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| − | Connecting your Hubitat Elevation™ to your Amazon Echo or Alexa compatible device is an easy way to add voice control to your home automations. Using the Hubitat | + | Connecting your Hubitat Elevation™ to your Amazon Echo or Alexa compatible device is an easy way to add voice control to your home automations. Using the Hubitat ''Amazon Echo Skill'' app allows you to control switches, dimmers and door locks. You will need to own an Amazon Echo or an Alexa compatible device and the Hubitat Skill for Alexa must be added via the Alexa app on your mobile device or alexa.amazon.com |
| − | # | + | === Activating the Hubitat Skill for Alexa === |
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| − | #Search | + | #From the Amazon Alexa app, tap the hamburger menu on the top left[[File:Alexa app hamburger menu.png|none|thumb|1039x1039px]] |
| − | #:[[File: Alexa | + | #Select S''kills and Games'' from the menu[[File:Alexa app Skill and Games.png|none|thumb|1042x1042px]] |
| − | #Tap | + | #Search All Skills |
| − | #The app | + | #:[[File:Alexa app search All Skills.png|1046x1046px]] |
| − | + | #Type ''Hubitat'' in the search box[[File:Search Alexa Skill for Hubitat.png|none|thumb|1042x1042px]] | |
| − | #Once your devices are discovered and added, you will be able to control | + | #Tap '''ENABLE''' on the Hubitat Elevation™ Alexa Skill[[File:Enable Alexa Hubitat Skill.png|none|thumb|1042x1042px]] |
| + | #Enter the same username and password you used to register your Hubitat Elevation™ hub[[File:Sign into Alexa Hubitat Skill.png|none|thumb|1045x1045px]] | ||
| + | #Select your hub name from the list[[File:Select Hub in Alexa Hubitat app.png|none|thumb|1052x1052px]] | ||
| + | #Select the devices you want the Alexa Skill to have access to. NOTE: The devices available to Alexa can be changed later from the ''Amazon Echo Skill'' app on your Hubitat Elevation™ hub afterward as well.[[File:Hubitat Alexa Skill-Device selection.png|none|thumb|1042x1042px]] | ||
| + | #Once you have a confirmation that ''Hubitat has been successfully linked'', close the window to begin device discovery.[[File:Hubitat Alexa Skill linked.png|none|thumb|1041x1041px]] | ||
| + | #Select '''DISCOVER DEVICES''' in the Alexa app or web portal [[File:Alexa discover devices.png|1041x1041px]] | ||
| + | #Alexa will search for Hubitat Elevation™ devices to add so Alexa can interact with them.[[File:Alexa is discovering devices.png|none|thumb|1030x1030px]] | ||
| + | #Once your devices are discovered and added, you will be able to control devices with your voice. The Amazon Echo Skill app and Alexa Hubitat Skill are capable of controlling are on/off switches, dimmers and locks. Hubitat Elevation™ Virtual buttons, thermostats, and input devices are not supported at this time.[[File:Alexa device discovery complete.png|none|thumb|1040x1040px]] | ||
Revision as of 21:56, 25 November 2018
Connecting your Hubitat Elevation™ to your Amazon Echo or Alexa compatible device is an easy way to add voice control to your home automations. Using the Hubitat Amazon Echo Skill app allows you to control switches, dimmers and door locks. You will need to own an Amazon Echo or an Alexa compatible device and the Hubitat Skill for Alexa must be added via the Alexa app on your mobile device or alexa.amazon.com
Activating the Hubitat Skill for Alexa
- From the Amazon Alexa app, tap the hamburger menu on the top left
- Select Skills and Games from the menu
- Search All Skills
- Type Hubitat in the search box
- Tap ENABLE on the Hubitat Elevation™ Alexa Skill
- Enter the same username and password you used to register your Hubitat Elevation™ hub
- Select your hub name from the list
- Select the devices you want the Alexa Skill to have access to. NOTE: The devices available to Alexa can be changed later from the Amazon Echo Skill app on your Hubitat Elevation™ hub afterward as well.
- Once you have a confirmation that Hubitat has been successfully linked, close the window to begin device discovery.
- Select DISCOVER DEVICES in the Alexa app or web portal
- Alexa will search for Hubitat Elevation™ devices to add so Alexa can interact with them.
- Once your devices are discovered and added, you will be able to control devices with your voice. The Amazon Echo Skill app and Alexa Hubitat Skill are capable of controlling are on/off switches, dimmers and locks. Hubitat Elevation™ Virtual buttons, thermostats, and input devices are not supported at this time.
