Alexa + SmartStart
Control your Viper SmartStart enabled car with Alexa (Amazon Echo)
Instructions
VERY IMPORTANT: DO NOT PUBLISH THIS SKILL OR SUBMIT IT FOR CERTIFICATION. THIS IS A PRIVATE SKILL AND WILL WORK WITHOUT PUBLISHING/CERTIFYING.
- If you do not already have one, create an Amazon Developer account.
- Go to the Amazon Developer Portal.
- Click Get Started > under Alexa Skills Kit.
- Click Add a New Skill at the top right.
- Skill Type:
Custom Interaction Model
- Language:
English (U.S.)
- Name:
Viper SmartStart
- Invocation Name:
viper
- Audio Player:
No
- Click Next.
- At the top left under Viper SmartStart you should see a skill ID. Copy this down as we will need it in the next step.
- Go to https://alexa-skills-server.herokuapp.com/smartstart and enter your Directed/Viper/Clifford/Python SmartStart username and password, as well as the skill ID that you copied from the previous step.
- Make sure to enter this information correctly as you will have to wait 60 seconds before you can try again. This is a security measure to prevent brute-force attacks on the encryption keys.
- After you've made sure that you have entered the correct information, click Submit.
- Copy and paste the Intent Schema and Sample Utterances to the new skill on the Amazon Developer Portal.
- On the Amazon Developer Portal page, click Next.
- You should now be on the Configuration page of the skill.
- Service Endpoint Type:
HTTPS
- Geographical Region:
North America
- Copy and paste the Skill URL from the Viper SmartStart Alexa Skill Setup page into the text field under North America.
- Account Linking:
No
- Click Next.
- Certificate for NA Endpoint:
My development endpoint is a sub-domain of a domain that has a wildcard certificate from a certificate authority
- Click Next and you are finished.
Donations
If you find yourself enjoying this skill, please consider making a small donation of $7 to help cover the server costs.
Sample Phrases
- Alexa, tell Viper to unlock the car
- Alexa, lock the truck with Viper
- Alexa, tell Viper to start the car
- Alexa, ask Viper what was the top speed today?
- Alexa, ask Viper to find the Jeep
Bugs and Issues
Please report any bugs or issues to the Issues page.