With Eddy Voice Remote and Amazon Alexa you can use your voice to start and stop activities, change channels, control volume, switch inputs, and play/pause your content.
SMART HOME - DEVICES
If you have Watch TV Activity, you can initiate the scene device by saying:
• “Alexa, turn on Watch TV”
Then you can say the following phrases without adding "on Watch TV":
To control volume, say:
• “Alexa, increase volume"
• “Alexa, increase volume by 3"
• “Alexa, decrease volume"
• “Alexa, decrease volume by 3"
• “Alexa, mute”
• “Alexa, unmute”
To control channels, say:
• “Alexa, change channel to Fox ”
• “Alexa, change channel to 7-2”
• “Alexa, next channel”
• “Alexa, previous channel”
To control playback, say:
• “Alexa, play”
• “Alexa, pause”
• “Alexa, fast forward"
• “Alexa, rewind"
• “Alexa, start over"
• “Alexa, stop"
• “Alexa, next"
• “Alexa, previous"
To switch inputs, say
• “Alexa, switch to HDMI 1”
• “Alexa, switch to HDMI 2”
• “Alexa, switch to HDMI 3”
• “Alexa, switch to TV”
• “Alexa, switch to Antenna”
Note #1: If you have multiple devices with the same type of controls i.e.(Playback controls or Channels Controls) then you need to always say the device name, so you do need to all "on Watch TV" to all the phrases.
Note #2: If there's been no activity on the Watch TV scene device for approximately 60-90 minutes (e.g., if you have been watching a single show or channel for a long time), you will need to add "Watch TV" to the phrases. Example:
• “Alexa, pause” will not work after 60 minutes of watching a tv show.
• “Alexa, pause on Watch TV" will work before or after 60 minutes of watching a tv show.
SMART HOME - SCENES
You can turn on / off scenes by saying:
• “Alexa, turn on scene name”
• “Alexa, turn off scene name”
Examples:
• “Alexa, turn on FOX”
• “Alexa, turn on SKIP”
• “Alexa, turn on Custom Activity”
PREREQUISITES
Hardware Requirements:
You need to have a compatible IR Blaster or IP Device. A full list can be found here:
https://dev.tinyelectrons.com/help/compatible
The compatible IR Blasters are:
• Global Cache iTach Series (IP2IR, IP2IR-P, & WF2IR)
• Global Cache iTach Series (IP2SL, IP2SL-P, & WF2SL)
• Global Cache Flex Series (IP, IP-P,& WF)
• GC-100 Series (06, 12, 18,18R)
• zmote V2 and zmote Pro
The compatible IP Devices are:
• All Tivos that support Remote Network Access
• All Rokus and TV Rokus are supported with Eddy Bridge Only
• All Direct TV that have Remote Control Enabled
• Any Panasonic TV that supports HTTP
• HTTP Post or Get Request
Other Compatible Hardware (Required Eddy Bridge for Raspberry Pi):
* Android ADB
* HDMI CEC Commands
* Wake on Lan magic packets
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
To use this skill, you need to have an active account on https://eddy.tinyelectrons.com . You will setup and configure the compatible controllers and devices. Once all the devices and controllers are setup, you will use the website to create activities and channels, and finally you will need to use the website to configure scenes.
SETUP
The setup time can be very complex to easy depending if you have an Android / Raspberry Pi 3 or know about Networking. More information about setup can be found here: https://eddy.tinyelectrons.com/help/setup
VIDEO SETUP
Video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsTDmooUZT0NVGcSQh69jrA/videos?view_as=subscriber
Does the Eddy Voice Remote Support Multiple Controllers?
Yes, you will append the name of the activity such as "Alexa, turn on Watch TV in Living Room" and "Alexa, turn on Watch TV in Bedroom"
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