Hello,
is it possible to send a command to Alexa (or Google Home) to start the music. This can be done by talking to Alexa, but I want to integrate it in a scene on bOS so that it can be triggered by a push button or a schedule.
Yannick
Hello Ricardo,
thanks for the reply. What you describe here is a KNX scene that is called by Alexa. I want to do the opposite.
I want to push a button (or use a triggered command eg time based) and start music on my Amazon device. I have an Amazon speaker in my living room. So when I enter my home trough the front door, I deactivate my alarm system. This triggers a welcom home scene (opening roller, set heating, lights, ... and start the music in my house).
Is it possible to send a bOS command to start a playlist on Spotify?
Yannick
Hi,
Sure it is!
I don't know if the Scene Reference on Alexa is already working. The last time I tested it was not working, so I use booleans as a workaround:
Create your scene with all the items you need (Let's call it Music);
Create a boolean to use it as a trigger (Let's call it 'Music scene trigger');
Set that boolean as an input trigger of the Scene (Add the trigger, Condition Equals True; Allow retrigger);
On the Alexa appliances, create a new appliance (Let's call it "Music scene");
Set the Power Reference to that previous created boolean (the 'Music scene trigger');
Update the Alexa skill;
"Alexa, turn on the Music Scene";
To use it as a push button, what I usually do is:
Set a button to always send value "1" when pressed (Let's call it Music scene button press on ETS);
Import the address to bOS;
Set that address also as an input trigger of the scene you've created (don't forget to set Allow retrigger);
So you'll end up having a scene, with two input triggers, one for Alexa, other for the push button...
As for using the scene as a schedule, just create the schedule and in the command set the Scene and choose Function: Run
That's it
Hi,
I don't think so...
Not without an Alexa Skill development and/or additional hardware... something like an interpreter between http commands and Alexa.
If you were using SONOS, it would be possible. But as far as I know with Alexa it's not possible. At least I can't find and easy way to do that.
Best regards