Amazon Dot (Alexa) not finding devices

Setup, Configuration and Use Installation
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i have a few devices configured for Alexa, but it seems to have stopped discovering them

Switch KitchenLamp "TV Lamp" <light> ( Lights, GF_Kitchen, GF_Kitchen_Lights, gGF ) {mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/sonoff9/POWER2:command:ON:1],>[broker:cmnd/sonoff9/POWER2:command:OFF:0],<[broker:stat/sonoff9/POWER2:state:default]"}
Switch KitchenTV "TV" <screen> ( GF_Kitchen, gGF ) {mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/sonoff9/POWER1:command:ON:1],>[broker:cmnd/sonoff9/POWER1:command:OFF:0],<[broker:stat/sonoff9/POWER1:state:default]"}
Switch KitchenLEDS    "Worktop LEDs"            <light> ( Lights, GF_Kitchen, GF_Kitchen_Lights, gGF )    {mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/sonoff8/power:command:ON:1],>[broker:cmnd/sonoff8/power:command:OFF:0],<[broker:stat/sonoff8/POWER:state:defa$

Switch DownstairsToilet             "Downstairs Toilet"       <light> ( Lights, gGF )    {mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/sonoff12/power:command:ON:1],>[broker:cmnd/sonoff12/power:command:OFF:0],<[broker:stat/sonoff12/POWER:state:default]"}
Switch CallumsLight             "Callums Light"       <light> ( Lights,TF_Callum,  gTF )    {mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/sonoff48/power:command:ON:1],>[broker:cmnd/sonoff48/power:command:OFF:0],<[broker:stat/sonoff48/POWER:state:default]"}
Switch RhiansLight             "Rhians Light"       <light> ( Lights,TF_Rhian,  gTF )    {mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/sonoff49/power:command:ON:1],>[broker:cmnd/sonoff49/power:command:OFF:0],<[broker:stat/sonoff49/POWER:state:default]"}
Switch AmysLight             "Amys Light"       <light> ( Lights,TF_Amy,  gTF )    {mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/sonoff47/power:command:ON:1],>[broker:cmnd/sonoff47/power:command:OFF:0],<[broker:stat/sonoff47/POWER:state:default]"}

Ive added the last 3 on the list today and non are discoverable.

Also I was having an issue with a device so deleted it out of alexa and tried to rediscover but it didn’t find it.

Any Ideas?

Thanks
Steve

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First, the line starting “Switch KitchenLEDS” has a strange ending (defa$) - if this isn’t a copy/paste error, you should corret this.

Second, You need to tag the Switches as described in Official Alexa Smart Home Skill for openHAB 2.

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Thanks. $ was because the line went over the edge of the screen. I’ll take a look at that documentation

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Firstly the link http://docs.openhab.org/addons/io/homekit/readme.html in the tutorial is broken.

Secondly I dont have any items in myopenhab.org (Is that correct )

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But in the openhab app I have a number of devices, of which most work OK

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You need to define items available to myopenhab
You can do this in the configuration/services section of the paperui.
Once you’ve told it what can be shared to the myopenhab cloud, and they are tagged correctly then the echo should see them.

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Indeed? No matter if I define items to be available in the Cloud Connector, they do notshow up in Alexa…

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Sounds obvious, so you may have tried, but have you tried to re-authorise the openhab alexa skill?

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Sure.
I had to re-install everything - the items showed up without listing them in the “Items to expose to apps such as IFTTT” field :wink: