want Alexa to say. Wes
glacier991 Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 I have found the "Routines" addition to Alexa one of the more useful things they have come up with in a while. One vexing aspect though is the fact you can only get a voice announcement in a routine to a single speaker/device...or is there some way to work around this? I have speaker groups, including one for all speakers, but cannot access this in routines. Any one found a way to skin this cat? Chris
InsteonNut Posted February 4, 2019 Author Posted February 4, 2019 Hi @glacier991 You should be able to keep adding custom spoken phrases to the routine to essentially add in each Echo you want to have to speak your phrase. Or, there's an Alexa Announce option that announces your phrase to all Echos on your account. Wes
larryllix Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 I have found the "Routines" addition to Alexa one of the more useful things they have come up with in a while. One vexing aspect though is the fact you can only get a voice announcement in a routine to a single speaker/device...or is there some way to work around this? I have speaker groups, including one for all speakers, but cannot access this in routines. Any one found a way to skin this cat? Chris In the Routines setup screens there is usually an option to echo responses to the unit that hears the request.Strangely enough this option disappears for some Routines. I don't know why or how to correct that.Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk
glacier991 Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 8 hours ago, InsteonNut said: Hi @glacier991 You should be able to keep adding custom spoken phrases to the routine to essentially add in each Echo you want to have to speak your phrase. Or, there's an Alexa Announce option that announces your phrase to all Echos on your account. Wes Ah! That was the answer to my problem. I did not make the connection that I could use a ISY event to trigger an "announcement"! Thank you!
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