Any one used homebridge-Alexa?

[sion]

Hi all.
Just wondering if anyone has successfully used the homebridge-Alexa plugin for homebeidge?
Link here:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-alexa

I have been playing around with it today with no joy, and couldn’t find anything about it on these forums so just wondering if anyone else had had any joy with it.

[EdddieN]

I use it, you need to have first homebridge and eDomoticz working before adding the Alexa plugin.

[sion]

Yes. I have homebridge and edomoticz installed. I think I have some something wrong though as it’s when I load homebridge it’s not finding and accessories. I will have another go at it.

Do you know of it exposes motion and contact sensors in a way that can be used with Alexa routines ?


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[EdddieN]

Don’t know, I only use temperature (set) and switches.
So far seemed easy enough, I did create a HomeKit room though to keep it light

[sion]

Yeah, I already have a HomeKit room. Been using homebridge with edomoticz for a couple of years and it works great.

I never realised this plugin existed until the other day, if I can get it going, it seems a much easier way of integrating with Alexa than ha bridge - which exposes everything a bulbs.


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[poudenes]

Here it work Great!!!

You need eDomoticz plugin as well.



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[sion]

Got it working today.
I’m using homebridge, with e-domoticz, and the Alexa plugin.
I have a few devices in a room, and link to the room in config.json
But I have noticed that Alexa only discovers the light or basic on off switches from domoticz, and doesn’t discover contact or motion sensors

Hase anyone managed to get her to discover anything else?


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[sion]

So this plugin has been updated recently.
I have had another go with it and it now is descovering my contact and motion sensors, as well as temperature sensors. I can now ask Alexa for the temperature in a room

However, when I try to use a contact sensor to trigger a routine, the devices are listed in the app for “ when this happens” but when I tap on it, it say the device is. It supported yet.

Has anyone managed to get a dummy domoticz sensor to trigger an Alexa routine with this yet?

Thanks.
Sion.

[sion]

Just for anyone following this.
Following an update to the Alexa app this morning, everything is now working well.
I can now trigger an Alexa routine from a domoticz sensor / virtual switch etc..


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