I’ve had a quick look around this forum, but haven’t found any recent solutions.
How can I get a specific preset (or effect + colours) to run via Alexa?
Any help will be appreciated.
I’ve had a quick look around this forum, but haven’t found any recent solutions.
How can I get a specific preset (or effect + colours) to run via Alexa?
Any help will be appreciated.
You could setup "Also emulate devices to call the first X presets " like below which will add your first 3 presets to Alexa as separate lights , not optimal but works to select presets
This is some kind of new feature or usermod?
No that is a default feature
I found this in Settings > Sync
at e.g. http://192.168.0.32/settings/sync
in case anyone else is wondering where it is.
Note that there’s also Alexa On/Off Preset
in Settings > Time & Macros
at e.g. http://192.168.0.32/settings/time
Yes Alexa setup is under the Sync page as that is the page to connect to other systems such as Alexa, hue , mqtt …etc
I only have the checkbox for emulating Alexa but that is probably because I have 0.14.0 version?
0.14.0 is the latest at this time.
Yes it is available in 14 and also yes 14.0 is the latest "Release " other beta builds are available here WLED installation (wled-install.github.io)
Oh I’m sorry I have the 0.13.3… my bad so it is time to upgrade then. Thank you!
Hi.
After set up /enable Alexa in wled. Name for alexa etc…
The emulate value is how many of the presets in wled (1 to ?) Will be used.
So configure 3 presets 1 2 and 3.(or what you need. Can add more later by increaing the number to match your preset. Dont know how many can be done. I only needed 5 im sure more would work.
Just you alexa device screen will become populated lol
Then match total presets wanted.
So emulate devices value will be 3 (the first 3 presets)
Save you settings in wled.
Possibly reboot.
Once rebooted.
Then tell alexa to discover. "she " will find your preset as devices… wait for her to announce her "discoveries.) look in the app after she tells you she found x new devices…
Then to enable a preset tell “her” to "turn on ( preset name…) so keep your preset names simple or direct.
Advise…
The wled default preset names are easy … tho 1 or 2 of there names my need to be creative setting them as a callable preset.
Also create a default preset with no effects. Ie . Name it SOLID or ambience? (You choice.)
That way you can get back to solid colours and change colours and brightness. Off on etc.
Alexa set/change (can say either) solid to colour x
Alexa set solid to 30% brightness.
Also when your selected preset is turned on. Brightness …off…on will be done to that particular preset.
Ie. Alexa turn on dna…(if it was a preset)
Then modify the command for the active preset.
Ie…
… turn off dna
… change dna brigtness to x%…
Hope ive explained that well enough and helps.
Also playlists can be called in the same way.
Thats how i acheived it. It’ll work !
Good luck my friend.
Oh and by the way…
Upgrade your wled binary to Moonmodules.
Also now the “devices” are in Alexa you can now include them in your routines or group commands in alexa
Been using it since its public conception. Your leds will love you for it…lol
Hope my explanation helped you
Oh and one more thing.
Make sure you plan out your effects and names.
And they are the final version of your creation.
As trying to change a preset slot to something else (name) may present issues… by all mean modify the preset in moonmodules to your desire over and over but keep your original preset name and slot.
will need.more management otherwise.
Guve me a nod if this helped anybody…
Peace out.