[DEPRECATED] EchoSistant Evolved ~ Amazon Echo's Only Assistant with Robust Scheduling and Flexible Reporting

[BBoy486]

@SBDOBRESCU Is there a place the shows the differences between EchoSistant and Ask Alexa? Seems like a lot of parallels.

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

The lines between the apps blurred even more since I posted this… But that is a good thread to browse. New versions of both apps will be a lot different, from what I’ve read…

EchoSistant or Ask Alexa?

They are not mutually exclusive. Echosistant was born as an addition to more mature Ask Alexa app. Features within Echosistant are not available in Ask Alexa, although they can be achieved if one likes to tinker with the app with one major exception: the text free. Echosistant is capable of transmitting a full message to ST, which can be used for sms or to be broadcasted to Sonos speakers via text to speach service. Another feature of Echosistant that is not available in Ask Alexa, is the ‘Alexa Feelings’. You can use phrases like I am cold/ I am hot, is too bright, is not dark enough, that can easily be fine tuned in the app to suit your needs…

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

@BBoy486

Is there a place the shows the differences between EchoSistant and Ask Alexa? Seems like a lot of parallels.

I have to back up what @SBDOBRESCU just posted. The two apps used to be very different, but over the last six months the lines have become very blurred. With the release of ESv5 the real differences will be seen again.

[BBoy486]

And I understand you and Michael are independent developers but why not merge into the ultimate Alexa app. Similar to WebCoRE which was born from Core > Rule Engine. I’m sure the next version of Echosistent will have great features but it just seems with the setups being so similar it would make sense to hook into each other. Anyway, both apps are cool and you and Bobby do amazing work.

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

@BBoy486

And I understand you and Michael are independent developers but why not merge into the ultimate Alexa app. Similar to WebCoRE which was born from Core > Rule Engine. I’m sure the next version of Echosistent will have great features but it just seems with the setups being so similar it would make sense to hook into each other. Anyway, both apps are cool and you and Bobby do amazing work.

It was discussed a long time ago, but with the completely different architecture of the apps and other differences, it just wasn’t feasible.

[smartie]

I can’t wait to not have to hear “OK” after each command

[Another1 (Daniel Greenberg)]

Would appreciate some help with my installation - trying to follow instructions in wiki to create the Lambda function. I’ve setup my AWS account. Go to Lambda and set region.

When I go to the Lambda there is no “Get Started Now” that I can find and no way I see to configure triggers. The only thing I can find is to create a function from an existing blueprint or author from scratch. At this point the process deviates too far from the tutorial so I wanted to get some feedback before I continue.

Has the Lambda UI changed or did I miss something? Thanks so much in advance!

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

@Another1

Has the Lambda UI changed or did I miss something? Thanks so much in advance

Hi there and welcome to EchoSistant.
Amazon is really great at changing things. I’m in the process of upsetting the wiki to reflect the changes.

But, I’m here to help you through the process.
Jason

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@bamarayne

I’m in the process of upsetting the wiki

Hey, don’t upset it too much, now, it might lock you out… lol

[DParker (Dan P Parker)]

@bamarayne

I’m in the process of upsetting the wiki

Be careful. Wikis have been known to rip people’s arms off when they get upset.

Oh, wait…I’m thinking of “Wookies”.

Never mind. Carry on.

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

You know… I’m not even going to fix that! It’s just too funny!

[Another1 (Daniel Greenberg)]

Hey, you seem to be having so much fun planning the wiki upset that you forgot to tell me what to do I don’t need too many details just how to create the function, when you have a chance, or when you are not upset. of course. at least we didn’t misspell deprecated…

[Joe_Mcnelly (Joe m.)]

I will try all this out when v5 comes out. I copied the raw code and clicked create and error. So I’ll wait for new version. Looking forward to all this

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

Look for an update to the current version that wiki support the new Alexa routines.

Coming sooner than you think!

update!

Just kidding… we are in no hurry to rush anything… we’d rather do it the right way!

[cchilds1976]

Having a few issues with the Echosistant app. First, on the dashboard (Rminders & Events), I get a “Sorry, but there was an unexpected error.” Secondly, When I try a command to turn a light/lights off/on in 5 minutes, it either turns it off/on immediately or doesnt do anything at all. Any help would be appreciated.

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

@cchilds1976

Having a few issues with the Echosistant app. First, on the dashboard (Rminders & Events), I get a “Sorry, but there was an unexpected error.” Secondly, When I try a command to turn a light/lights off/on in 5 minutes, it either turns it off/on immediately or doesnt do anything at all. Any help would be appreciated

I’m looking into this now to see if I can duplicate. I’ll contact you via pm.

[cchilds1976]

ok…thanks

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

UPDATE

As everyone knows the ES Team has been working diligently on ESv5. We were planning a release for this Friday, but we have decided to postpone that release. With the advent of the new Alexa features we have a new break through. We are perfecting our new discovery and plan to release as soon as possible.

What we are going to do is release ESv4.5. This version is a direct upgrade of version 4 which brings a lot of enhancements, new features, and integration with the new Native Alexa Routines.

We are wrapping up the polish on 4.5 and will be releasing it soon.

We apologize for the disappointing news of having to wait a little bit longer for ESv5, but as you already know… It’s going to be worth the wait.

[bocam3 (Bowen Campbell)]

I’m so close to the install. I’m in the Amazon Developer Console and I’m ready to save my configuration in the Global Fields. I cut/paste my ARN from AWS Lambda and I get the following error message when I try to save:
A Lambda function ARN should be between 25 and 65,535 characters.

Any ideas?

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

@bocam3

Any ideas?

yes, let’s go to pm