Hey there,
i am using the matter-hub integration to control my lights with alexa. Works so far.
Though i am very new to Home Assistant and stumbling a bit with helpers.
The Problem that i run into many situations is the following: (Simple Example)
I have 2 Bulbs “Bulb 1” and “Bulb 2”, both can be controlled via Matter-hub by saying “Bulb 1 ON” or “Bulb 2 ON”.
Now i want to control both at the same time by saying “Chrtistmas Lights ON”. So i created a helper as a switch or as a group (no difference in behavior) “Christmas Lights” and added both bulbs.
I can control this Helper through Matterhub and Alexa with no problems! BUT:
If i say “Christmas Lights ON” the Helper switches to ON. If i then say “Bulb 1 OFF” → the Helper stays ON. The next “Christmas Lights ON” isnt triggered anymore because the helper is already on and nothing happens.
If i configure the Helper Group to “all entities”, it switches OFF if any single Bulb gets turned off… but this results in the inability to say “Christmas Lights OFF” because the helper is already off…
in iOBroker every Alexa command was triggered (If i said “Device Off” and the device is already off, it still got the command and i could trigger an automation).