Amazon Echo HA Bridge issues

[Jigen]

Trying to follow along to the directions at http://tinsley.io/2015/06/control-your-items-using-the-amazon-echo-openhab/ but having an issue. When I try to connect in Postman I get ‘Could not get a response’ It looks like maybe I’m getting an error upon installation?

First one being aboout address already in use. Looks like its trying to use 8080 even though I say to use 8081?

2016-12-24 09:51:06.007 ERROR 10225 — [ main] o.a.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol : Failed to start end point associated with ProtocolHandler [“http-nio-8080”]

java.net.BindException: Address already in use
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind0(Native Method)
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:433)
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:425)
at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketChannelImpl.bind(ServerSocketChannelImpl.java:223)
at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketAdaptor.bind(ServerSocketAdaptor.java:74)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.bind(NioEndpoint.java:339)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractEndpoint.start(AbstractEndpoint.java:760)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.start(AbstractProtocol.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.startInternal(Connector.java:986)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.addConnector(StandardService.java:237)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.addPreviouslyRemovedConnectors(TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.java:186)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.start(TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.java:149)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.startEmbeddedServletContainer(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:288)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.finishRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:141)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:483)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:118)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:687)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:967)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:956)
at com.armzilla.ha.SpringbootEntry.main(SpringbootEntry.java:22)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:53)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

2016-12-24 09:51:06.018 ERROR 10225 — [ main] o.apache.catalina.core.StandardService : Failed to start connector [Connector[HTTP/1.1-8080]]

org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [Connector[HTTP/1.1-8080]]
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.addConnector(StandardService.java:237)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.addPreviouslyRemovedConnectors(TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.java:186)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.start(TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.java:149)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.startEmbeddedServletContainer(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:288)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.finishRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:141)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:483)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:118)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:687)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:967)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:956)
at com.armzilla.ha.SpringbootEntry.main(SpringbootEntry.java:22)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:53)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: service.getName(): “Tomcat”; Protocol handler start failed
at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.startInternal(Connector.java:993)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
… 18 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind0(Native Method)
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:433)
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:425)
at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketChannelImpl.bind(ServerSocketChannelImpl.java:223)
at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketAdaptor.bind(ServerSocketAdaptor.java:74)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.bind(NioEndpoint.java:339)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractEndpoint.start(AbstractEndpoint.java:760)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.start(AbstractProtocol.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.startInternal(Connector.java:986)
… 19 common frames omitted
2016-12-24 09:51:06.495 ERROR 10225 — [ main] o.s.boot.SpringApplication : Application startup failed

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Tomcat connector in failed state
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.start(TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer.java:157)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.startEmbeddedServletContainer(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:288)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.finishRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:141)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:483)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:118)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:687)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:967)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:956)
at com.armzilla.ha.SpringbootEntry.main(SpringbootEntry.java:22)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:53)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

[Jigen]

Nevermind I think I got it. Now just need to figure out how to do everything in Postman. What to send etc

[MikeH]

Glad you got it working. I used that method when I first started out with OpenHAB 1. When I moved over to OpenHAB 2 I used the Hue Emulation binding. It’s pretty easy to setup and works great. So if your using OpenHAB 2 or thinking of making the change I would give it a try.

New Binding: Hue Emulator - Amazon Echo integration

There’s a new binding which exposes OH2 items as Hue Devices to 3rd party apps. It was originally intended to allow an Amazon Echo to directly control OH2, but it should work for other devices like the Logitech Harmony remotes. I would appreciate feedback. It uses the exact same tagging format as the new Homekit binding, instructions can be found at https://github.com/openhab/openhab2-addons/tree/master/addons/io/org.openhab.io.hueemulation .

[Jigen]

That Hue Emulation sounds promising, Installed in through misc extensions in PaperUI.
But when I add a ‘tag’ to an item, everything stops working (well, the three I can see from the couch anyways. HabDroid says they turn on, but they don’t. Is my edited item misconfiured somehow?

Original:
Switch Main_Switch “Main” (GR_Downstairs, GR_Living_Room) { channel=“zwave:device:415e4667:node4:switch_dimmer” }
With ‘tag’:
Switch Main_Switch “Main” [“Lighting”] (GR_Downstairs, GR_Living_Room) { channel=“zwave:device:415e4667:node4:switch_dimmer” }

[RHINESEL (Matthew Valeri)]

Instead of “Lighting” did you try “Switchable” as a tag?

[Jigen]

Switchable doesn’t work either. Seems giving them at tag at all causes the items to completely stop working.
Edit: Got it. the tags need to go after the groups in order for the bindings to still work. Also need to turn pairing on in the emulation settings in order for Alexa to find them.