[DEPRECATED] EchoSistant Version 2.0 - Use Alexa as free-form text

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Same name in Utterance and Intent

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and make sure you copy in the new Intent file before changing the intent name in the file.

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post a screen shot

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I re entered everything and it accepted the info. Couldn’t find the typo. On to configuration.

-Select AWS Lambda ARN (Amazon Resource Name) Recommended

is this where I enter my ARN arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:xxxxxxxxxxxx:function:echoassit

When I do I get another error
Error: Please make sure that “Alexa Skills Kit” is selected for the event source type of arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:xxxxxxxxxx:function:echoassit

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Is this your first profile?
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Ask Alexa was installed a while back with no problem

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Ok. Setup for the as a and lambda are the same.

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error: Please make sure that “Alexa Skills Kit” is selected for the event source type of arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:xxxxxxxxxxxx:function:echoassit

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When you first created the function, you didn’t choose Alexa skills kit…

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yes. i’ll start again.

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In the lambda web site, Tap on triggers at the top if the page. Choose Alexa skills kit.

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Is this a fresh install of EchoSistant or are you updating it? How many profiles have you built?

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Fresh install. I think it’s working. Thanks for the hand holding.

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no worry… You only have to set up the one Lambda… Each profile requires it’s own skill and do NOT forget to copy the ARN from the Lambda into every Skill.

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I’m working on version 3 and should have it ready in a couple of weeks at least, not rushing it.

Are there any recommendations or request for changes/additions?

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I’m in the process of attempting to set this up for the first time but I think I misunderstood the capabilities. I thought I could use any of my Echos as ‘connected speakers’, i.e. I speak into one Echo and have my message delivered at another Echo. But when attempting to create a Profile in the smart app I don’t see any of my Echos listed as Media Speakers. Did I misunderstand the app’s capabilities?

Thanks.

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Yes, unfortunately at this time an Alexa enabled Echo, Tap, or Dot can NOT have a message pushed to it. For this app to work you must have connected speakers.

I can assure you though, once that capability become available the app will be updated.

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Ah. Ok thanks. What connected speakers are people using?

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A lot of people use Sonos. I use a brand called Pure and I also use cheap android phones connected to my Dots via Bluetooth. I use an app called Landroid to make the phones into speakers connected to ST.

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OK so the ‘connected’ speaker needs to be connected to SmartThings, not to the Echo? I have an external speaker which has a bluetooth connection and can connect to the Echo, but it sounds like that wouldn’t work?