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Fibaro Skill now available in Alexa store


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Hi everyone,

Exciting times ahead..:D:D .

.... @fat spotted that the official Fibaro Skill is now available in the Alexa store.

 

Hi @T.Konopka - Do we need a new hc2 fw release to be able to leverage this or is it usable straightaway ?

 

Feedback from anybody getting it successfully running most welcome...

Thanks

-f

 

PS - I'll be looking this later and will try and create a Tutorial 

 

PPS - Looks like we don't need new fw, anything after 4.112 will work...

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Interesting - activate VD through scenes

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thx a lot.

My Dimmer is not working  correctly. Trying to switch the lights on I get just a short flash of the light. Light cannot be controlled by alexa.

any ideas?

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7 minutes ago, Mike_77 said:

thx a lot.

My Dimmer is not working  correctly. Trying to switch the lights on I get just a short flash of the light. Light cannot be controlled by alexa.

any ideas?

Check "switch type" parameters, momentay/toggle

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I do have configured momentary switch and it cannot be changed. ( I do have really momentary switch hardware)

any ideas?

Lights are working without issue via HC2.

Alexa is not working correctly

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10 hours ago, Mike_77 said:

I do have configured momentary switch and it cannot be changed. ( I do have really momentary switch hardware)

any ideas?

Lights are working without issue via HC2.

Alexa is not working correctly

Sounds like it could be a overcurrent problem

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1 minute ago, spazpeker said:

Sounds like it could be a overcurrent problem

Maybe, that would send notification.

 But @Mike_77  says it works normally outside Alexa control.

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ok lets have a detailed description.

 

I have 2 dimmer for 2 lamps

both are working without isues using momentary switch hardware and HC2 software / android or apple App.

 

using alexa:

first dimmer can be used for switch lamp on and off.

 

second dimmer second lamp has the behavior described above " Trying to switch the lights on I get just a short flash of the light."

Additionally this second dimmer can be switched off by alexa when it is already on. It just not working to switched on the light. 

 

 

I have compared configuration of both dimmer in HC2. Both equal.

(difference is Dimmer version only)

Working dimmer in Alexa Version 3.4

Partly Working in Alexa 3.3

 

Any ideas or same behavior?

 

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1 hour ago, Mike_77 said:

I have compared configuration of both dimmer in HC2. Both equal.

(difference is Dimmer version only)

Working dimmer in Alexa Version 3.4

Partly Working in Alexa 3.3

 

Any ideas or same behavior?

 

 

even if dimmer with fw 3.3 is "working", there are some issues fixed with fw 3.4, so i would say do the fw update and check if that helped out

 

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Hi guys,

Alexa works only with HC2? Cause on my HCL doesn't discover any devices and scenes, she is connected to controller and I enabled customs Skills and nothing, 4.130 version and only 1 controller on Fibaro ID. Anybody knows where can be issue? Maybe HCL settings?

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I have one switch that cant be removed from hc2 no matter what method I use ( I dont want to delete it without removing). I tried hard reset, exluding it, including and excluding, but still no change. All other devices are OK. Maybe it some common problem that some devices are kind of stucked :)

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is anyone else having issues with the skill not working correctly? I am having large delays before commands are executed and I am getting the not responding error from Alexa and then the command is executed

 

Support asked me to migrate my account from US to UK and I have done that which has removed all of my other skills and I am still having issues. Just after moving over I got the OK a message a few tiles but now it's broken again

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This week I received my 'Alexa' and I have to say that I'm impressed!

Integration worked quite well, most devices are recognised and working.

I'm only having problems with my rollers; has to be sorted out.

But Amazon created a great product and it's a great combination with Fibaro!

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I have more general question :)

How do you order Alexa dot to Europe - exactly to Poland? As far as I can see it can be ordered now to US or UK only.

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18 minutes ago, Bezan said:

How do you order Alexa dot to Europe - exactly to Poland? As far as I can see it can be ordered now to US or UK only.

 

You will have to use a freight forwarding service

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@Bezan, I ordered my Alexa Echo with the service of MyGermany.com. It took me € 23 extra to get it forwarded (and a lot of patience because they had a lot ill people) but I got it! They send it all over Europe, so also to Poland. After your enthusiasm about receiving it you have to set your account details to the US or USA; otherwise you won't be able to download the app and you can't make your settings.

After all this you have a great extra feature in combination with your HC2!

 

Alexa already became a great new family member over here! 

 

Cheers

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Here are my problems so far:

  • My block scenes running on Alexa takes too long to respond.
  • After turning on the scene she responds "[scene_name] does not respond" but actually the scene works... 
  • My Fibaro wall plug works fine with "Alexa turn on wall plug" command but Alexa responds "wall plug doesn't support that" after turning on the device.

Does anyone got similar problems?

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There are No Devices, Groups or Scenes appearing in my Alexa App.

Installing the skill und connecting fibaro ID works, but thats it.

I'm still running 4.120 but the devices should be shown, right?

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10 minutes ago, Basti said:

There are No Devices, Groups or Scenes appearing in my Alexa App.

Installing the skill und connecting fibaro ID works, but thats it.

I'm still running 4.120 but the devices should be shown, right?

You need:

 

  • FIBARO Home Center 2 or Home Center Lite with firmware 4.130 or newer,
  • FIBARO ID account with Home Center added,
  • Amazon Alexa device.
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Hi,

i got a problem too, Alexa is not recognizing all my scene`s , all of them are Blockscenes, but some are found, some not...

Hc2 running 4.133 Beta with Echo dot in Germany

Any Ideas how to fix it?

Thank you

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14 minutes ago, Martin79 said:

Hi,

i got a problem too, Alexa is not recognizing all my scene`s , all of them are Blockscenes, but some are found, some not...

Hc2 running 4.133 Beta with Echo dot in Germany

Any Ideas how to fix it?

Thank you

Hi,

According to my experience your block scenes should include an actuator device in the action part(after Then) such as wall plug, relay switch, dimmer etc. Otherwise it's not recognized by Alexa.  Here is an example scene:

 

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The purpose of this scene is to turn on the air conditioner. Wall plug isn't necessary but in order to Alexa to detect the scene I've added the wall plug. It's weird but it works. :)

 

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