node-red-contrib-alexa-smart-home
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Integrate Alexa and Google Assistant / Google Home in your Node-RED flows.
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# Features
- A wide variety of supported device types and capabilities/ traits (details below)
- Real-time state reporting in the Alexa and Google Home apps.
- Alexa _and_ Google Home support, you can choose to use either, or both (note Google Home integration is currently awaiting certification but you can request access)
To enable Google Home/ Google Assistant functionality follow the instructions [here](https://github.com/coldfire84/node-red-alexa-home-skill-v3-web/wiki/Use-the-Hosted-Instance#google-assistant).
# Getting Started
Using the (free to use) hosted instance you can be up and running in just a few minutes:
1. Setup an account [here](https://red.cb-net.co.uk).
2. Once logged in, create your devices [here](https://red.cb-net.co.uk/devices).
3. Install and configure these nodes to your Node-RED instance.
4. Build relevant flows, see examples [here](https://red.cb-net.co.uk/docs).
Alternatively, you can deploy your own instance of this service, follow [these instructions](https://github.com/coldfire84/node-red-alexa-home-skill-v3-web/wiki/Deploy-Your-Own).
# Supported Devices/ Capabilities
| Alexa Interface | Google Trait | Supported Controls | Example Usage | Useful Links |
| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Brightness Control | Brightness | 0-100%, increase, reduce, dim | MQTT Out | Any MQTT-enabled bulb/ smart light |
| Channel Control | Experimental (number only) | Any number or name, i.e. 101, BBC 1, Channel 4 | HTTP Out | Any HTTP-enabled endpoint |
| Contact Sensor | ContactSensor | _No commands_ Note you can also use this interface as a trigger. | N/A | "Alexa, is the Kitchen window open?" |
| Color Control | ColorSetting | Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow etc. | MQTT Out | Any MQTT-enabled bulb/ smart light |
| Color Temperature Control | ColorTemperature | Increase, Decrease, Warm, Warm White, Incandescent, Soft White, White, Daylight, Daylight White, Cool, Cool White\*\*\* | MQTT Out | Any MQTT-enabled bulb/ smart light |
| Input Control | Not Supported | HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, HDMI4, phono, audio1, audio2 and "chromecast" | Yamaha Music Cast Amplifier | [node-red-contrib-avr-yamaha](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-avr-yamaha) |
| Lock Control | Experimental | Lock, Unlock | MQTT Out | Any MQTT connected Lock |
| Motion Sensor | MotionSensor | _No commands_ You can use this interface as a trigger with Alexa | N/A | |
| Playback Control | Experimental | Play, Pause, Stop, FastForward, Rewind, StartOver, Next, Previous | Kodi RPC | Http Response Node with [Kodi RPC Commands](https://kodi.wiki/view/JSON-RPC_API/Examples) |
| Percentage Controller | Not Supported | 0-100%, increase %, decrease % | HTTP Out, MQTT Out | Fans, AC Unit |
| Power Control | OnOff | On, Off | MQTT Out | Any MQTT-enabled switch, Socket etc |
| Scene Control | Scene | Turn On | Multiple | String together a number of nodes for your scene, i.e. lighting, TV on, ACR on |
| Speaker | Experimental | +/- volume, set to specific number, mute | Yamaha Music Cast Amplifier | [node-red-contrib-avr-yamaha](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-avr-yamaha) |
| Speaker (Step) | Not Supported (use Speaker) | +/- volume, mute | Yamaha Music Cast Amplifier | [node-red-contrib-avr-yamaha](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-avr-yamaha) |
| Temperature Sensor | Not Supported | No commands | N/A | View/ query temperature in any room by voice or Alexa App |
| Thermostats Control (Single set-point only) | TemperatureSetting | Set specific temp\*\*, increase/ decrease | MQTT Out | Any MQTT connected thermostat/HVAC |
# Further Information
Please see [Wiki](https://github.com/coldfire84/node-red-alexa-home-skill-v3-web/wiki) for additional information.