*I like the old style Echo Dot because it's small also **Newest.Technology**, gives out decent sound and doesn't take up a lot of shelf space if you want to put it on beam in the workshop or shed.*
Very easy to setup from what i can see. Love the Videos keep them going, You are doing a great job man. The temperature sensing video is what I'm really looking forward to. Hope to see it soon. Maybe using a DHT11, DHT22 or even a BME280 all three of theses do Temperature, Humidity sensing. All can work with Arduino boards, and ESP8266.
It works with Google Home as of February 2018. I know Alexa uses percent but Google will use on,off up and down. Where are these when using your config. Thanks for all the help. I gave up on Openhab back in 2015 because of poor instructions available at the time.
Do i need an Echo Dot? I am planning to build my own Echo Dot with a R-Pi (+ Mic Array & Speaker). Just a bit confused about the Amazon Alexa App. Since i will have an DIY Echo Dot i am a bit concerned about the connection from the custom Echo Dot to openHab2. Thx!
Thanks for your video and knowledge. I'm struggling to find excately this for the Google Home device. Preferably so Google Home can talk directly to my Mqtt server or Node Red installation. Could you also make a video on that? Or are we still waiting for Google to release the needed software to make it easy. Cheers.
Hi thanks for the video. I just tried this on my alexa app, and it adds the openhab skill (which is 1 year old, and that seems odd since OH3 was only released 3 months ago). When I get to the discover devices step, it just says no devices found. the myopenhab.org site shows it's linked and my account is "online", but nothing happens.
when I enter the tag I am unable edit the tag in items and also I want it to show Fan instead of the switch, which was working perfectly before entering the Switchable tag
Thank-you for another good video Matt! Just what we needed! I take it the apple home kit version will be shown in another video? Just got another question actually... is all your sitemap/rules/items files accessible via a link? Would like it if possible to see the complete files after each of your awesome videos? Reason behind it is I haven't used all your items myself but would like to save everything locally so can refer back to them if needed. I understand if you want to keep it so people have to create their own files via the step by step guides.
Great vid man. I just setup OH but still kind of struggling. I setup a demo switch like in the older video but alexa can't find that one (or anything else). Should she be able to or not? Edit: I just saw the demo switch pop up in your vid so I must be doing something wrong ;)
if you can acess your basic UI by myopenhab.org and can not make alexa find your device .I maybe know why. you may write uppercase in lowercase. it must be ["Swithable"] and not [switchable"].
Can you help me setup a volume? Currently in the items config i have got a Dimmer with [lighting] and my sitemap config with Slider setup. As below home.sitemap sitemap home label="MyHome" { Frame label="MediaStat" { Switch item=PC_Mute Slider item=PC_Volume } } home.items Switch Mute "Mute" ["Switchable"] Dimmer PC_Volume "Media Volume" ["Lighting"] This was discoverable in alexa. But I have to say "Alexa, Dim Media volume by x %" or "Alexa, Brighten Media volume by y%". Is there a hack to do it properly So i can say Alexa Set the media volument to 90%
*I like the old style Echo Dot because it's small also **Newest.Technology**, gives out decent sound and doesn't take up a lot of shelf space if you want to put it on beam in the workshop or shed.*
Once again an amazing video! Thank you so much for this video series. I just bought my first house and you have given me so many ideas. Keep it up!
Very easy to setup from what i can see. Love the Videos keep them going, You are doing a great job man. The temperature sensing video is what I'm really looking forward to. Hope to see it soon. Maybe using a DHT11, DHT22 or even a BME280 all three of theses do Temperature, Humidity sensing. All can work with Arduino boards, and ESP8266.
It works with Google Home as of February 2018. I know Alexa uses percent but Google will use on,off up and down. Where are these when using your config. Thanks for all the help. I gave up on Openhab back in 2015 because of poor instructions available at the time.
Thank you for all the awesome videos!
Question: What if your internet goes down- does Alexa still activate OpenHab items?
Do i need an Echo Dot? I am planning to build my own Echo Dot with a R-Pi (+ Mic Array & Speaker). Just a bit confused about the Amazon Alexa App. Since i will have an DIY Echo Dot i am a bit concerned about the connection from the custom Echo Dot to openHab2. Thx!
Thanks for your video and knowledge. I'm struggling to find excately this for the Google Home device. Preferably so Google Home can talk directly to my Mqtt server or Node Red installation. Could you also make a video on that? Or are we still waiting for Google to release the needed software to make it easy. Cheers.
Hi thanks for the video. I just tried this on my alexa app, and it adds the openhab skill (which is 1 year old, and that seems odd since OH3 was only released 3 months ago).
When I get to the discover devices step, it just says no devices found. the myopenhab.org site shows it's linked and my account is "online", but nothing happens.
With this will I need to run my pc or something all the time for it to work or will my echo be all I need after it’s setup?
Tour of house like what perks it has what common problems are solved etc
Alexa is unable to discover openhab.I followed the steps but the same issue.Any guess whats going wrong?
when I enter the tag I am unable edit the tag in items and also I want it to show Fan instead of the switch, which was working perfectly before entering the Switchable tag
Thank-you for another good video Matt! Just what we needed! I take it the apple home kit version will be shown in another video?
Just got another question actually... is all your sitemap/rules/items files accessible via a link? Would like it if possible to see the complete files after each of your awesome videos? Reason behind it is I haven't used all your items myself but would like to save everything locally so can refer back to them if needed. I understand if you want to keep it so people have to create their own files via the step by step guides.
go to mksmarthouse.com/contact and ask me for it there, I will email you it
Home Kit is next! btw
I can't seem to find the skill in Canada skill store.
is there any way to get alexa to recognise groups eg turn off bedroom lights instead of turning the 3 lights off individually?
Yea just add the tag to the group
Nice work man.Just tell me how to control led if it is connected to arduino and arduino is connected serially with RPi 3.Thanks indeed.
how to turn on devices via gpio and mqtt/myopenhab apps??
Second question: Doesn't Alexa discover the OpenHab items but also the items themselves by bypassing OpenHab?
Can you make a video on how to connect to HomeKit and Siri?
Yes, that is the next video coming up!
can it work with Google Home devices ?
man you make i so easy :)
Great vid man. I just setup OH but still kind of struggling. I setup a demo switch like in the older video but alexa can't find that one (or anything else). Should she be able to or not?
Edit: I just saw the demo switch pop up in your vid so I must be doing something wrong ;)
make sure you have the tag
Did you find a solution? I have the same problem.
if you can acess your basic UI by myopenhab.org and can not make alexa find your device .I maybe know why. you may write uppercase in lowercase. it must be ["Swithable"] and not [switchable"].
Video about connecting Google Home to OpenHAB?
great job....thanks
Can you help me setup a volume? Currently in the items config i have got a Dimmer with [lighting] and my sitemap config with Slider setup. As below
home.sitemap
sitemap home label="MyHome"
{
Frame label="MediaStat"
{
Switch item=PC_Mute
Slider item=PC_Volume
}
}
home.items
Switch Mute "Mute" ["Switchable"]
Dimmer PC_Volume "Media Volume" ["Lighting"]
This was discoverable in alexa. But I have to say "Alexa, Dim Media volume by x %" or "Alexa, Brighten Media volume by y%". Is there a hack to do it properly So i can say Alexa Set the media volument to 90%
By the way really really thanks for the info and details
Any help????
My alexa is not connecting. Pls help
How about Echo Show?
yes