The MyPlace skill allows you to monitor and control your home security with the power of your voice. You can request status updates about your home’s MyPlace connected devices and voice commands to your home security system – making your MyPlace Security Pack even more convenient to use. This skill expands on the MyPlace smart home skill to let you incorporate additional smart home functionality like monitoring your MyPlace sensors.
Before you begin: You will need a MyPlace account. Visit http://www.myplacesecure.com to find out more about the MyPlace service. Once you've signed-up for MyPlace, you can enable this skill. You will need to log in to your MyPlace account to link it to Alexa.
To get started: As a MyPlace subscriber, you can always choose to expand the functionality of your MyPlace system by purchasing any of the following supported sensors from our online store: - MyPlace Entry Sensor - MyPlace Water Sensor - MyPlace Touch Sensor - MyPlace Motion Sensor - MyPlace Temperature Sensor - MyPlace Smart Plug Visit http://myplacesecure.com/store/ for more information.
Next steps: After you've set up your environment, you can begin monitoring and controlling all of your connected devices. Here are some examples of what you can say: - "Alexa, ask MyPlace for help." - "Alexa, ask MyPlace for the status of my devices." - "Alexa, tell MyPlace to turn on my lights." - "Alexa, tell MyPlace to turn off my outlets." - "Alexa, tell MyPlace to brighten my living room." - "Alexa, tell MyPlace to dim my lights." - "Alexa, tell MyPlace to set my office light to 50%."
Tips: The MyPlace skill is designed to be intuitive. But to help you along, here are some cool features you may not have known about.
Grouping Devices: By default, the MyPlace skill automatically groups all your devices by their type, like "lights", "plugs", "doors", etc. In addition, you can create custom groups of devices easily using our iOS, Android, or web MyPlace apps. To create groups of devices, rename your device to include one of many possible predefined zone/room names. For example, here's how one might name their devices to create groups of devices in their living room: - "Living room overhead light 1" - "Living room overhead light 2" - "Living room temperature sensor" - "Living room motion detector"
Groups are stackable too. You can have any device associated with any number of groups. For example, the first two devices are associated with both the "first floor" and the "bathroom" groups while the second two devices are associated with both the "second floor" and the "bathroom" groups: - "First floor bathroom light" - "First floor bathroom smart plug" - "Second floor bathroom light" - "Second floor bathroom smart plug"
Here are some common groups that you can begin using today: - Living room - Kitchen - Bedroom - Hallway - Outside - Garage - Office - Whole home
Providing feedback: We believe in building features you want. If you think of a new feature you would like us to build, let us know. You can provide feedback directly to our engineers through any of our iOS, Android, or web based MyPlace apps. To find out how, use Alexa. Say "Alexa, ask MyPlace about suggestions."
For more information on how this skill works, visit http://www.myplacesecure.com/myplace-alexa-skills
Please note: this skill may not function in the event of a power or broadband outage or other connectivity issues affecting your Alexa-enabled device, or if Alexa misunderstands your request. You should use your mobile or home phone service to dial 911 in the event of an emergency.
“Alexa, ask MyPlace for the status of my devices.”
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