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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / Payloads with Alexa

« on: February 18, 2017, 10:49:36 AM »

Hi,
I am getting an event payload{1} back from the echo Dot which contains 'Turn the Kitchen Lights On'..
I now want to extract the room part and the action... kitchen & On

I already have 2 payloads..rooms & scenes which I need to match to so that I can end up with a value for the room and scene to pass to my RakoBridge.

I cant do an if A contains B with A as {1} as I cant use my rooms payload in B.. or can I?

Thanks

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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / Problem Interfacing to Alexa

« on: February 15, 2017, 06:09:38 AM »

Hi all,

I have created the skill to get Alexa to pass commands onto my VC.
I have port forwarded ok and made the change to the code (line 89) to basically call the TellVoxCommando exe with the text of what I want it to do.

This works, but only some times. I am in the Test section and entering an utterance of 'raise the blinds'. I am Remoted onto my home laptop and can see VC and my blinds... oh..and the cat sleeping on my jacket!

The times it does not work are when I see in VC the words emulate:raise the blinds. If it shows the words raise the blinds then it works.

What causes it to say emulate at times?

It's probably something very basic that I have missed..lol

Thanks
Wal

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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / Wifi2IR help please

« on: February 12, 2017, 11:02:24 AM »

Hi all,
I recently purchased the Global Cache WiFi2IR and although it was a pain to set up - windows 10 does not allow Ad Hoc networks and  your router has to be 2.4G and 802.11b.. it's now actually connected to my network.

I have downloaded James's group code and changed the IP to the one assigned to my iTach.

I get as far as telling it I want to learn buttons for my TV
followed by learn button Power..
but when I press the power button after VC's response of Press power button... absolutely nothing else happens.

I MUST be doing something wrong, or have missed an obvious step in the set up.
The History after the OSD ShowTextready.press Power is
event iTach
event in group: iTach learn payloadXML
doing IF: (A) contains(B)
VC.StopMacro

and that's it.
Any help would be extremely appreciated
Thanks
Wal

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General Discussion / Help on Payloads

« on: February 02, 2017, 07:50:15 AM »

I am currently integrating RAKO lighting into being voice controlled. I am fine with getting the lights to work by using a launchCMD and issuing a wGet "Rakobridge/rako.cgi?room=5&com=3" which would light the lounge with scene 1.

what I would like to do is have the following for example

Lounge sc 1 "Rakobridge/rako.cgi?room=5&com=3" - make the lounge cosy
Lounge sc 2 "Rakobridge/rako.cgi?room=5&com=4" - make the lounge darker
Lounge sc 3 "Rakobridge/rako.cgi?room=5&com=5" - make the lounge brighter

Dining  sc1  "Rakobridge/rako.cgi?room=6&com=3"    as above etc for all rooms
Dining  sc2  "Rakobridge/rako.cgi?room=6&com=4"
etc.. etc

then depending on the voice command issued the action would be a wGet with the appropriate text for that room and scene. would this be a payload sort of thing? and if so, can you issue a LanchCMD with just wGet {1}, wGet{2} etc

Or.. is this best achieved another way? mapping?

Thanks to anyone reading this
Wal