Hello everyone,
First: Yes. This is another Alexa thread. I’ve read through many and have not found an answer, though they have given me good information.
I cannot for the life of me get Alexa to discover my devices whether it be zigbee or zwave. I have OH 2.4.0-1 setup and running on Ubuntu 18.04 (used openHABian config tool). I’ve already disconnected WINK from Alexa before connecting myopenhab.
Here’s where I’m at:
I have my Nortek controller installed and bindings for both zwave and zigbee installed and working. I can find and pair devices within paper ui and they do function.
I have myopenhab setup and logged in. My Alexa account shows up under “applications” and myopenhab shows as “Online” in the top menu. I have NOT exposed any items because 1) I’m not using IFTTT, and 2) I read that you do not need to expose anything to discover/use with Alexa.
I’ve made sure to toggle the device state (on/off, or brighten/dim). Alexa cannot find any devices.
I have simple mode disabled. So after discovering and adding the thing (leviton plug), I created an Item of type Switch. Then I went back to the thing config and linked that Item to the Switch channel. I can go into the “Control” tab and successfully switch the plug on/off.
I used the rest api to add the alexa tags. Here’s my config (as given by rest api) for my Leviton zwave switch: (I’m assuming the escape character of \ for the quotes within the alexa tag are normal, as these were automatically added when using rest api put for the item tag.)
{
"statusInfo": {
"status": "ONLINE",
"statusDetail": "NONE"
},
"editable": true,
"label": "Test Outlet",
"bridgeUID": "zwave:serial_zstick:d7e9050d",
"configuration": {
"config_7_1": 255,
"switchall_mode": 255,
"node_id": 4
},
"properties": {
"zwave_class_basic": "BASIC_TYPE_ROUTING_SLAVE",
"zwave_class_generic": "GENERIC_TYPE_SWITCH_BINARY",
"zwave_frequent": "false",
"zwave_neighbours": "",
"modelId": "DZPA1",
"zwave_version": "0.5",
"zwave_listening": "true",
"manufacturerId": "001D",
"manufacturerRef": "1A02:0334,3601:0001",
"dbReference": "305",
"zwave_deviceid": "820",
"zwave_nodeid": "4",
"vendor": "Leviton",
"defaultAssociations": "1",
"zwave_routing": "true",
"zwave_beaming": "true",
"zwave_secure": "false",
"zwave_class_specific": "SPECIFIC_TYPE_SCENE_SWITCH_BINARY",
"zwave_manufacturer": "29",
"zwave_devicetype": "6658"
},
"UID": "zwave:device:d7e9050d:node4",
"thingTypeUID": "zwave:leviton_dzpa1_00_000",
"channels": [
{
"linkedItems": [
"TestOutlet"
],
"uid": "zwave:device:d7e9050d:node4:switch_binary",
"id": "switch_binary",
"channelTypeUID": "zwave:switch_binary",
"itemType": "Switch",
"kind": "STATE",
"label": "Switch",
"description": "Switch the power on and off",
"defaultTags": [],
"properties": {
"binding:*:OnOffType": "COMMAND_CLASS_SWITCH_BINARY,COMMAND_CLASS_BASIC"
},
"configuration": {}
}
]
}
And the corresponding item, also from rest api:
{
"link": "http://172.16.0.20:8080/rest/items/TestOutlet",
"state": "OFF",
"editable": true,
"type": "Switch",
"name": "TestOutlet",
"label": "Test Outlet",
"category": "Switch",
"tags": [
"alexa=\"PowerController.powerState\""
],
"groupNames": []
}
What do y’all think?
