Alexa announce when ring battery is low

[EBailey01]

Good Day!

I just picked up my ISY and started playing with it.   I have everything configured but I can't figure out how to have Alexa announce that my battery on my ring doorbell is below 30% 

 

I have added the Ring to my ISY, and I can see the battery level on the node.    

I am assuming I need to do this from the portal.   

[larryllix]

Welcome to the UDI forums!!

 

Create a STATE variable named $sSayDoorBellBattery (or other)

Write a program in ISY  that is triggered by the event at 30%. In the Then section install lines to make $sSayDoorBellBattery = 1, Wait 10 seconds and then $sSayDoorBellBattery = 0

In the ISY Portal Alexa section, define a pseudo Motion Detector from the state variable created, and call it "RingDoorBellLow". Use 1 for the variable  Detected value and 0 for the undetected value.
On your Alexa speaker say "Alexa...Discover"

On your Alexa mobile app, create  Routine using the pseudo MS device as a trigger. Create a custom vocal output with the words of your choice. Note: Routines are not accessible on a Windows PC, Alexa app.

 

Battery<30% (If) ------->ISY state variable = 1 ------>ISYPortal name ------>Alexa Routine------->Custom speaker output

Edited March 24, 2021 by larryllix

[EBailey01]

Thanks a ton!   This should give me enough information to do much more

[larryllix]

9 hours ago, EBailey01 said:

Thanks a ton!   This should give me enough information to do much more

Note: If you have to disable and re-enable the connection on the Alexa app and your ISY Portal, all Alexa Routines will be destroyed and without triggers. This means you will have to reselect a trigger and re-enable each Routine again. The Enable switch is somewhat ambiguous as to what position it is in. IIRC it is not clear whether the control is instructive, or the current state, of the routine.

Also if you select a IFTTT output you can make a household announcement from a routine. I only select specific speakers though. If you select All speakers it can become unintelligible due to sounding like being in a huge echoic chamber.

Edited March 25, 2021 by larryllix