node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-theukshadow

Alexa controlled Node-Red nodes supporting latest Amazon Echo devices

NO Alexa Skills required.

NO cloud dependencies.

Installation

Install from your Node-RED Manage Palette

or

Install using npm

$ npm install node-red-contrib-amazon-echo-theukshadow

How to use

• Add Amazon Echo Hub node your flow
• Add multiple Amazon Echo Device nodes linked to Amazon Echo Hub node Note: Use unique names for device nodes. Alexa will use the node name to manage your smart device
• Start the SSDP Discovery process by sending a payload with "server: true" to the Hub node
• Ask "Alexa, discover devices" or start the discover procedure from the Alexa mobile app
• Stop the SSDP Discovery process by sending a payload with "server: false" to the Hub node once Alexa has discovered your new devices

Features

• Turning on/off
• Dimming
• Setting the light color

Supported devices

• Amazon Echo 2nd generation
• Amazon Echo Plus 2nd generation
• Amazon Echo Dot 1st, 2nd and 3rd generations

Example Alexa commands

• Alexa, turn on/off {device}
• Alexa, switch on/off {device}
• Alexa, set {device} to 50%
• Alexa, turn my {device} light green
• Alexa, set the {device} light to orange
• Alexa, make the {device} warmer
• Alexa, brighten {device} to 60 percent
• Alexa, dim the {device} lights

Requirements

Amazon Echo Hub node is starting a service listening on port 80 which requires Node-Red process to be started with root user or to run "sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+eip' $(which node)"