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An easy-to-use NodeRED node for adding Alexa capability to NodeRED. NO Alexa Skills required.
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Couple of notes #4

Closed hardillb closed 6 years ago

hardillb commented 6 years ago
  1. Please add the git URL to the package.json so we can find it easier from npm and flows.nodered.org
  2. This is just emulating Hue and Wemo devices at the moment, so this means not lock or AV support?
torinnguyen commented 6 years ago
  1. git url has been added. sorry i'm pretty new to npm publishing.
  2. I'm more than happy to add support for lock and other type of devices. However, I am not aware of the protocol for such devices. If you have knowledge about those, please let me know.
hardillb commented 6 years ago

There is no built in local support for locks (all the different vendors have their own proprietary cloud solutions) in the Echo that I know of.

There is also the heating/cooling control in the ever growing home skill api. This is why I did with a cloud component for the node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill node.

I think you're going to end up only being ale to support the modes that match up to the switch and lighting control systems that Hue/WeMo can cover.

torinnguyen commented 6 years ago

I believe in simplifying user experience for new users. Once users are familiar enough with the ecosystem they can move on to your cloud-based solution.