Controlicz - Easy Domoticz to Alexa Integration Topic is solved

[hayman]

i've change from Alexa dot 2 to a Second Gen echo,and know alexa don't discover scenes ... ?

[Madgeni]

wuh? Are they in the Scene tab in the app?

[hayman]

wuh? Are they in the Scene tab in the app?

okey i find them in the scenes know ,i'll try it tonight,is that some kind of update ,becouse yesterday every thing was on the devices ....

[Madgeni]

yes, you're all running on the new version. any issues, ping me

[hayman]

you got your beer thanks

[Madgeni]

if you've been using Routines, they should work more cleanly, the app should now allow you to query your devices (temp is *still* hit and miss - too many types of temp/therm in Domoticz for me to cleanly set this up! - that's my excuse!)

[Madgeni]

thanks Hayman

Can people with thermostats let me know if/how it's working for you now? Not sure it's perfect yet, but hopefully it's getting better - I can now query my thermostat (but it's a Dummy one).

[dgilbert2]

Mine is working as normal again;

"Alexa, what's the xxxxx temperature" and she will read out the temperature value.

Many thanks for your ongoing time and development

[Calzor Suzay]

Just about to embark on setting up Controlicz so what's the best way forward?

Never really played with floor plans so do I need a floorplan for each 'room'? and assuming I can use a blank jpeg for the picture?
So from a quick play floor plans consist of room plans so I guess the room plan name is what the devices are associated with?

So if I have a room plan called 'Lounge' and say Lounge, 'tall lights' off it'll go to the lounge room plan find the device called tall lights and turn them off?

Will it know it's lights from the type in Domoticz or do I need to call them lights?

[sach]

Temps working fine for me too! Great work!
Setting the thermostat works too, although alexa says that the device is not responding, the setpoint is changing fine.

[Madgeni]

Just about to embark on setting up Controlicz so what's the best way forward?

Never really played with floor plans so do I need a floorplan for each 'room'? and assuming I can use a blank jpeg for the picture?
So from a quick play floor plans consist of room plans so I guess the room plan name is what the devices are associated with?

So if I have a room plan called 'Lounge' and say Lounge, 'tall lights' off it'll go to the lounge room plan find the device called tall lights and turn them off?

Will it know it's lights from the type in Domoticz or do I need to call them lights?

Hi and welcome
So you just need Room plans (at least one), you don't need floor plans. The reason Controlicz uses domoticz Room Plans is just to allow you to filter which devices Alexa sees (I copied this from the HA bridge at someone's request).
Controlicz should know lights are lights, so you should be good. To turn off lights by 'room' in Alexa, I think the best option is to set up Routines in the alexa app.
You can also control the name of the light in Alexa by adding - Controlicz: <nameyouwantalexatouse> in the Domoticz description field.

[Madgeni]

Temps working fine for me too! Great work!
Setting the thermostat works too, although alexa says that the device is not responding, the setpoint is changing fine.

doh! Will look at that next.

Just a gentle reminder, if you like Controlicz, can you please leave a review on Amazon? It's much appreciated

[sach]

Review already posted mate.
If I ever get the time I'm planning on starting a home automation blog and Controlicz will be featured!

[Madgeni]

Not aimed at you, i knew you'd done one
Blog away my friend!

[Scoobydoo]

Temperature still isn't working for me. If I click on the icon in the alexa app it says it's a temperature sensor with temp and humidity but I don't get any reading in the app or when asking Alexa the bedroom temperature

I get the reply... Im not quite sure what went wrong

Is it because mine is temperature and humidity?. It worked in V2 though

[Madgeni]

urgh - will take a look, i've clearly missed something - temp sensors/thermostats are a nightmare, there's lots of different behaviours in Domoticz that I need to funnel into two types in Alexa. @Scoobydoo - can you PM me your email address, and i'll see what's wrong

[Chakkie]

Madgei is working hard to solve the problem. Mine is not working either. BE patient

[Madgeni]

right - any better now?
I'm struggling with some of the reporting of thermostats/temp sensors on the Alexa side - as well as discovering the correct types on the Domoticz side!
Temp sensors would logically only need the temperature it's reporting, however, if i do that, it hangs in the app...i've raised an issue, but i can get sensors working (reporting the temperature), but it also includes + - in the app, suggesting you can control it (when clearly you can't).

[freijn]

Madgeni

Just tested it 30-11-2017 17:47 CET and temp is now nicely reported by Alexa.
Q: "Alexa, what is the temperature in Office?" A: "The office temperature is twentytwo degrees"

Many thanks Madgeni. !

[Madgeni]

cool - is that a sensor or a thermostat?