Please help with Homey integration with Aeotec, Forest Shuttle curtains and Echo

Questions & Help
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Hello,

I recently bought a Homey hub and was trying to switch over from Smartthings to Homey entirely. I have added my motorised curtains (Forest Shuttle) which work fine through the app. I am however trying to integrate them with Echo so that I can speak to open / close them. I have installed the Homey app on my Echo but it doesn’t seem to find the curtains whilst discovering devices. Would appreciate any help here.

Secondly, I also bought an Aeotec wallmote thinking I could assign devices to buttons. But it doesn’t seem to give me that option on the Homey app at all - in the advanced section, it does want me to assign certain groups / nodes? but I can’t simply assign devices which seemed a bit odd to me.

Thank you very much!

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I have same issue with forest curtains. I can open/close from homey , but alexa can’t find this device and also there is no functionality in simple things , like open / close in homey. Did you find any way to be recognized by alexa?

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Probably you need to create a Virtual device, that can be found by Alexa and that can control the curtains.

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I will try … is there any tutorial “how to” for virtual devices? I am noobie in homey hub! I used to have fibaro hc2 and they had native support for these curtains. Thanks for your time…

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There is a good Search function on this forum, try the magnifying glass in the upper right corner.
Description: Virtual devices?

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It’s like that i found America!!! :joy::rofl:

Managed to make my first virtual device and flows. Now should alexa discover this virtual device? What about flows and alexa?

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Think you have to place the device in the favorit devices part (home screen, Favorit devices cog wheel)

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