Reverse Cover Open/Close Operation via Alexa

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Hello,

I have the following RFXtrx Cover set up which works fine:

cover:
  - platform: rfxtrx
    devices:
      091900000020b4020070:
        name: Kitchen Blackout
      091900000020b4010070:
        name: Kitchen Shade
      09190000002b5d0f0170:
        name: Lounge Blackout
      091900050061640f0070:
        name: Lounge Shade

These all show up and operate fine as expected but the problem happens when I setup Emulated Hue to control them via Alexa.

When I say “Alexa, turn on Kitchen Shade” to close the shade, HA sends an “open_cover” command which opens the blinds - the opposite of what I want to happen. When I say “Alexa, turn off Kitchen Shade” HA sends a “close_cover” command which closes the blind, again the exact opposite if what I want.

Here is my config for the Hue:

emulated_hue:
  expose_by_default: false
  off_maps_to_on_domains:
    - cover
  exposed_domains:
    - cover

And I have this in my customize.yaml file so it is picked up by the Hue:

cover.kitchen_blackout:
  emulated_hue_name: "Kitchen Blackout"
  emulated_hue_hidden: false

I thought I was on to something with the off_maps_to_on_domains parameter however it stops all commands from working at all, let alone reversing the operation. Without this paramter Alexa sees the cover fine, however the operation is reversed and not intuitive to say.

I’ve spent hours on this. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated :slight_smile: