Can't add command with raspberry pi 3b+

Phuong Dinh

Re: Raspberry Pi setup
I have tried opening the commands.json file and add
{"trigger":"shutdown","command":"shutdown now","ground":"background","voice":"shutdown","allowParams": "false"}
inside the parameters. However, the command does not show up on the website; and when I tried to execute the shutdown command through Alexa, it just beeped and did nothing. Can somebody help me with this problem?
P.S: It does work with the original commands.

Russ

@phuong-dinh,

I'm glad you told me it works with the original commands. These are the original commands:

[
  {"trigger":"Reboot","command":"shutdown -r","ground":"background","voice":"reboot","allowParams": "false"},
  {"trigger":"Gnome Editor","command":"gedit","ground":"foreground","voice":"edit","allowParams": "false"},
  {"trigger":"yum update","command":"yum -y update","ground":"background","voice":"yum update","allowParams": "false"},
  {"trigger":"apt update","command":"apt-get -y update","ground":"background","voice":"update","allowParams": "false"}
]

Can you paste your commands.json file here?

If the Reboot command works, then could you just try changing that to shutdown now instead of shutdown -r

Also - just to make sure you know - you need a comma at the end of any line except the last one.

Phuong Dinh

Below is the full commands.json file; it is under /home/pi/.TRIGGERcmdData.
{"trigger":"Reboot","command":"shutdown -r","ground":"background","voice":"reboot","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"Gnome Editor","command":"gedit","ground":"foreground","voice":"edit","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"yum update","command":"yum -y update","ground":"background","voice":"yum update","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"apt update","command":"apt-get -y update","ground":"background","voice":"update","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"shutdown","command":"shutdown now","ground":"background","voice":"shutdown","allowParams": "false"}
]

Even when I changed the original reboot command to shutdown. The system still reboots.
[
{"trigger":"Reboot","command":"shutdown -P now","ground":"background","voice":"reboot","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"Gnome Editor","command":"gedit","ground":"foreground","voice":"edit","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"yum update","command":"yum -y update","ground":"background","voice":"yum update","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"apt update","command":"apt-get -y update","ground":"background","voice":"update","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"shutdown","command":"shutdown now","ground":"background","voice":"shutdown","allowParams": "false"}
]

Russ

@phuong-dinh, I suspect the commands.json file that you're actually using might be /root/.TRIGGERcmdData/commands.json. Can you check that?

Phuong Dinh

Okay, I was editing the wrong file all along. Now I do see my trigger online, and I can activate it. However, I still can't tell Alexa to execute the new command. Once again, Alexa just beeped and then nothing happened. So right now this is what I have under /root/.TRIGGERcmdData/commands.json.
[
{"trigger":"Reboot","command":"shutdown -r","ground":"background","voice":"reboot","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"Gnome Editor","command":"gedit","ground":"foreground","voice":"edit","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"yum update","command":"yum -y update","ground":"background","voice":"yum update","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"apt update","command":"apt-get -y update","ground":"background","voice":"update","allowParams": "false"},
{"trigger":"shutdown","command":"shutdown now","ground":"background","voice":"shutdown","allowParams": "false"}
]

Russ

@phuong-dinh, ok, that's progress at least.

You could try unlinking and re-linking your Alexa account to your TRIGGERcmd account.
Also, what exactly are you saying to Alexa?

Phuong Dinh

Unlinking the Trigger CMD with Alexa doesn't seem to help.
My conversation with Alexa is like this:
Me: Alexa, open Trigger CMD
Alexa: Say something like: open calculator on ...
Me: Shutdown Magic Mirror (Magic Mirror is the name of the device)
Alexa: Beeped... and nothing happen.

Russ

@phuong-dinh, saying "shutdown magic mirror" is not a valid phrase for TRIGGERcmd.

Please try saying these:

Alexa, open TRIGGERcmd, (wait for the prompt), run shutdown.
Alexa, ask TRIGGERcmd to run shutdown.
Alexa, ask TRIGGERcmd to run shutdown on magic mirror.

Phuong Dinh

Okay, the command lines you provided work, and I also changed my command word to just "shut" so Alexa can recognize it better. Overall, thanks a lot for helping me, TriggerCMD is definitely a great tool for the raspberry pi.