Hello, I have installed the openhab cloud connector and the openhab Skill on my mobilephone. The cloud connector shows online. I have created a simple Light with a switch and added the Metadata Amazon Light to the Light group and the Metadata Light.PowerState to the switch. Version Openhab: openhab …

[image] sirmike: and added the Metadata Amazon Light to the Light group and the Metadata Light.PowerState to the switch Do you mean PowerController.powerState? I don’t think Light.powerState is a recognized capability. I use the UI for this and I apply the label “Lighting” in the Metadata, a…

Hi, I configured also via UI. There is Light.PowerState possible. I red at the manual, that both is possible. [Alexa Smarthome Skill] I did both ways and nothing worked.

I went searching for Light.powerState. I could be wrong, but I think Light.powerState is only for color items (.e.g, controlling a colored lightbulb). In any case, if you used the UI and selected the “Lighting” Metadata option (“Switchable” should also work) and it didn’t work for you, then I’m not …

[image] sirmike: I have created a simple Light with a switch and added the Metadata Amazon Light to the Light group and the Metadata Light.PowerState to the switch. Version Openhab: openhab SNAPSHOT 3.2.0~S2614-1 [image] PowerController.powerState vs. Switch.powerState …

Ah ok, thanks! Than its clear that it will not work!

The new skill is live now. So it should work with the new metadata syntax.

I have trouble finding devices with the Alexa app. While this works: Switch GA_Gehweg_Alexa “Gehweg” (gAlexa) {alexa=“Switch”, homekit=“Switchable”} this does not and is blo…

I responded to the same question you posted on the other thread. [image] openHAB Skill for Amazon Alexa New Metadata Syntax Beta Test Amazon Alexa First, what do you mean by blocking? Do you have other items not being discovered? Secondly, have you tried to de…

okay, thanks a lot for responding. Happy to follow up via the other thread.

Device discovering found no devices with Alexa Smarthome Skill

Apps & Services Amazon Alexa

jeshab (Jeremy) December 14, 2021, 4:33pm 9

I responded to the same question you posted on the other thread.