Trick for enabling Harmony remote "home control" buttons?

[sam (Sam Turner)]

Ello again

You need to run a fake Hue bridge that the Harmony can pair to, the fake bridge can then talk to OpenHAB. People use similar methods to get Amazon Echo to send commands.

https://github.com/armzilla/amazon-echo-ha-bridge
https://github.com/bwssytems/ha-bridge

This thread is worth a read

New Binding: Amazon Echo

HI all, I finally got around to creating a binding to link OH2 to my Amazon echos. I just got this working like 10 mins ago, so to say it’s rough is an understatement! This Binding emulates a Hue Bridge, allowing the echo to directly control it. This has two big benefits over using a alexa hosted app. One is that it is super fast, control is done over the local network and not from the cloud. Two is that there is no wake word, you just say “Turn lights ON” or “Set Thermostat to 70”. This s…

(and you thought my Flirc method was long winded )

Depending on what you ultimately want to do with the buttons, it might be worth picking up a Hue Starter Kit. It is Prime day on Amazon today and starter kits (three colour bulbs and a bridge) are going for £99 (usually £150)

Bargain