BixZod
February 8, 2022, 5:12pm
1
When in Alexa I go to the settings of my shutters instead of being written “raise ” or “lower ” it appears written "turn on" or “turn off ” but I want to be able to say “Alexa, raise the shutter ” and not “Turn on the shutter ”… it is not a light that comes on!
I am also attaching the photo, obviously it is in Italian “è acceso” stands for “Is on”
This is the configuration I put in Home Assistant:
alexa:
smart_home:
filter:
include_entities:
- cover.sonoff_10012b9efa
- cover.sonoff_10012b9ef5
- cover.sonoff_10013a244c
- cover.sonoff_10012b9fdd
- cover.sonoff_10013b2699
- cover.sonoff_10012b9efa
- cover.sonoff_10012b8b18
- cover.sonoff_10012ba16d
entity_config:
cover.sonoff_10012b9ef5:
name: "Tapparella bagno grande"
description: "Tapparella del bagno grande"
display_categories: COVER
cover.sonoff_10013a244c:
name: "Tapparella camera da letto"
description: "Tapparella della camera da letto"
display_categories: COVER
cover.sonoff_10012b9efa:
name: "Tapparella finestra salotto"
description: "Tapparella della finestra in salotto"
display_categories: COVER
cover.sonoff_10012b8b18:
name: "Tapparella porta finestra cucina"
description: "Tapparella della porta finestra cucina"
display_categories: COVER
cover.sonoff_10012ba16d:
name: "Tapparella porta finestra salotto"
description: "Tapparella della porta finestra salotto"
display_categories: COVER
cover.sonoff_10013b2699:
name: "Tapparella sgabuzzino"
description: "Tapparella dello sgabuzzino"
display_categories: COVER
cover.sonoff_10012b9fdd:
name: "Tapparella studio"
description: "Tapparella dello studio"
display_categories: COVER
(devices are sonoff dualR3)
mk-maddin
February 8, 2022, 5:53pm
2
It is the same here for my shutters (Shelly 2.5) exposed via HA.Support
I have made absoletely greate experience with them - they know what they are doing and they are answering mostly within a couple of hours (taking their time zone europe VS US/ California into account).
mk-maddin
February 8, 2022, 5:55pm
3
BTW - why do you have the “smart_home” tag within your configuration?configuration page ?
Have you tried to create a routine in Alexa App ?
mk-maddin
February 8, 2022, 6:52pm
5
Technically that might be possible - but I do not think this is the intention here
@BixZod has 8 shutters… one routine for open/ one for close per shutter - makes 16 routines just for another wording - seems highly overkill
To do this is quite easy.
In HA, create two scripts, one to open and another one to close the shutter. Just test they are working.
In the Alexa app search for new devices. You should see two Scenes come up. Configure the Scenes.
In the Alexa app, Go to Routines and create two new routines. Done.
You just need to do the same for your other shutters.
You can then make groups like All, Bedroom, Living Room etc.
Very handy saying “Alexa, CLOSE ALL shutters”
Good luck with it
BixZod
February 18, 2022, 12:35pm
7
Not a bad idea, but they are too routine to add, these days I have entered all these codes in HomeAssistant, however doing the routines in Alexa that go to call the script is long to do, I have added the kitchen and the living room, they work perfectly, but it would be a mess and too long to add 32 routines, so isn’t there a method within Alexa when I click on the shutter to see “Raise/Open ” “Stop ” “Lower/Close ” ? Example:
Here you can see all the code I’ve added
Configuration.yaml
#script tapparelle
- script.tapparella_cucina_aperta
- script.tapparella_cucina_chiusa
- script.tapparella_cucina_ferma
- script.tapparella_cucina_ferma_a_meta
- script.tapparella_salotto_aperta
- script.tapparella_salotto_chiusa
- script.tapparella_salotto_ferma
- script.tapparella_salotto_ferma_a_meta
- script.tapparella_finestra_salotto_aperta
- script.tapparella_finestra_salotto_chiusa
- script.tapparella_finestra_salotto_ferma
- script.tapparella_finestra_salotto_ferma_a_meta
- script.tapparella_bagno_piccolo_aperta
- script.tapparella_bagno_piccolo_chiusa
- script.tapparella_bagno_piccolo_ferma
- script.tapparella_bagno_piccolo_ferma_a_meta
- script.tapparella_bagno_grande_aperta
- script.tapparella_bagno_grande_chiusa
- script.tapparella_bagno_grande_ferma
- script.tapparella_bagno_grande_ferma_a_meta
- script.tapparella_camera_da_letto_aperta
- script.tapparella_camera_da_letto_chiusa
- script.tapparella_camera_da_letto_ferma
- script.tapparella_camera_da_letto_ferma_a_meta
- script.tapparella_sgabuzzino_aperta
- script.tapparella_sgabuzzino_chiusa
- script.tapparella_sgabuzzino_ferma
- script.tapparella_sgabuzzino_ferma_a_meta
- script.tapparella_studio_aperta
- script.tapparella_studio_chiusa
- script.tapparella_studio_ferma
- script.tapparella_studio_ferma_a_meta
entity_config:
#tapparelle
#cucina
script.tapparella_cucina_aperta:
name: "Tapparella cucina aperta"
description: "Tapparella della cucina aperta"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_cucina_chiusa:
name: "Tapparella cucina chiusa"
description: "Tapparella della cucina chiusa"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_cucina_ferma:
name: "Tapparella cucina ferma"
description: "Tapparella della cucina ferma"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_cucina_ferma_a_meta:
name: "Tapparella cucina ferma a metà"
description: "Tapparella della cucina ferma a metà"
display_categories: SCRIPT
#salotto 1
script.tapparella_salotto_aperta:
name: "Tapparella salotto aperta"
description: "Tapparella del salotto aperta"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_salotto_chiusa:
name: "Tapparella salotto chiusa"
description: "Tapparella del salotto chiusa"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_salotto_ferma:
name: "Tapparella salotto ferma"
description: "Tapparella del salotto ferma"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_salotto_ferma_a_meta:
name: "Tapparella salotto ferma a metà"
description: "Tapparella del salotto ferma a metà"
display_categories: SCRIPT
#salotto 2
script.tapparella_finestra_salotto_aperta:
name: "Tapparella finestra salotto aperta"
description: "Tapparella della finestra salotto aperta"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_finestra_salotto_chiusa:
name: "Tapparella finiestra salotto chiusa"
description: "Tapparella della finestra salotto chiusa"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_finestra_salotto_ferma:
name: "Tapparella finestra salotto ferma"
description: "Tapparella della finestra salotto ferma"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_finestra_salotto_ferma_a_meta:
name: "Tapparella finestra salotto ferma a metà"
description: "Tapparella della finestra salotto ferma a metà"
display_categories: SCRIPT
#bagno piccolo
script.tapparella_bagno_piccolo_aperta:
name: "Tapparella bagno piccolo aperta"
description: "Tapparella del bagno piccolo aperta"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_bagno_piccolo_chiusa:
name: "Tapparella bagno piccolo chiusa"
description: "Tapparella del bagno piccolo chiusa"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_bagno_piccolo_ferma:
name: "Tapparella bagno piccolo ferma"
description: "Tapparella del bagno piccolo ferma"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_bagno_piccolo_ferma_a_meta:
name: "Tapparella bagno piccolo ferma a metà"
description: "Tapparella del bagno piccolo ferma a metà"
display_categories: SCRIPT
#bagno grande
script.tapparella_bagno_grande_aperta:
name: "Tapparella bagno grande aperta"
description: "Tapparella del bagno grande aperta"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_bagno_grande_chiusa:
name: "Tapparella bagno grande chiusa"
description: "Tapparella del bagno grande chiusa"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_bagno_grande_ferma:
name: "Tapparella bagno grande ferma"
description: "Tapparella del bagno grande ferma"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_bagno_grande_ferma_a_meta:
name: "Tapparella bagno grande ferma a metà"
description: "Tapparella del bagno grande ferma a metà"
display_categories: SCRIPT
#camera da letto
script.tapparella_camera_da_letto_aperta:
name: "Tapparella camera da letto aperta"
description: "Tapparella della camera da letto aperta"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_camera_da_letto_chiusa:
name: "Tapparella camera da letto chiusa"
description: "Tapparella della camera da letto chiusa"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_camera_da_letto_ferma:
name: "Tapparella camera da letto ferma"
description: "Tapparella della camera da letto ferma"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_camera_da_letto_ferma_a_meta:
name: "Tapparella camera da letto ferma a metà"
description: "Tapparella della camera da letto ferma a metà"
display_categories: SCRIPT
#sgabuzzino
script.tapparella_sgabuzzino_aperta:
name: "Tapparella sgabuzzino aperta"
description: "Tapparella dello sgabuzzino aperta"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_sgabuzzino_chiusa:
name: "Tapparella sgabuzzino chiusa"
description: "Tapparella dello sgabuzzino chiusa"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_sgabuzzino_ferma:
name: "Tapparella sgabuzzino ferma"
description: "Tapparella dello sgabuzzino ferma"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_sgabuzzino_ferma_a_meta:
name: "Tapparella sgabuzzino ferma a metà"
description: "Tapparella dello sgabuzzino ferma a metà"
display_categories: SCRIPT
#studio
script.tapparella_studio_aperta:
name: "Tapparella studio aperta"
description: "Tapparella dello studio aperta"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_studio_chiusa:
name: "Tapparella studio chiusa"
description: "Tapparella dello studio chiusa"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_studio_ferma:
name: "Tapparella studio ferma"
description: "Tapparella dello studio ferma"
display_categories: SCRIPT
script.tapparella_studio_ferma_a_meta:
name: "Tapparella studio ferma a metà"
description: "Tapparella dello studio ferma a metà"
display_categories: SCRIPT
Scripts.yalm
tapparella_cucina_aperta:
alias: Tapparella cucina aperta
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b8b18
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
tapparella_cucina_chiusa:
alias: Tapparella cucina chiusa
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b8b18
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter
tapparella_cucina_ferma:
alias: Tapparella cucina ferma
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b8b18
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_cucina_ferma_a_meta:
alias: Tapparella cucina ferma a metà
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
data:
position: 68
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b8b18
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_salotto_aperta:
alias: Tapparella salotto aperta
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012ba16d
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
tapparella_salotto_chiusa:
alias: Tapparella salotto chiusa
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012ba16d
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter
tapparella_salotto_ferma:
alias: Tapparella salotto ferma
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012ba16d
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_salotto_ferma_a_meta:
alias: Tapparella salotto ferma a metà
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
data:
position: 69
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012ba16d
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_finestra_salotto_aperta:
alias: Tapparella finestra salotto aperta
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9efa
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
tapparella_finestra_salotto_chiusa:
alias: Tapparella finestra salotto chiusa
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9efa
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter
tapparella_finestra_salotto_ferma:
alias: Tapparella finestra salotto ferma
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9efa
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_finestra_salotto_ferma_a_meta:
alias: Tapparella finestra salotto ferma a metà
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
data:
position: 67
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9efa
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_sgabuzzino_aperta:
alias: Tapparella finestra sgabuzzino aperta
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013b2699
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
tapparella_finestra_sgabuzzino_chiusa:
alias: Tapparella finestra sgabuzzino chiusa
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013b2699
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter
tapparella_finestra_sgabuzzino_ferma:
alias: Tapparella finestra sgabuzzino ferma
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013b2699
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_finestra_sgabuzzino_ferma_a_meta:
alias: Tapparella finestra sgabuzzino ferma a metà
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
data:
position: 71
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013b2699
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_bagno_grande_aperta:
alias: Tapparella finestra bagno grande aperta
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9ef5
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
tapparella_finestra_bagno_grande_chiusa:
alias: Tapparella finestra bagno grande chiusa
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9ef5
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter
tapparella_finestra_bagno_grande_ferma:
alias: Tapparella finestra bagno grande ferma
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9ef5
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_finestra_bagno_grande_ferma_a_meta:
alias: Tapparella finestra bagno grande ferma a metà
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
data:
position: 72
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9ef5
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_camera_da_letto_aperta:
alias: Tapparella camera da letto aperta
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013a244c
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
tapparella_finestra_camera_da_letto_chiusa:
alias: Tapparella camera da letto chiusa
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013a244c
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter
tapparella_finestra_camera_da_letto_ferma:
alias: Tapparella camera da letto ferma
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013a244c
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_finestra_camera_da_letto_ferma_a_meta:
alias: Tapparella camera da letto ferma a metà
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
data:
position: 74
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013a244c
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_bagno_piccolo_aperta:
alias: Tapparella finestra bagno piccolo aperta
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013a33b8
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
tapparella_finestra_bagno_piccolo_chiusa:
alias: Tapparella finestra bagno piccolo chiusa
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013a33b8
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter
tapparella_finestra_bagno_piccolo_ferma:
alias: Tapparella finestra bagno piccolo ferma
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013a33b8
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_finestra_bagno_piccolo_ferma_a_meta:
alias: Tapparella finestra bagno piccolo ferma a metà
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
data:
position: 73
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10013a33b8
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_studio_aperta:
alias: Tapparella finestra studio aperta
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9fdd
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
tapparella_finestra_studio_chiusa:
alias: Tapparella finestra studio chiusa
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9fdd
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter
tapparella_finestra_studio_ferma:
alias: Tapparella finestra studio ferma
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9fdd
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
tapparella_finestra_studio_ferma_a_meta:
alias: Tapparella finestra studio ferma a metà
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
data:
position: 64
target:
entity_id: cover.sonoff_10012b9fdd
mode: single
icon: mdi:window-shutter-alert
BixZod
February 18, 2022, 12:37pm
8
I don’t use Nabu Casa, but duckdns etc…
petro
February 18, 2022, 12:38pm
9
mk-maddin:
As the alexa integration is a great paid service coming from Nabu Casa - not a community driven topic - and (at least as far as I know) you are not able to open a bug report / feature request directly within GitHub for it, based on this I would recommend to contact them via their support form: Support
What? No, this is wrong. You can create an issue against cloud. It’s an integration, you can create an issue against anything.
petro
February 18, 2022, 12:41pm
10
Those phrases should work for a cover. Your cover must be missing functionality for raise/lower to not work or there is a bug in home assistant. I doubt there is a bug but it’s not out of the realm of possibility.
Here are the phrases that should work for cover. Keep in mind, you don’t have to change what they are exposed via display_categories to gain this ability.
petro
February 18, 2022, 12:45pm
11
If I were to guess, I would assume that your cover doesn’t have a set position associated with it. It just has open/close. IIRC it needs to have a cover position for raise/lower to work. You can get this by faking out a cover position but you’d also need to fake out a set_cover_position as well. Not sure if that can be done through sonoff but it can be done through a template cover.
["Custom", AlexaGlobalCatalog.SETTING_PRESET],
)
return self._resource.serialize_capability_resources()
return None
def semantics(self):
"""Build and return semantics object."""
supported = self.entity.attributes.get(ATTR_SUPPORTED_FEATURES, 0)
# Cover Position
if self.instance == f"{cover.DOMAIN}.{cover.ATTR_POSITION}":
lower_labels = [AlexaSemantics.ACTION_LOWER]
raise_labels = [AlexaSemantics.ACTION_RAISE]
self._semantics = AlexaSemantics()
# Add open/close semantics if tilt is not supported.
if not supported & cover.SUPPORT_SET_TILT_POSITION:
lower_labels.append(AlexaSemantics.ACTION_CLOSE)
raise_labels.append(AlexaSemantics.ACTION_OPEN)
self._semantics.add_states_to_value(
EDIT: I Just read the code. The only way raise and lower will work is if you have a cover position. So there you have it.
dexstar
February 18, 2022, 12:45pm
12
Not that I’m aware of my friend. I see where you are coming from with all the code. It would be a lot. Can you not copy/paste from one you have setup? Or do a few shutters per day?
petro
February 18, 2022, 12:49pm
13
If you’re interested, I can show you how to fake out a cover position using a template cover to get the utterances that you want for alexa.
petro
February 18, 2022, 12:57pm
14
there’s 2 ways to implement alexa
cloud
alexa smart home skill
Both use the same lib to expose devices to alexa. The cloud integration goes through nabucasa where alexa smart home skill goes through the users own alexa smart home skill.
Both cloud and alexa share the same attributes beyond this level in the configuration
cloud:
alexa:
... config ...
alexa:
smart_home:
... config ...
BixZod
February 18, 2022, 1:08pm
15
So Alexa doesn’t show you the “raise”, “stop” and “lower” buttons because she thinks it’s a cover, but the problem is that HomeAssistant detects the dualr3 sonoffs as covers, in fact on the entities it looks like this: “cover.sonoff_12345a6bcd”, so in configuration I am forced to put “- cover.sonoff_12345a6bcd” and not “- shutter.sonoff_12345a6bcd”
And then in the Lovelace it shows me the possibility to raise, stop and lower
petro
February 18, 2022, 1:27pm
16
Home assistant and Alexa do not have a concept of shutter. You’re talking about what you feel the answer is but the answer is that your cover needs a position.
petro
February 18, 2022, 1:29pm
17
In developer tools → states page, take a screenshot of your cover that is created in home assistant, make sure the attributes are included in the screenshot.
petro
February 18, 2022, 1:50pm
19
Yep, thanks. I’ll get back to you when I get back to a computer
petro
February 18, 2022, 4:43pm
20
Ok back, What integration are you using for SONOFF?
Looking at the attributes it seems as if the Smart Home skill is looking for position not current_position. Your cover provides current_position and I’m trying to narrow down which is wrong, your integration or the alexa smart home skill.
