Posts made by David Jones

@david-jones Have posted the app now as part of a GiHub repository I'm building for TRIGGERcmd on PC and RPi: djaus2/TRIGGERcmdRPi Look for WhatCanISay app.

@david-jones OK So I have developed a .NET6 app to just that. Will publish soon.

PS I am using an optional extra command property "description" which if present get's spoken with the command. Doesn't seem to cause any issues. Have to add it in Text Command Editor. GUI doesn't delete it. Would be nice to have it in the GUI.

It would be useful if I could say something like (as a query) "What can I say on Pi?" which would return a CSV list, or use cast, of voice properties of commands on Pi. Or maybe just create a an app on Pi to process command.json to get that...

@david-jones And yes, all of my Pi commands now work!

@russ I think the problem might have been having two commands on the Pi with the same Trigger Name .. which I've changed.

@russ Yeah Bingo, as Tarntino would say!
At about 2pm local time (GMT +11) if your lookinga t logs
I cleared out all of my commands.json file on Pi and put the echo command in.
I was able to relink TRIGGERcmd back into Google Home on phone.
Was able to say "Hey Google,run test on pi" and it works.
And all commands still in commands.com on other devices and this one on Pi show up in Google Home!

So it must be something in the Pi command.json.
I will try restoring it with simple command names(one word no spaces, hyphens etc.)
Thanks, This was beginning to really frustrate me.

@russ Here is a link (on Onedrive) to a video of what I did.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AvQCqwnHzXJLivJV0aaujm98LgUCnw
Thanks

@russ OK so have done that.

• In Google Home app press + at top left
• The Setup Device
• Then Works with Google
• in Home control tab unlinked Triggercmd Smart Home there.

But then when I try to re-link it,

• Press Allow in www.triggercmd.com page.
  • Nb Correct Google account shows.
• Get linking butcomes back saying
  "Could not reach Triggercmd Smart Home, please try again"

@russ Just a note before I start any disable/re-enable etc anything, my changes are showing up at https://www.triggercmd.com/user/computer/list
.. and View Triggers therein
but not reflected in my Google Home

Also ran Google Home on another phone and everything there is the same as on the main phone.

@russ I had tried renaming the computer and command names to no avail.
I tried deleting the computer. Also tried all the same with another computer to no avail.
Everything is unchanged in Google Home.

Has something gone haywire with move to AWS?

Thinking the next thing is uninstall TRIGGERcmd everywhere and recreate. Rather drastic.
'Tis a shame. This was all working swimingly last week and was just about to demonstrate using it with Azure IoT Hub!

@russ I had tried renaming the computer and command names to no avail.

PS Keep up the good work.

Also, how do I get to a reputation of 3?

@david-jones Tried rebooting PC to no avail.
Tried quitting the agent and restarting, also to no avail.

On my PC have just added some commands and changed the PC's TRIGGERcmd voice name.
But these changes aren't reflected in Google Home app on my Android phone.
And Hey Google, .. requests only work with old commands and old PC voice name.
If I make such changes on RPi they are quickly available.

If I issue "Hey Google, ask TRIGGER c.m.d. to run fred on mumma."
I get a reply TRIGGERcmd not registered on Google Home

But on my phone on Home Control tab TRIGGERcmd Smart Home is listed under Linked Services. It actually says 22 devices. So the Voice Commands->Google Assistant don't work whereas Smart Home Voice Commands->Google Assistant do work.

@russ Thanks

@tuicemen Thanks to you both I got it to work.
I write the temperature and humidity to a text file as one command in the master script that is called by the RPi TRIGGERcmd command on the RPi. The master then reads it and it gets merged into the curl command. The curl command then activates a TRIGGERcmd command on the desktop that then casts to the Google nest! Nb I am using .NET 6 on the RPi. I'll blog about this in detail in coming days. See blog site (first link).

@david-jones Or perhaps I can use curl to run a trigger on Windows that runs cast ??

And how would you add a parameter to the trigger? Would it be something like?:

-d '{"computer":"(insert computer name here)","trigger":"(insert trigger name here)","parameter":"(insert parameter here)"}'

@david-jones As an interim solution I am using Text 2 Speech on the Pi as per:
https://www.dexterindustries.com/howto/make-your-raspberry-pi-speak/#:~:text=Make sure your Raspberry Pi is powered up,to convert text to speech on the speakers.

@david-jones I am using Cast from Windows. Chasing equivalent for RPi on Raspian.