Alexa tts volume

Configuration
41

yes, the script above does that

42

No matter what the initial volume is, mine always returns to level 2 after the message.

alias: Test Announcement
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - automation.office_plug
action:
  - service: script.contact_sensor_announcement
    data:
      alexa_device: media_player.office
      alexa_volume: "{{ state_attr('media_player.office', 'volume_level') }}"
      alexa_message: "Things go here"
mode: single

Here is the script:

alias: Contact Sensor Announcement
sequence:
  - service: media_player.volume_set
    data:
      entity_id: "{{ alexa_device }}"
      volume_level: 0.5
  - service: notify.alexa_media
    data:
      target: "{{ alexa_device }}"
      message: "{{ alexa_message }}"
      data:
        Data: TTS
  - service: media_player.volume_set
    data:
      entity_id: "{{ alexa_device }}"
      volume_level: "{{ alexa_volume }}"
    enabled: true

Iā€™ve got to be doing something wrong somewhere. Iā€™ve also tried a few other variations that supposedly do the same thing. Those all also return it to level 2 no matter what.

43

Nope, I would assume this is just a limitation of the input that alexa media player accepts. the value may be dancing on the line between 2 and 3, when being read itā€™s 2, when you provide the value as an input itā€™s 3.

44

Ah, so it may be at something like .26 but round up or down when setting it back? Thatā€™s lame.

ty.

45

Yep, pretty much

46

So I did some more testing and I just donā€™t think itā€™s saving the current volume each time. If I set the device to volume 8 and then run the automation, it will change it to 5 like the script says, and then when it changes to the ā€˜old volumeā€™, itā€™s 2. So definitely not a rounding error. Iā€™ll just live with it always setting back to 2 and me having to change it manually when I want.

47

Iā€™ve tested your automation and script with my entities and it is working as expected.

Is your Alexa Media Player integration up-to-date, the current version is 4.7.6. Any version prior to 4.7.4 is likely to have issues getting an accurate value for the volume during the service call for the script.

48

I think it was the version. I didnā€™t realize I was on a previous version. :man_facepalming: Updated and it seems to be working.

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49

I am using this version and it was working reliable since the alexa media player notification issues (which was solved) and reauth issues popped up:

See next post for script code

Currently alexa media player has issues with reauth, so i have disabled the last step (which waits for the volume to reset as it was before) and made an simple delay. So it doesā€™nt wait forever.

50

So here is my adapted except with an timeout of 10 seconds. Use the new 4.7.7 Alexa media player released today.

alias: Alexa say something
description: Say something with an Alexa device (tts or announce)
variables:
  pause: "{{ 1.7 if type == 'tts' else 0.0 | float }}"
  gong: "{{ 1.7 if type == 'announce' else 0.0 | float }}"
  reset: "{{ state_attr(target, 'volume_level') | default(0.5, true) | float }}"
  dur: "{{ duration | default(7, true) | float }}"
fields:
  message:
    description: the message (SSML)
    example: <amazon:effect name="whispered">Please close the door.</amazon:effect>
    required: true
  type:
    description: tts or announce
    example: tts
    required: true
  target:
    description: the target devise as a string
    example: media_player.kuche
    required: true
  volume:
    description: the volume of the speach
    example: 0.7
    required: true
  duration:
    description: the length of the speach in seconds
    example: 3.3
    required: true
sequence:
  - service: notify.alexa_media
    data:
      target: "{{ target }}"
      message: >-
        <break time='{{ pause + 0.2 | float }}s'/> {{ message }} <break
        time='1s'/>
      data:
        type: "{{ type }}"
    enabled: true
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: "{{ pause | float }}"
      milliseconds: 0
    enabled: true
  - service: media_player.volume_set
    data:
      volume_level: "{{ volume }}"
    target:
      entity_id: "{{ target }}"
    enabled: true
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: "{{ (gong + dur) | float }}"
      milliseconds: 0
    enabled: true
  - service: media_player.volume_set
    data:
      volume_level: "{{ reset | float }}"
    target:
      entity_id: "{{ target }}"
    enabled: true
  - repeat:
      sequence:
        - delay:
            hours: 0
            minutes: 0
            seconds: 1
            milliseconds: 0
      until:
        - condition: template
          value_template: >-
            {{ (reset | default(1, true) | float) == (state_attr(target,
            'volume_level') | default(2, true) | float)  or (repeat.index ==
            10)}}
    enabled: true
mode: queued
max: 5
icon: mdi:bullhorn

to use it:

service: script.alexa_say_something
data:
  type: announce
  message: "Hallo, das ist ein Test!"
  target: media_player.echo_show
  volume: 0.35
  duration: 4

Works great here

Have fun
pOpY

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51

Thanks a lot, is the script also possible with the type: sequence I am struggling to get it working for example with alexa.weather.play
Do you have any example how i get it working?

52

The script is made for tts to reset volume afterwards to itā€™s previous value.

I personally donā€™t use sequences.

Here in the readme you can find Infos: Home Ā· alandtse/alexa_media_player Wiki Ā· GitHub