With DiCEhome skill you can control all your devices connected to DiCE SMART directly with your voice thanks to Amazon Alexa.
Required materials In order to use this skill, you must have installed DiCE SMART system, with related devices. The devices must be properly configured using DiCEhome app, available on both Android and iOS stores.
Steps to follow: 1. Account association - Before using Amazon Alexa to control and receive information from connected devices, you must associate your DiCEhome account with your Amazon account. - Access the skill and click on "Activate" button. - On the link page shown, enter your credentials used for DiCEhome app. You will be redirected to the confirmation page. - Accept the list of accesses required from the skill for a proper functionality. - The account association has ended.
2. Voice interaction with sensors To allow Alexa to access the DiCE SMART platform, the Skill must be invoked: User: “Alexa, open DiCE SMART” Alexa: “Welcome to DiCE SMART, what can I do for you?”
Now you can interrogate the sensors with your voice, for example: - D·ENERGY “What is the last power detected by <device name>?” “What is the consumption recorded by <device name>yesterday?” “What is the maximum consumption peak detected this month by <device name>?”
3. Voice interaction with devices Now you will be able to control devices directly, for example:
“Alexa, turn on <device name>” “Alexa, turn off <device name>”
Note: to facilitate voice interaction, it is recommended to name the devices using simple and easy to recognize names (please, don't use special characters, eg. %&-_. )..