EvoControl - custom Alexa skill for Evohome

[jweaver]

I guess if you do that then they will assign a new systemId. Would be one way to find out so go ahead and do it. One way or another we’ll get you back in again.

OK.. I will do it when I get home, before I try to get EvoControl working again...

[philchillbill]

Does anyone know if this will run on anything other than an Echo, I dont need a speaker and just need a screen? and not something extortionate In price.

See https://www.wordpress-1219309-438749...ll=1#post47613

Note the device will need to have a speaker for you to hear Alexa respond

[mark8par]

ah yes of course.

Basically I am not looking to use the Alexa commands as such and am more interested in the data of how the system is functioning, is it possible to view this data somehow?

Thanks
Mark

[philchillbill]

Basically I am not looking to use the Alexa commands as such and am more interested in the data of how the system is functioning, is it possible to view this data somehow?

Er, this is an Alexa skill. It requires Alexa. Get yourself a HGI-80 or SSM and use Domoticz or Home Assistant if you just want to observe data.

[mark8par]

Ok no problem, thanks for pointing me in the direction of HA and Dompticz, I will have a look. On another note, what you have created looks amazing and it might be something I come back to in the near future.
thanks Mark

[philchillbill]

Ok no problem, thanks for pointing me in the direction of HA and Dompticz, I will have a look. On another note, what you have created looks amazing and it might be something I come back to in the near future.
thanks Mark

Thanks. Just remember though, HA or Domoticz will give you insights but not a simple control paradigm to do something based on those insights. The skill is not only about presenting data. It's about making it really easy and very low-threshold to change the setpoints around your whole house based on real-time occupancy/usage patterns. Action rather than insight.

[philchillbill]

Improved Dashboard sizing



Now that Amazon is correctly reporting all the screen sizes, the Dashboard view has been redesigned to be pixel-perfect on 12 different shapes/sizes/orientations.

• The 'Larger Tiles' option on the Settings screen now works on Round, Small and Medium (8") screens when you have a load of tiles to display (it used to be Small/5" only).
• Spacing between tiles looks much better on tablets.
• Portrait devices should display a much more spread-out 'look'.
• The appendage was redesigned to show the current ABC schedule on a dark background so that it stands out more clearly. The little calendar emoji was removed.
• Font sizes for most tile-components should be more readable on all screens.

Scenes & Setpoint Editor will follow soon.

[jweaver]

Hi Phil. Your action has fixed it. As you said i have lost everything but i am working again

I havmt recreated my location yet as i wondered if you wanted to check anything to see if Honeywell did reset anything yesterday.

When you are ready, let me know and I will recreate the location so that you can then restore my backup.

Cheers

Jon

[philchillbill]

Hi Phil. Your action has fixed it. As you said i have lost everything but i am working again

I havmt recreated my location yet as i wondered if you wanted to check anything to see if Honeywell did reset anything yesterday.

When you are ready, let me know and I will recreate the location so that you can then restore my backup.

Cheers

Jon

Yeah, I can see your db entries were recreated. You indeed have a new systemId and all your zoneIds changed, so it was Honeywell that caused the entire issue for you by resetting something yesterday. Your locationId is the only parameter that's the same. At least we now have an explanation ! Good job their API returned a different form of unauthorized message text or we'd never have figured it out

Go ahead now and do your location delete/re-create and let's see what happens.

[jweaver]

Yeah, I can see your db entries were recreated. You indeed have a new systemId and all your zoneIds changed, so it was Honeywell that caused the entire issue for you by resetting something yesterday. Your locationId is the only parameter that's the same. At least we now have an explanation ! Good job their API returned a different form of unauthorized message text or we'd never have figured it out

Go ahead now and do your location delete/re-create and let's see what happens.

Done… location deleted and created. Ghost is gone.. but i have a 401 error again and reauth not working. Will deleting my DB again do the trick?

[philchillbill]

Yes it will. I just deleted you again so go ahead and re-auth. If the skill starts OK for you then just exit it and do nothing further until I have put back your activities.

[jweaver]

Yes it will. I just deleted you again so go ahead and re-auth. If the skill starts OK for you then just exit it and do nothing further until I have put back your activities.

Ok.. its working. No “ghost” errors. So did nothing and quit and now waiting on your next instruction.

Jon

[philchillbill]

Ok.. its working. No “ghost” errors. So did nothing and quit and now waiting on your next instruction.

Jon

OK, everything changed again after your delete/re-create which is why it failed. I expected that by now.

I put back your Scenes so now you can just use the skill again as normal. I've added a new error message for whenever this happens to people to warn it's caused by a misalignment of authorization.

Make sure you try out the expanded Enlarge option on the Settings screen to make your Tiles bigger and hence more readable.

[mark8par]

I decided to order an Echo anyway and give it a go, the skill does alot that I like. I am thinking that I can set everything up on the echo and use it visually as I have three Sonos in the same room and saying Alexa would trigger the Sonos and Echo lol.
Mark

[jweaver]

OK, everything changed again after your delete/re-create which is why it failed. I expected that by now.

I put back your Scenes so now you can just use the skill again as normal. I've added a new error message for whenever this happens to people to warn it's caused by a misalignment of authorization.

Make sure you try out the expanded Enlarge option on the Settings screen to make your Tiles bigger and hence more readable.

Its looking good. All Activities back.Will do some testing and will let you know…

Liking the the UI features.. Tried the large tiles feature but the jury is out as i dont know if i want to scroll.

I was quite happy with 2 rows of 6 so hope you can do something with hot Water so i can go back to that format, rather then a row of 7 and 6.

I cant thank you enough for your help… i really appreciate you taking the time.

Jon