The Custom Skill is used instead of the Home Skill because the Home skill assumes you have a OAuth service managing the IoT devices where the Custom Skill can just invoke a Lambda function with a custom intent mapping.
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The Custom Skill is used instead of the Home Skill because the Home skill assumes you have a OAuth service managing the IoT devices where the Custom Skill can just invoke a Lambda function with a custom intent mapping.
{ "intents": [ { "intent": "SetPreset", "slots": [ { "name": "Preset", "type": "LIST_OF_PRESETS" } ] }, { "intent": "SetMassage", "slots": [ { "name": "State", "type": "LIST_OF_STATES" } ] } ] }
LIST_OF_PRESETSflat 0g 0 g tv
LIST_OF_STATESon off
NOTE that the zero-g preset is listed as
this is what is passed when 'Zero-G' is passed via AVS.0g
SetPreset turn on {Preset} SetMassage turn massage {State} SetPreset turn on preset {Preset} SetPreset turn on {Preset} preset
Follow the wizard on the Amazon Developer Portal to create the custom skill for Alexa in your account.
Enter the Intent Schema, custom slot types and Sample Utterances File from above to their respective fields.
NOTE as of writing, Alexa skills only work with the IoT Devices and Lambda functions in the us-east-1 region.
Make sure the following is setup before testing:
iot-bed.pyNow, ask Alexa to adjust your bed:
Alexa, tell bed to turn on zero g
The bed should move to the Zero-G position
Alexa, tell bed to turn on flat preset
The bed should move to the Flat position
Alexa, tell bed to turn massage on
The bed should start the massage at the lowest level.
Alexa, tell bed to turn massage on
The bed should increase the massage level.
Alexa, tell bed to turn massage off
The bed should increase the massage level twice then turn off.
If the voice commands worked then you successfully hacked your bed and turned it into a cloud-connected voice-controlled device. Welcome to the Internet of Things, I need a nap.