Alexa doesn't find hue emulation items

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Hi,

I’m new to Openhab and for my most of my problems I found a solution/help i this forum. But with this issue I’ve tried pretty much everything I found in the various threads: I just can’t get the Alexa App or my Echo (1st Gen.) to find my item.

  • Port forwarding: 80 -> 8080
  • All combinations Pairing on/off <-> with/without IP/Port
  • Clear Cache
  • Reinstall Hue Binding / Hue Emulation
  • Unplugging my Hue Bridge during pairing
  • [ “Switchable” ], [ “Lighting” ], [ “ColorLighting” ]
    …

Actually, it should work:

  • http://(ip)/api/testuser/lights?debug=true" detects my AV receiver (Test item: marked as [ “Switchable” ])
  • The app “all 4 hue” finds the AV Receiver
  • Even the Philips Hue App finds it

But:

  • The Alexa App (Android) does not recognize the AV Receiver
  • When searching on alexa.amazon.de it is not found
  • My Echo (1st Gen.) & my EchoDot (1st Gen) don’t find it.

Anyone else have an idea?
What can I look for in the logs?

Thank you in advance.

Regards,
Andreas

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I think your problem is the same as in this thread: [Hue Emulation] Items with Switchable tag are not discovered

Try to change from [ “Switchable” ] to [“Lighting”]

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Hi Vradatta,
thanks for your anwer, but [ “Lighting” ] was the first thing I tried.
At the moment I’m trying it again (because I’m not sure if the other settings were correct at the first try) but it still doesn’t work. It is detected by the other apps and “http://(ip)/api/testuser/lights?debug=true” always shows the item but Alexa never finds it.

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Have you also checked the “description.xml” file as mentioned in the troubleshoot section? The ip or port in there might be wrong. The apps will still work, because they ignore that value and just use the peer network device right away.

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Hi David,
thank you for your answer! The description.xml shows the following entries:

  1. PaperUI Configuration: Optional address: “none”; Optional port: “none”
    ==> description.xml: http://“my correct RaspberryPi-IP”:8080
  2. PaperUI Configuration: Optional address: “my correct RaspberryPi-IP”; Optional port: “none”
    ==> description.xml: http://“my correct RaspberryPi-IP”:8080
  3. PaperUI Configuration: Optional address: ; Optional port: 80
    ==> description.xml: http://“my correct RaspberryPi-IP”:80
  4. PaperUI Configuration: Optional address: “my correct RaspberryPi-IP”; Optional port: 80
    ==> description.xml: http://“my correct RaspberryPi-IP”:80

I tried it with DevicePairing=ON and (as I read in another thread) DevicePairing=OFF.

One question: Is it advisable to disconnect the hue bridge while pairing? I’ve done this before, but I want to know for further tests.

Thanks.