Using Alexa (Amazon Echo) with your HomeGenie-connected switches

[glitch007]

I've just created a video on how to hook up the Echo with HomeGenie URLs using ha-bridge (it was simpler than I thought)
https://youtu.be/kob2IED4gPI

(If you already have the hardware, jump to: 2m13s)

Credit goes to leonowski for pointing this out in the forums: http://www.homegenie.it/forum/index.php?topic=1064.msg9714#msg9714

ha-bridge:
https://github.com/bwssytems/ha-bridge/releases

If you're totally new to homegenie, I've posted a video for beginners on how to configure the home security system program.
http://www.homegenie.it/forum/index.php?topic=1581.0
(covers how to add a zwave device to your network)

[Bitcraze]

Hi, all

I have also come across the HA-Bridge software sometime ago and working great as a Bridge between Amazon Echo and HomeGenie.

Would like to get DNLA working with HA-Brisge and HomeGenie.

[jon]

     Glitch007 , hi

 Google Home was just released. Does ha-bridge also works on  this hardware?

Thanks,
Jon

[amji71]

OR you can simply use ifttt.com and use Alexa to trigger a Maker channel event.  Maker channel can post web requests.  So, all what you need to know is your public IP for your Homegenie machine and your z-wave switch's node number and then with this command you can control it:

http://your.public.ip.address/api/HomeAutomation.ZWave/node#/Control.On

or Control.Off to switch it off.  It is that simple!   

[mchias13]

is maker channel running locally on your alexa or pi?  if it's a remote service, then you'd need to open a port on your firewall.  using HA-bridge keeps everything local, so no need to expose anything.

[[email protected]]

I've made an interface so you no longer need to use HA bridge

See feature requests thread..

I will upload a post soon with more details and a working zip

Means you don't need to edit deviceconfig as its all dynamic.

[Bitcraze]

Hi, David

I am very exited and eagerly waiting on your .zip, to test.

Awesome work, man!!!

[[email protected]]

not to take away from the video in this thread and mine is no way finished but available none the less..

http://www.homegenie.it/forum/index.php?topic=1715.0

[pmowry911]

Just wanted to echo that the HA-bridge works great for not using an external service to control switches via Google Home.  My glitches were the UPNP service bound to IP of the virtual nic used for Virtualbox instead of the physical nic.  It was obvious in the logs on debug mode,  but wanted to point it out in case someone else runs into a problem.  2nd issue is Google home didn't like it running on port 88 either (I already have 80 in use and 81 is HomeGenie).  So I moved it to a windows machine for know.  I'll try to move it back later by adding a 2nd IP to the same NIC on the linux box so HA-bridge can have one to itself.

Only grip is without anything special setup the wall switch I have connected to a pinball machine is included when I say to turn all lights on or off. pretty sure I can address this by building a "house lights" group as a Multiple Call Construct and say turn house lights off instead.


Next step is z-wave thermostat control, no native IP connection to mine like a nest.

Later I'll try moving homegenie to a VM so it does not have to compete for ports and give https://github.com/davidwallis3101/HomegenieEchoBridge a try.