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Error Triggercmd Smart Home with google assistant

Russ — Invalid Date

Awesome @Valter-Santos ! Thanks for your patience, and for showing me this bug. I'm working on the fix now.

EDIT: It should be fixed now, so it won't error even if you do have multiple triggers with the same name on the same computer.

Run a HomeGenie macro(script, scene)

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HomeGenie HG is capable of creating Macros(Scenes) which are then saved as programs via a macro wizard(point and click). As well you can create programs inside HG using different coding languages (c#, javascript &python). When you save a Macro or coded program HG assigns it a Program Number It is with this number that you can run it via the API and a curl call. As I did here https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/topic/1970/alexa-google-panic-alarm
This adds a whole new array of things TRIGGERcmd can do with just one Alexa or Google call.
The Command you'd use is simply

curl http://ADDRESS/api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie.Automation/Programs.Run/NUM

Simply change the ADDRESS to your HG IP & Port and change NUM to the HG program number you wish to run.

I just tested this creating a simple macro using the record macro function (bottom right under actions) in HG.
This turned a light on then of then armed my security system then turned another different light on then of to indicate the security system was armed. Every thing was triggered!

Alexa Google Panic Alarm

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Yesterday I did a clean up of my HomeGenie disabling things I thought I no longer needed. After this I tested my Panic Alarm and discovered there were a few things required that I had left out. These may have been set by default with the initial install of HomeGenie.

Besides the Demo-Toggle Door having to be enabled the Virtual Modules Demo program must also be enabled. As well the Automation.Demo 2 "DoorSensor" need to have the options to "Use as security sensor" and "Also trigger when armed Home" checked. The Automation.Demo 2 "DoorSensor" has to be in the closed condition prior to arming the security widget or you will need to send 2 panic calls

Arm/Disarm Security system via Google/Alexa

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Here's the command to arm the HG security system widget to armed home.

curl http://HGAddress/api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie.Automation/90/Control.ArmHome

Check DuckDNS connection status/update

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I created a bash script for my off grid HomeGenie Server similar to this which displays the Status and current IP in a widget.
It is on a DSL line so the IP does change from time to time. The url calls are posted on the DuckDNS.org site.
I converted it to a python3 Ducks.py script for TRIGGERcmd.
you'll need a free DuckDNS account and create a domain and get a token for that domain name
the script looks like this:

#Libraries

import requests
import os
url = "https://www.duckdns.org/update?domains=YOURDOMAIN&token=YOURTOKEN"
result = requests.get(url)
if result.text == "OK":
 os.system ('~/.TRIGGERcmdData/sendresult.sh ' + result.text)
else:
 os.system ('~/.TRIGGERcmdData/sendresult.sh ' + 'Broken')
# Print to commandline
print (result.text)

replace "YOURDOMAIN" with the one you created and replace "YOURTOKEN" with what DuckDNS asigns you.

I added this line to my commands.json text

{"trigger":"Duck D N S","command":"python3 /home/pi/scripts/Ducks.py","ground":"background","voice":"Duck D N S","voiceReply":"The Duck D N S conection is {{result}}","allowParams": "false"}

Say room temperature and humidity

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If your like me and find the decimal point in the return a bit confusing you can change the line

os.system('~/.TRIGGERcmdData/sendresult.sh ' + 'Temp={0:0.1f} Humidity={1:0.1f}'.format(t,h))

os.system('~/.TRIGGERcmdData/sendresult.sh ' + 'Temp={0:0.0f} Humidity={1:0.0f}'.format(t,h))

if you wish the return to send a Fahrenheit value instead of Celsius you can add the line

t = (t* 1.8) + 32

just after the line

#Print Temperature and Humidity on Shell window

Add quick link to TRIGGERcmd navigation

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@russ Perfect! Thanks.

Different word options for Alexa/ Google on/off commands

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I never was comfortable saying Alexa turn on for somethings same with saying turn off somethings. It just didn't seem natural for me. I played with voice recognition on Windows in programs I and others created in the 90s and knew alternate words could be programed and used for those.
Would Some of these also work with Alexa and Google?

A few years ago I experimented with using alternate words for "on" and "off" and found some that I felt more comfortable (natural) using then on or off for certain things
Words like:

activate
enable
run
start

always worked for Alexa and Google to turn things on.
Words like deactivate, disable worked for off

I don't remember all the alternatives but there were enough to satisfy me.
Anyone found any other alternatives?

Feature request: Add ability to Dim with Alexa & Google

Russ — Invalid Date

@tuicemen,

This is actually wrong ^. "deviceType":"light" is not a thing.

If adding that made it work, it's because when you change a command, TRIGGERcmd deletes and re-creates the Alexa smart home device. That needed to happen for the Alexa device associated with your command to have the new brightness feature.

Sorry I didn't tell you that sooner. Any newly created commands will have the new brightness and color features. Old commands just need to be changed so they get re-created. Or you can delete and re-discover them at https://alexa.amazon.com.

Also btw, only Alexa supports brightness and color so far. I'll look into Google Assistant soon.

EDIT 3/21/22: The "TRIGGERcmd Smart Home" action on Google Assistant supports color and brightness now too.

HomeGenie X10 control with single bash script

tuicemen — Invalid Date

@russ thanks, I removed the deviceType from my json file and had Alexa rediscover and they do still dim. I edited my previous post.
It should be noted that using dim turns the device to that value. So if you turn a light on (100%) then say dim 20% it doesn't set the light level to 80 but instead sets the light level to 20.
At least that's the way it works for HG.

YOUR Alexa/Google Assistant account to YOUR TRIGGERcmd account

Russ — Invalid Date

@tuicemen, good questions.

You can link 1 Google account AND 1 Amazon account simultaneously to 1 TRIGGERcmd account. Yes, if you use 2 Amazon accounts you'll need 2 TRIGGERcmd accounts.