Release Candidate and Support: Amazon Echo Control Binding

kamikatze13 · November 7, 2020, 6:27pm

reinstalled openhabian on the raspi4 to see whether it is a docker issue.
it is not a docker issue. neither is it a local dns issue, as it resolves the address fine:

fresh install of openhabian:

ideas?

edwolfe807 · November 13, 2020, 12:58pm

Why did my echo binding suddenly stop playing my tunin stations? It happened right after I upgraded openhab to the latest.

My script commands (ever weekday at 7:00 AM)

Echo_Group_Everywhere_RadioStationId.sendCommand("s235091")
Echo_Group_Everywhere_Player.sendCommand(PLAY)

The log shows:

2020-11-13 07:00:00.092 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'Echo_Group_Everywhere_RadioStationId' received command s235091
2020-11-13 07:00:00.110 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'Echo_Group_Everywhere_Player' received command PLAY
2020-11-13 07:00:00.164 [nt.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Echo_Group_Everywhere_RadioStationId predicted to become s235091
2020-11-13 07:00:00.178 [nt.ItemStatePredictedEvent] - Echo_Group_Everywhere_Player predicted to become PLAY
2020-11-13 07:00:00.208 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Echo_Group_Everywhere_RadioStationId changed from  to s235091
2020-11-13 07:00:04.756 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Echo_Group_Everywhere_RadioStationId changed from s235091 to
2020-11-13 07:00:04.766 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Echo_Group_Everywhere_Player changed from PLAY to PAUSE

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openhab> bundle:list | grep Amazon
203 x Active x 80 x 2.5.10.202009230340 x openHAB Add-ons :: Bundles :: Amazon Echo Control Binding

edwolfe807 · November 17, 2020, 1:10pm

Anybody have an idea why my previous post is happening?

m4rk · November 22, 2020, 8:38am

You can set a scheduled ‘do not disturb’ time on the echo itself. Then any TTS will not be heard regardless of what openHAB tries to do but if there is a volume command sent you could hear a single boop noise buts thats it.

That saved me a lot of trouble; especially when my testing crosses unknowingly over into the twillight hours

Foxejoe · November 22, 2020, 8:48am

Thanks
How Can i set it with OH? Do you have any advice?
Regards
Lorenzo

m4rk · November 22, 2020, 10:38am

I set it on the device itself or use the App and go to the device settings. It prevents all sounds during your defined periods except of course alarms and timers.

I have not seen if there is way to do that using the binding but it would be interesting if there was

I requested it here:

Wolfgang_S · November 22, 2020, 11:40am

you more or less explained it already.

define a routine in your app
then call the routine from within OH with the below command call to the StartRoutine item

Echo_Living_Room_StartRoutine.sendCommand('YourRoutine')

aRGiRob · November 23, 2020, 10:45am

Hello,
i have this problem which prevents from setting the color of a light bulb connected to openhab via alexa; when trying to change the color using the colorpicker item defined as follows
Color IAZ_006_color “Colore” {channel=“amazonechocontrol:smartHomeDevice:AZN_000_account:AZN_006_porta:color” }
openhab.log shows this message:
[INFO ] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - Smart home device command failed. [INFO ] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - Request: [INFO ] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - {“controlRequests”:[{“entityId”:“b89ffc57-3fc1-4a48-85c2-20b43ecd578c”,“entityType”:“APPLIANCE”,“parameters”:{“action”:“setColor”,“color”:{“hue”:227,“saturation”:0.92,“brightness”:1.0}}}]} [INFO ] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - Answer: [INFO ] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - {“entity”:{“entityId”:“b89ffc57-3fc1-4a48-85c2-20b43ecd578c”,“entityType”:“APPLIANCE”},“code”:“FAILURE_TO_SEND”,“message”:“Validation failed with the following error(s): [InvalidParameters: [StringParameter(value=)] for action setColor]”,“data”:null}
and the color does not change. However if a try to set/change the colorName of the same item:
String IAZ_006_colorname “Nome Colore” {channel=“amazonechocontrol:smartHomeDevice:AZN_000_account:AZN_006_porta:colorName” }
no error messages appears in the log and the bulbs changes its color.

this is the sitemap:
Frame label=“Porta” { Switch item=IAZ_006_stato Slider item=IAZ_006_luninosita Colorpicker item=IAZ_006_color Selection item=IAZ_006_colorname mappings=[ ‘red’=‘Red’, ‘green’=‘Green’, ‘blue’=‘Blue’ ] }
Am i doing something wrong with items/sitemap configuration or it is a known issue?
Please note that i can also turn on/off the bulb using the switch item so i do not think is a thing configuration problem.
I am running:
133 │ Active │ 80 │ 2.5.0 │ openHAB Core :: Bundles :: Core 286 │ Active │ 80 │ 2.5.11.202011051557 │ openHAB Add-ons :: Bundles :: Amazon Echo Control Binding

thanks in advance and thanks for your huge work on this binding

J-N-K · November 23, 2020, 11:09am

Looks like a bug. Can you please show request and response for the working command? If possible, also show what happens if you set the color from another device (like a remote control).

aRGiRob · November 23, 2020, 11:28am

and this is what is logged when i change the color from alexa app on my mobile:
2020-11-23 12:19:18.941 [DEBUG] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - Make request to https://alexa.amazon.it/api/phoenix/state 2020-11-23 12:19:18.941 [DEBUG] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - POST: {“stateRequests”:[{“entityId”:“SKILL_eyJza2lsbElkIjoiYW16bjEuYXNrLnNraWxsLjI4N2FkMTRmLTdhMjYtNDEzOC05ZmJhLTkxODVmZmUxOWUwNSIsInN0YWdlIjoibGl2ZSJ9_M1GAxtaW9A0LXNwZWMtdjIVgoAFGA55ZWVsaW5rLWNvbG9AyMxUUGAkxMzM4OTA3MDYV0gkA”,“entityType”:“APPLIANCE”},{“entityId”:“SKILL_eyJza2lsbElkIjoiYW16bjEuYXNrLnNraWxsLjdhZmM2NzFjLWU5MDMtNDI4ZC05ZmZjLTFmZTRjYjJkYzQzNiIsInN0YWdlIjoibGl2ZSJ9_bf96648ad49b0bc48bfy0u”,“entityType”:“APPLIANCE”},{“entityId”:“SKILL_eyJza2lsbElkIjoiYW16bjEuYXNrLnNraWxsLjdhZmM2NzFjLWU5MDMtNDI4ZC05ZmZjLTFmZTRjYjJkYzQzNiIsInN0YWdlIjoibGl2ZSJ9_bf2960fb0a045876a70ffe”,“entityType”:“APPLIANCE”}]} 2020-11-23 12:19:19.730 [DEBUG] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - Call to https://alexa.amazon.it/api/phoenix/state succeeded 2020-11-23 12:19:19.731 [DEBUG] [mazonechocontrol.internal.Connection] - Result of POST https://alexa.amazon.it/api/phoenix/state:{“deviceStates”:[{“entity”:{“entityId”:“SKILL_eyJza2lsbElkIjoiYW16bjEuYXNrLnNraWxsLjI4N2FkMTRmLTdhMjYtNDEzOC05ZmJhLTkxODVmZmUxOWUwNSIsInN0YWdlIjoibGl2ZSJ9_M1GAxtaW9A0LXNwZWMtdjIVgoAFGA55ZWVsaW5rLWNvbG9AyMxUUGAkxMzM4OTA3MDYV0gkA”,“entityType”:“CLOUD_DISCOVERED_DEVICE”},“capabilityStates”:["{“namespace”:“Alexa.BrightnessController”,“name”:“brightness”,“value”:100,“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19.636Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:6000,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.ColorController”,“name”:“color”,“value”:{“hue”:0.0,“saturation”:1.0,“brightness”:1.0},“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19.636Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:6000,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.PowerController”,“name”:“powerState”,“value”:“ON”,“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19.636Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:6000,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.EndpointHealth”,“name”:“connectivity”,“value”:{“value”:“OK”},“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:17:38.554Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:6000,“deepQuery”:false,“timeOfStateChange”:“2020-11-23T08:19:03.269Z”}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.ColorPropertiesController”,“name”:“colorProperties”,“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19.636Z”,“timeOfStateChange”:"",“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:6000,“value”:{“name”:“red”,“localizationMap”:{“en”:“Red”,“en-US”:“Red”,“en-UK”:“Red”,“de”:“Rot”,“jp”:“赤”,“fr”:“Rouge”,“it”:“Rosso”,“es-ES”:“Rojo”,“es-MX”:“Rojo”,“pt-BR”:“Vermelho”,“es-US”:“Rojo”,“hi-IN”:“लाल”}},“deepQuery”:true}"],“error”:null},{“entity”:{“entityId”:“SKILL_eyJza2lsbElkIjoiYW16bjEuYXNrLnNraWxsLjdhZmM2NzFjLWU5MDMtNDI4ZC05ZmZjLTFmZTRjYjJkYzQzNiIsInN0YWdlIjoibGl2ZSJ9_bf96648ad49b0bc48bfy0u”,“entityType”:“CLOUD_DISCOVERED_DEVICE”},“capabilityStates”:["{“namespace”:“Alexa.ColorController”,“name”:“color”,“value”:{“saturation”:1.0,“brightness”:1.0,“hue”:272},“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.BrightnessController”,“name”:“brightness”,“value”:100,“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.PowerController”,“name”:“powerState”,“value”:“OFF”,“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.EndpointHealth”,“name”:“connectivity”,“value”:{“value”:“OK”},“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.ColorPropertiesController”,“name”:“colorProperties”,“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“timeOfStateChange”:"",“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“value”:{“name”:“indigo”,“localizationMap”:{“en”:“Indigo”,“en-US”:“Indigo”,“en-UK”:“Indigo”,“de”:“Indigo”,“jp”:null,“fr”:null,“it”:“Indaco”,“es-ES”:“Violeta oscuro”,“es-MX”:“Violeta oscuro”,“pt-BR”:null,“es-US”:“Violeta oscuro”,“hi-IN”:null}},“deepQuery”:true}"],“error”:null},{“entity”:{“entityId”:“SKILL_eyJza2lsbElkIjoiYW16bjEuYXNrLnNraWxsLjdhZmM2NzFjLWU5MDMtNDI4ZC05ZmZjLTFmZTRjYjJkYzQzNiIsInN0YWdlIjoibGl2ZSJ9_bf2960fb0a045876a70ffe”,“entityType”:“CLOUD_DISCOVERED_DEVICE”},“capabilityStates”:["{“namespace”:“Alexa.ColorController”,“name”:“color”,“value”:{“saturation”:1.0,“brightness”:1.0,“hue”:79},“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.BrightnessController”,“name”:“brightness”,“value”:100,“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.PowerController”,“name”:“powerState”,“value”:“OFF”,“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}","{“namespace”:“Alexa.EndpointHealth”,“name”:“connectivity”,“value”:{“value”:“OK”},“timeOfSample”:“2020-11-23T11:19:19Z”,“uncertaintyInMilliseconds”:0,“deepQuery”:true,“timeOfStateChange”:""}"],“error”:null}],“errors”:[]}

J-N-K · November 23, 2020, 12:16pm

Fixed in https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/pull/9057/commits/82f88427bd761621e4baae2d82363b4d03a6cae4

aRGiRob · November 23, 2020, 12:54pm

Thank you so much Jan.
sorry for the stupid question: do i have to wait for the next snapshot to upgrade my installation with your fixes?

J-N-K · November 23, 2020, 1:36pm

It’s now part of a bigger change that hopefully get’s merged soon (review pending). Unfortunately since you run 2.5.x I can’t easily provide a bundle for that. There is a test version for 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT, though.

After the pull request has been merged, we can backport this fix to 2.5.x.

RalphSester · November 23, 2020, 5:31pm

Hello,
there is still the announcing bug in the binding. No text based anncounce can be placed since Version 2.5.8. on display based devices.

i have created a bug report on github, but nobody takes care…
the link to the bug is: https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/issues/8726 9

is somebody able to reproduce it or can take an eye on this?
Thank you.

Ralph

J-N-K · November 23, 2020, 6:33pm

Is this still present in the 3.0.0 bundle I posted here?

RalphSester · November 24, 2020, 8:54pm

On OH3M3 my alexas dont work…other problems…

i think, the problem is in the ChannelHandlerAnnouncement.java

See: https://ci.openhab.org/view/Integration%20Builds%20(2.5.x)/job/openHAB2.5.x-Addons/ws/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/amazonechocontrol/internal/channelhandler/ChannelHandlerAnnouncement.java

Because the problem only occurs when using the announcing keywords specified there.
i mean the ‘speak, sound, title, body, volume’ keywords. these are special - like explained in the binding docu…

wizardofhex · November 25, 2020, 2:40pm

I’m having trouble getting a Smart Home Device Group online. Do you know what I can do to troubleshoot this?

RalphSester · November 26, 2020, 6:47am

it seems, that the ‘body’ tag is ignored.
when i send the following command to the device, it says “hello” but it don’t display the body-text:

Echo_Kitchen_Announcement.sendCommand(’{“sound”: false, “speak”: “Hello”, “title”: “SmartHome”, “body”: “This ist the Text”}’)

with the 2.5.7-binding, it works fine…after 2.5.7…not!
in the OH-Debug-log i can see, that binding does not send any request to the alexa-api.
so, the error is in the binding - not in the backend.

RalphSester · November 26, 2020, 1:43pm

Hello everybody,

After further analysis, I found out that the requests for an announcement sent to the Amazon backend differ. The text in the body tag under 2.5.11 is obviously suppressed and overwritten by the text in the speak tag. This was not the case under 2.5.7:

In both cases the request is:

Echo_Announcement.sendCommand('{"sound": true, "speak": "Hello", "title": "SmartHome", "body": "This is the Text"}')

The requests to the api then is:

Binding Version 2.5.7

POST: 
{
	"behaviorId":"PREVIEW",
	"sequenceJson":"{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.Sequence\",
	\"startNode\":{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",
	\"type\":\"AlexaAnnouncement\",
	\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"AXXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"GXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"locale\":\"\",
	\"customerId\":\"AXXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"expireAfter\":\"PT5S\",
	\"content\":[{\"locale\":\"\",
	\"display\":{\"title\":\"SmartHome\",
	\"body\":\"This is the Text\"},
	\"speak\":{\"type\":\"text\",
	\"value\":\"Hello\"}}],
	\"target\":{\"customerId\":\"AXXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"devices\":[{\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"GXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"deviceTypeId\":\"AXXXXXXXXXXX\"}]}}}}",
	"status":"ENABLED"
}

Binding Version 2.5.11

POST:
{
	"behaviorId":"PREVIEW",
	"sequenceJson":"{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.Sequence\",
	\"startNode\":{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.SerialNode\",
	\"nodesToExecute\":[{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.ParallelNode\",
	\"nodesToExecute\":[{\"@type\":\"com.amazon.alexa.behaviors.model.OpaquePayloadOperationNode\",
	\"type\":\"AlexaAnnouncement\",
	\"operationPayload\":{\"deviceType\":\"AXXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"GXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"locale\":\"\",
	\"customerId\":\"AXXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"expireAfter\":\"PT5S\",
	\"content\":[{\"locale\":\"\",
	\"display\":{\"title\":\"SmartHome\",
	\"body\":\"Hello\"},
	\"speak\":{\"type\":\"text\",
	\"value\":\"Hello\"}}],
	\"target\":{\"customerId\":\"AXXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"devices\":[{\"deviceSerialNumber\":\"GXXXXXXXXXX\",
	\"deviceTypeId\":\"AXXXXXXXXXXX\"}]}}}]}]}}",
	"status":"ENABLED"
}

You can see the difference in the line “body”…

I am not able to debug or change the original source code because i do not have an oh-development environment. can somebody please take a look at this?

If i have to do further testings or some other, please tell me.

Thanks Ralph

elarge · December 5, 2020, 5:14pm

Hi there: `
Amazon device discovery cannot find any devices in version 2.5.8 and 2.5.10.

I just installed the 2.5.10 OH version hoping that device discovery by echo control binding works again. But still alexa is not able to find any new devices. In the log I see some WebSocket error messages.

How can I again link new OH devices to my amazon smart home list again? (hope this is the right forum)

Exisitng devices still work though…