I have 4 Echo Devices throughout the house. I have created some reminders to put out the trash, feed the dog, etc.
But now I am having trouble that I do not know how to overcome.
I would like to play an mp3 file to get my attention before the announcement of lets say put out the trash. Out of a dozen plus posts on how to add an mp3 there are 5 different methods. Tried them all and get an error saying that the device can not play a file that is not TTS.
I also want to include all my echos to do this. I have created a echo group called group.echo.
How can I incorporate this into a somewhat streamlined automation.
Here is the automation that I created that works.
Any help from the group would be greatly appreciated.
- id: '1591905569067'
alias: Trash Day Black Barrel Early Pick Up Reminder
description: Trash Day Black Barrel Early Pick Up Reminder
trigger:
- at: '16:00:00'
platform: time
condition:
- condition: time
weekday: mon
action:
- data:
entity_id: media_player.echo_show_8_office
media_content_id: amzn_sfx_trumpet_bugle_04
media_content_type: sound
service: media_player.play_media
- data:
message: Put Out The Black Barrel
title: Put Out The Black Barrel For Tuesday Pick Up
service: notify.carlton
- data:
data:
message: Put Out The Black Barrel
photo:
caption: Take the black trash barrel to the curb
url: https://NOTMYADDRESS.ui.nabu.casa/local/images/black_barrel.jpg
title: Put Out The Black Barrel For Tuesday Pick Up
service: notify.telegram_carlton
- data:
data:
type: tts
message: This is a Reminder to Put Out The Black Barrel For Tuesday Pick Up
service: notify.alexa_media_echo_show_8_office
- data:
data:
type: tts
message: This is a Reminder to Put Out The Black Barrel For Tuesday Pick Up
service: notify.alexa_media_echo_greatroom
- data:
data:
type: tts
message: This is a Reminder to Put Out The Black Barrel For Tuesday Pick Up
service: notify.alexa_media_echo_bedroom
- data:
data:
type: tts
message: This is a Reminder to Put Out The Black Barrel For Tuesday Pick Up
service: notify.alexa_media_echo_garage
mode: single