Alexa issue

[brobin]

When I've had that happen I've always found that the Alexa app shows more than one entry in the device list. Once the old entry is removed I'm back in business. Same goes for devices listed in HA Bridge (which I no longer use).

[IPS]

I don’t have double entry in the device list.
If you don’t use HA-bridge then how does Alexa finds X10 devices? Are you using pc or Pi?

[Tuicemen]

Amazon made some changes which required users to remove device in the Alexa app then readd them if not in a skill.
It should be noted that the phone app forget all option doesn't work correctly. So devices need to be removed one at a time other wise you could end up with double device entries or just the old entries which point to a old address.

[IPS]

Mr. T
You lost me. Could you please be bit more specific. What are you saying about the phone app?
Also do you mean if I remove devices one by one and have Alexa rediscover then I’ll be back in business. Alexa will control as before?

[mike1]

Hi Tuicemen

So did Amazon make this update recently because I noticed this problem a few days ago. Where it stopped seeing my x10 devices. So I did remove one device from Alexa like you said. But I tried to rediscover and Alexa states no new devices found. Please help thxs

[Tuicemen]

What are you using for alexa to control X10?

[mike1]

PC with a cm15 module.

[Tuicemen]

What software and version you using to comunicate with Alexa?

[mike1]

Active home, ha bridge 5.1. Not sure on the baesystems bridge. And the latest java

[Tuicemen]

HA-Bridge is at 5.3 and fixes many alexa issues. That maybecyour problem.

[brobin]

I don’t have double entry in the device list.
If you don’t use HA-bridge then how does Alexa finds X10 devices? Are you using pc or Pi?

I used to use HA Bridge with Alex10 on a PC and then with the PiX10Hub but now I'm using a Smartenit Harmony G2 as an Alexa interface which has its own Alexa Skill so I no longer need HA Bridge.  I have found dual entries in the Alexa app from time to time that results in no control till corrected.

[petera]

Yes anything with an officially registered skill with Amazon Alexa will work. Local solutions are struggling at the moment. Problem is every time there's a firmware update they break.

[brobin]

That's why I've been touting the Smartenit product. For as little as $75 (Harmony P2.with 2412U PLM) you get a we'll supported product that exceeds the capabilities of the WM100 and the PiX10Hub combination. It's been running perfectly since installation in March '19.  Having an actual Alexa Skill makes it a no brainier and the Harmony firmware automatically updates as needed. The additional support for Insteon and ZigBee adds to the flexibility and allows the 3 protocols to interface seamlessly. It runs schedules with all the expected dawn/dusk variables based on location, does DST and internet time and does email & text notification. Everything is set up through an app or web portal. It's a very well thought out product.

[petera]

Ideal for a plug’n’go solution and would probably suit most users here on the forum.

I’ve a local solution worked out in HomeGenie but as I mentioned it needs updating every time there’s a firmware update and it requires a certain amount of coding experience to maintain it. Wouldn’t be suitable here in it’s current state. That may change if I have the time to develop it further.