Alexa Routines, what am I missing

[apostolakisl]

Trying to trigger an Alexa routine from an Insteon switch in ISY.  I have a bunch of devices and some variables on ISY exposed to Alexa.  They show up and I can control them from Alexa, even set variables.  However, when I try to create a routine, they do not show up as options to trigger the routine (the When section).  They do show up as things I can take action on in the "Alexa will" section.  I can set a variable in ISY from an Alexa routine or turn on a light switch.  I have lots of stuff show up in the "When" but nothing in there is from ISY.  Within the "when" section , I am clicking on "smarthome" and find all the things that are linked to Alexa from other plugins, but nothing in there from the ISY plugin.

In short, I can send commands to ISY nodes from Alexa using a routine, but I can not use an ISY event to trigger a routine.

So, what am I missing here?

@bmercier

[tazman]

When you add a variable in the portal set it as a motion sensor then you can use it to trigger routines with Alexa.

[apostolakisl]

Thanks, does that mean I need to have it in twice if I want to both use it as a trigger and as something to take action on?

@tazman

[tazman]

18 minutes ago, apostolakisl said:

Thanks, does that mean I need to have it in twice if I want to both use it as a trigger and as something to take action on?

@tazman

I'm not sure on that one I only use it to trigger the routine you might want to use a different variable to trigger something on the ISY end or else it could turn in to a loop back and forth between the 2.

[apostolakisl]

I'm trying to use a variable to sync a fan.  It is looking like I need to make a separate item on ud portal as a motion sensor for each speed of each fan.  It looks like the "motion sensor" as a variable only sense "motion" when the variable is set to one particular value.

Sure wish there was a node for my fans in ISY.

[tazman]

25 minutes ago, apostolakisl said:

I'm trying to use a variable to sync a fan.  It is looking like I need to make a separate item on ud portal as a motion sensor for each speed of each fan.  It looks like the "motion sensor" as a variable only sense "motion" when the variable is set to one particular value.

Sure wish there was a node for my fans in ISY.

I think it would be best to have a variable for each speed and one for off then you can name then within ISY to be able to track what they do. Maybe if Matter ever really happens things will get easier.