The Home HQ smart home skill allows you to monitor and control your Smart Home with the power of your voice. You can send commands that control your plugs, lights and thermostat. This Home HQ skill is optimized for use with your smart home and allows you to control connected devices simply by saying “Alexa, turn on the light”.
Before you begin: You will need a Home HQ account. Visit http://originhomehq.com.au to find out more about our free service. Once you've created your account, you can enable this skill. You will need to log into your Home HQ account to link it to Alexa.
To get started: You will need to have a Home HQ Starter Kit and any of the following supported smart home devices from our online store: - Philips Hue Light Bulb - Smart Plug - Home HQ Gateway - Sensibo Sky Thermostat Visit https://originhomehq.com.au/collections/home-hq-device-store for more information.
Next steps: After you have set up your environment, you can begin controlling all of your connected devices. Here's the complete list of things you can say: - “Alexa, turn [on / off] [smart home device / group name].” - “Alexa, set [smart home device / group name] to [##]%.” - “Alexa, [brighten / dim] [smart home device / group name].” - “Alexa, set [smart home device / group name] temperature to [##] degrees.” - “Alexa, [increase / decrease] the [smart home device / group name] temperature.”
Grouping Devices: This smart home skill allows you to define customized groups of devices right in the Alexa App. For more information on how to manage your groups, visit the Amazon help page: http://tinyurl.com/alexa-smart-home-groups
For more information on how this skill works, visit http://www.originhomehq.com.au/homehq-alexa-skills