Echo Devices (Alexa) as Media Player - Testers Needed

mistrovly · March 2, 2020, 12:39am

This is how i got mine setup and it is working for me.

### Alexa Instant Script As A package ##
## Input Text
input_text:
  text1:
    name: manual_message
    initial: 'Enter Yor Text Here'

## Input Select
input_select:
  message_target:
    name: Type Of Broadcast
    options:
      - "media_player.alexa1"
      - "media_player.alexa2"
      - "media_player.alexa3"
      - "group.alexa_all"
    initial: "media_player.alexa1"
    icon: mdi:speaker-wireless

### Script Config###
Script:
  instant_message:
    sequence:
      - service: notify.alexa_media
        data_template:
           target: '{{ states.input_select.message_target.state }}'
           data:
             type: announce
           message: '{{ states.input_text.text1.state }}'

### group ###
group:
  alexa_media_scripts:
    name: Alexa Announcements Scripts
    icon: mdi:script
    entities:
      - script.instant_message
      - input_select.message_target
      - input_text.text1

###########################################
#        Lovelace Card                    #
###########################################

      - type: horizontal-stack
        cards:            
          - type: entities
            entities:
              - entity: input_text.text1
                name: Alexa Broadcast
                type: 'custom:text-input-row'
              - entity: input_select.message_target
                name: Speakers
              - action_name: To Run...
                icon: 'mdi:voice'
                name: 'Press Me !!!'
                service: script.instant_message
                type: call-service

mattlward · March 2, 2020, 1:07am

I did not need it to be that fancy.

I did get it working, the last line was the secret sauce!

- alias: Announce Input to all alexa
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: input_text.alexa_tts
  action:
  - service: notify.alexa_media_everywhere
    data:
        data:
          type: announce
          #method: all
        message: '{{ states.input_text.alexa_tts.state }}'

Pirol_62 · March 2, 2020, 11:39am

Hi, I’m doing it the same way but: what is the group media_scripts for?

mistrovly · March 2, 2020, 11:51am

that was the group name, i used

### group ###
group:
  alexa_media_scripts:
    name: Alexa Announcements Scripts
    icon: mdi:script
    entities:
      - script.instant_message
      - input_select.message_target
      - input_text.text1

Pirol_62 · March 2, 2020, 12:03pm

Yes, I saw this. But it has no further relevance right?

mistrovly · March 2, 2020, 12:05pm

that was my way off grouping things in HA state UI only

Pirol_62 · March 2, 2020, 12:29pm

ah, ok thanks

mohesles1 · March 4, 2020, 8:55pm

I’ve been having trouble with OTP.
I tried SMS, email, push to device and using the code from an authenticator app.
If i select advanced debugging all i see is an error after I close the window OTP confirmation window but nothing else.
2020-03-04 15:51:41 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error doing job: Unclosed client session
2020-03-04 15:51:41 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error doing job: Unclosed connector

Thoughts?

alandtse · March 4, 2020, 11:48pm

Advanced debugging will save the webpages for review in your config directory. You still need to enable Alexa_media specific debugging. Please review the wiki for details.

Stooovie · March 6, 2020, 4:53pm

Same issue. Clicking Confirm doesn’t do anything.

_Mike · March 6, 2020, 5:17pm

Does anyone know if video can be incorporated into an automation using this component? For example, I have Arlo cameras in my kids’ rooms. I already have them integrated into HA. I would like to create an automation that displays video on an Echo Show when sound is detected in their rooms at night. Is this possible? Thanks in advance!

maurizio53 · March 6, 2020, 7:42pm

Did you fixed those errors? I am having the same issues (not the websocket related)…

seamus65 · March 6, 2020, 7:59pm

I have stopped the node red add on and removed the ring integration, but still getting errors. Less errors, but still errors.

maurizio53 · March 6, 2020, 8:07pm

I don’t use node red and ring integration. I just disabled the state detection from the integration page and now see what happens…

sender · March 8, 2020, 8:06am

I think it all works (can send notifications and have “the buttons"in lovelace”

But I keep havin the nasty errors:

eyalco · March 9, 2020, 6:28pm

Is it possible to get a notification when I need to enter new captcha? Is there a sensor that holds this state?

poudenes · March 9, 2020, 8:42pm

You can ignore those messages… Devs use it for testing things

Pirol_62 · March 10, 2020, 7:54am

Good idea. That would help to avoid confusion when alexa misses important notifications

Pirol_62 · March 10, 2020, 4:13pm

Updating state for switch.office_do_not_disturb_switch (<class 'custom_components.alexa_media.switch.DNDSwitch'>) took 0.644 seconds. Please report it to the custom component author.

What I’m already doing with it

ashoktvm · March 11, 2020, 2:58am

I am unable to login now. It asking for SMS or enter any device name as mentioned by another person above. I uninstalled the component and installed it again, I have enabled advanced debugging when logging in. but after ntering sms and submitting it no sms comes.

These are the only messages i get while logging in

2020-03-11 08:24:00 INFO (SyncWorker_2) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:24:11 INFO (SyncWorker_1) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:24:22 INFO (SyncWorker_18) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:24:33 INFO (SyncWorker_14) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:24:44 INFO (SyncWorker_11) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:24:55 INFO (SyncWorker_12) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:25:06 INFO (SyncWorker_9) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:25:17 INFO (SyncWorker_15) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2

2020-03-11 08:25:28 INFO (SyncWorker_13) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:25:38 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.device_tracker] Updating device list from legacy took longer than the scheduled scan interval 0:00:10
2020-03-11 08:25:49 INFO (SyncWorker_12) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:26:00 INFO (SyncWorker_12) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:26:11 INFO (SyncWorker_3) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2
2020-03-11 08:26:22 INFO (SyncWorker_2) [pynetgear] Get attached devices 2