I have my own smart home implementation using AVS scripts.
On June 9th I updated my template for BLINDS to include addtional commands using ModeController.
I added a couple of devices using the same template.
This was working fine. I could use voice commands for all the new commands on all devices.
This week I wanted to add some more devices using the same template.
However for the new devices Alexa won't accept the voice commands anymore.
I can see the different modes in the App and I am able to select them there.
It's just not working for the voice commands.
On the previously added devices the voice commands are still working.
I tried deleting one of the old devices and recreating it, resulting in the same problem.
This is my template:
{
"event": {
"header": {
"namespace": "Alexa.Discovery",
"name": "AddOrUpdateReport",
"messageId": "e6bd8529-efe3-70db-d370-e51ccf22aefc",
"eventCorrelationToken": "0815",
"payloadVersion": "3"
},
"payload": {
"endpoints": [
{
"endpointId": "1995",
"manufacturerName": "Edomi",
"description": "Jalousie Küchentür Terrasse",
"friendlyName": "Jalousie Küchentür",
"displayCategories": [
"EXTERIOR_BLIND"
],
"cookie": {},
"capabilities": [
{
"type": "AlexaInterface",
"interface": "Alexa.ModeController",
"instance": "Blind.Mode",
"version": "3",
"properties": {
"supported": [
{
"name": "mode"
}
],
"retrievable": true,
"proactivelyReported": true,
"nonControllable": false
},
"capabilityResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Betriebsart",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
},
"configuration": {
"ordered": false,
"supportedModes": [
{
"value": "stop",
"modeResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Stopp",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"value": "stepUp",
"modeResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Heller",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"value": "stepDown",
"modeResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Dunkler",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"value": "auto",
"modeResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Automatik",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
},
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Auto",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
},
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Automatikbetrieb",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"value": "manual",
"modeResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Handbetrieb",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
},
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Hand",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
},
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Manuell",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"value": "disable",
"modeResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Sperren",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
},
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Sperre",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"value": "enable",
"modeResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Freigeben",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
},
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Freigabe",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
},
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Entsperren",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"type": "AlexaInterface",
"interface": "Alexa.RangeController",
"instance": "Blind.Height",
"version": "3",
"properties": {
"supported": [
{
"name": "opening"
}
],
"proactivelyReported": true,
"retrievable": true
},
"capabilityResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Behanghöhe",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
},
"configuration": {
"supportedRange": {
"minimumValue": 0,
"maximumValue": 100,
"precision": 1
},
"unitOfMeasure": "Alexa.Unit.Percent"
},
"semantics": {
"actionMappings": [
{
"@type": "ActionsToDirective",
"actions": [
"Alexa.Actions.Close"
],
"directive": {
"name": "SetRangeValue",
"payload": {
"rangeValue": 100
}
}
},
{
"@type": "ActionsToDirective",
"actions": [
"Alexa.Actions.Open"
],
"directive": {
"name": "SetRangeValue",
"payload": {
"rangeValue": 0
}
}
},
{
"@type": "ActionsToDirective",
"actions": [
"Alexa.Actions.Lower"
],
"directive": {
"name": "SetRangeValue",
"payload": {
"rangeValue": 100
}
}
},
{
"@type": "ActionsToDirective",
"actions": [
"Alexa.Actions.Raise"
],
"directive": {
"name": "SetRangeValue",
"payload": {
"rangeValue": 0
}
}
}
],
"stateMappings": [
{
"@type": "StatesToValue",
"states": [
"Alexa.States.Open"
],
"value": 0
},
{
"@type": "StatesToRange",
"states": [
"Alexa.States.Closed"
],
"range": {
"minimumValue": 1,
"maximumValue": 100
}
}
]
}
},
{
"type": "AlexaInterface",
"interface": "Alexa.RangeController",
"instance": "Blind.Angle",
"version": "3",
"properties": {
"supported": [
{
"name": "rangeValue"
}
],
"proactivelyReported": true,
"retrievable": true,
"nonControllable": false
},
"capabilityResources": {
"friendlyNames": [
{
"@type": "text",
"value": {
"text": "Lamellenwinkel",
"locale": "de-DE"
}
}
]
},
"configuration": {
"supportedRange": {
"minimumValue": 1000,
"maximumValue": 1090,
"precision": 1
},
"unitOfMeasure": "Alexa.Unit.Angle.Degrees"
}
}
]
}
],
"scope": {
"type": "BearerToken",
"token": "access-token-from-Amazon"
}
}
}
}
"endpointId", "description", "friendlyName" are the only things I vary between the devices.
The following commands are alway working:
"Jalousie Küchentür öffnen" (kitchen door blind open)
"Jalousie Küchentür auf 50%" (kitchen door blind to 50%)
The following commands are only working for the previously added devices:
"Jalousie Küchentür stop" (kitchen door blind stop)
"Jalousie Küchentür sperren" (kitchen door blind block)
"Jalousie Küchentür Automatikbetrieb" (kitchen door blind automatic mode)
If I request all Smarthome Device configurations through the API
https://alexa.amazon.de/api/phoenix?includeRelationships=true
I can see that old and new devices only differ by some timestamps and IDs, nothing else.
I really don't understand why this stopped working.
