Weekend Updates Anyone?
We are glad to announce that EchoSistant is now compatible with “Hue B Smart”, which takes advantage of some features that the official Hue integration omitted, such as Color Temperature control, Flash (Alert) and Color Loop.
Today’s update brings lots of enhancements and bug fixes, but most notable are:
• Main Home Color Control for individual devices:
Alexa tell Home to…
…set/make/change/turn….the < device name > to < color >
…set/make/change/turn….the < device name > to < scene >
…start/play/stop the color loop (or looping) on/in < device name > *
Note: the EchoSistant comes with “poor man’s color loop” that changes colors every minute. To really take advantage of a great Hue Hub native color loop, I highly recommend installing and using the Hue B Smart. You can read more about @infofiend 's awesome work, click here
Also examples above are just sample phrases, as with all features, EchoSistant is capable of mixing and matching phrases to better suit your needs. DON’T BE AFRAID TO TRY different ways of using the colors and scenes.
• Main Home Color Control for Profiles:
Alexa tell Home to…
…set/make/change/turn….the < Profile name > Profile to < color >*
…set/make/change/turn….the < Profile name > Profile to < scene >
…start/play/stop the color loop (or looping) on/in < Profile name > Profile
(E.G Alexa tell my Home to start the color loop in the Bedroom Profile)
Note:
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List of colors only includes 15 basic colors: blue,cool white,dark blue,dark red,dark green,daylight,green,light blue,light green,orange,pink,red,soft white,warm white,yellow. If you need more colors, you can add your own selection in the LIST_OF_UNITS - custom slot, or ask here and I will add it for everyone…
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List of scenes includes the following: reading, read, studying, feeling lucky, random, cleaning, working, concentrating, concentrate, cooking, relax, relaxing, chilling and watching (TV, Movie, Show, etc)…
• Main Home Control of Profiles:
Alexa tell Home to…
…run the < Profile name > Profile
• Profiles:
Added option to create three Custom Groups , which can be controlled independently within a Profile
If you have certain devices that you don’t want to turn on every time you say Alexa turn the lights on in the Bedroom, now you can create a custom group to separate them.
To create a group:
- go to Messaging and Control Profile
- select the Profile
- select Create Groups and Select Devices
- tap Create Custom Groups
- select Switches
- name your Group (E.G. lamps)
Then say Alexa, turn on the < custom group > in the Bedroom
Today’s update requires:
SmartThings Smart Apps updates to version: 4.0 R.0.0.7 (same version for Main Home and Messaging and Control Profiles)
Amazon Updates:
Enjoy the weekend!..
@infofiend thanks for your help and support!
@Jonnybops & @JDogg016 thanks for your questions/feedback…
Sample Hue B Smart color loop using the Hue Hub commands…