I am trying to add for example a SonOff Dual R3 which is working by Wi-Fi, I have added to my iPhone eweLink app and therefore within this App I connected to Alexa, but I am trying to find the way to add this device to Homey Pro, do you know that could be possible? How?
@robertklep thanks for your quick reply, knowing that Alexa is not possible, is it possible to add from EweLink App to Homey Pro some WI-FI device? My device is from SonOff manufacturer( dual r3 switch)
There is no app for Homey that supports eWeLink devices, so no, thatâs not possible. The only option you probably have for this particular device is to use an alternative firmware like Tasmota.
I use the Amazon Alexa app to connect Homey to Amazon. I can then use the normal âAdd deviceâ mechanism to add devices to Homey that I canât connect add directly.
I use this to connect Wiser smart plugs connected to my heating system through the Alexa Wiser Heat skill. Sounds tortuous but it works well.
I also use it to connect to my Kasa smart plug by-passing the rate limiting issue with the Homey Kasa app.
I donât have any Sonoff devices but I can âseeâ all my smart plugs and lights.
I have followed your steps but seems like my Sonoff dualr3 wifi device connected to alexa within the app Ewelink is not found at your final step( add new devices using alexa app within homey pro app), but maybe is due to switch is not set up when you choose add new devices using alexa app(just speakers and plugs are shown)? @Jamie could be possible to add switches in Alexa app for Homey Pro?
I havenât tried it, but the app description says you can use it to run Alexa routines. If that works you could create routines to operate the Sonoff and call them from Homey.
Thatâs not true, the Alexa app allows you to add simple device to homey through Alexa. (Lights and switches, or items with a on/off)
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So the app searches for three things,
Devices that the manufacturer have told Alexa that are switches
Devices that the manufacturer have told Alexa are lights
Or any device with in home which has a simple âon/offâ capability.
It f itâs not showing up then the manufacturer has gone down a different route and done something âcustomâ.
Speakers need to be added in a case by case basis as what they can do changes by devices especially third party ones. There is an experiment which allows any device to be added but Iâll likely be deleting that soon.
@Andy_Henderson do you mean to create a routine in Alexa app(with Sonoff device) and then trigger it form Homey?How could I trigger the alexa routine from Homey?
Add an Alexa device to Homey using the âAmazon Alexaâ app (like you tried to do for your switch). That gives you a âThenâ card for a Homey flow to execute an Alexa routine using your selected device.
Like I say, Iâve not tried it, but itâs worth giving it a go. Let us know how you get on.
@Andy_Henderson I have created the scene in my EweLink App for my Sonoff device, after saved automatically as I have connected Alexa service with Ewelink App I have received automatically that new ambient is created in Alexa app.
But now when I come to Homey App using alexa app I am not finding any scene or any device,neither any scene/routine when creating advanced flow for THEN statement
You havenât added an Alexa device yet. Try adding a device using the method you tried before. Select an Alexa device - I used Echo Plus (Gen2) which revealed my Living room echo which I then added as a device.
You then need to create a simple Alexa routine to execute your scene. I have one called âDownstairs dimâ that turns on all the lights in my downstairs hall and sets them to dim using a Tuya scene (I donât think it matters where the scene comes from).
Test your Alexa routine to make sure itâs working OK.
Then when you create a flow you can create a âThenâ card selecting the Alexa device you added and then select the âYour Alexa device will trigger the xxx routineââŚ
Using the web interface, I just clicked âName of the routineâ in the Then card to see a list of available routines including my âDownstairs dimâ routine giving meâŚ
Running the flow in Homey executed the âDownstairs dimâ routine in Alexa which ran the Tuya scene which turned my lights on!
Doing the same thing in the Homey phone app works in a similar way except, when I tried to choose the routine name, I got a screen showing âNo results foundâ and a search box partially hidden by the âSelect itemâ title. I had to enter part of the routine name to get it to appear so I could select it.
Thanks for your details explanation my problem now is on the homey pro Alexa app is not finding my Sonos onesâŚI have paired as sorrouunds with my Sonos arc maybe I have to restart my Sonos Alexa app and then Alexa homey connectionâŚ
Then when I will have ready any of my Sonos devices I will be vale to trigger my Alexa routine