ISY Portal A/V Tab Help Requested?

[rlanza1054]

Hi, 

I noticed the A/V tab in the ISY Portal the other day. 

I never planned on using it. 

But I'm trying to do something and I think it best that I learn what it's function is for and how to use it. 

Does anyone have a link to a thread where we can learn how to use its functions? 

Thank you! 

Rob

[MWareman]

Hi, 

I noticed the A/V tab in the ISY Portal the other day. 

I never planned on using it. 

But I'm trying to do something and I think it best that I learn what it's function is for and how to use it. 

Does anyone have a link to a thread where we can learn how to use its functions? 

Thank you! 

Rob

 

[runs off to check] Nope. Cannot see this in my portal account. Is it possible to share a screenshot?

 

Edit: Ahh, you mean under the Alexa spokens config. I’d hazard a guess that it enables you to expose network rules and such to Alexa as an audio device (think asking a network addressable receiver to adjust its volume). I don’t use Alexa, so not sure.

[paulbates]

Michael,

Its Echo specific.

 

Rob, take a look at this thread. You may have to search around more in the portal section of the forum

Paul

 

[bmercier]

2 hours ago, rlanza1054 said:

Hi, 

I noticed the A/V tab in the ISY Portal the other day. 

I never planned on using it. 

But I'm trying to do something and I think it best that I learn what it's function is for and how to use it. 

Does anyone have a link to a thread where we can learn how to use its functions? 

Thank you! 

Rob

There's no real docs on this topic, but it's fairly easy once you grasp the concept.

When you add an 'A/V device', this creates an Alexa A/V device.

Of course, ISY is not an A/V device, but you can have network resources which controls A/V devices. So when you create an Alexa A/V device, you can wire the relevant Alexa functionnality to your network resources (Or State variables, or programs, if this simplifies things for you).

So, let's say you want to control a TV, and you have network resources for On, Off, Volume Up, Volume down, you just have to map those to the A/V device you created.

Once the device is created and discovered by Alexa, you can use your A/V device. To help you know how you can control, go back to your A/V device on ISY Portal, and hover the fields label. This will tell you what to say.

Alternatively, you can refer to this: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_Amazon_Echo_Integration_V3#A.2FV_Devices

Benoit

[larryllix]

Where are these network resources located?

Is this a direct connection between vocals and these network resources avoiding ISY processing ?

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[bmercier]

Where are these network resources located?

Is this a direct connection between vocals and these network resources avoiding ISY processing ?

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The network resources are on ISY. The ISY is therefore required.


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[larryllix]

The network resources are on ISY. The ISY is therefore required.


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So nothing is much different for the A /V Network Resources except you have created a special vocal library to handle the needed devices allowing us to map a/v vocals to NRs as if they were devices?

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[bmercier]

So nothing is much different for the A /V Network Resources except you have created a special vocal library to handle the needed devices allowing us to map a/v vocals to NRs as if they were devices?

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Almost. The ‘vocal library’ is created by Amazon. All that ISY Portal is doing is creating an Echo A/V device and maps some or all of the functions to ISY resources (network resources, state variables or programs)


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