Using A Virtual Switch To Lock Door Alexa

Clarkeng65 steven clark october 4 2017 8 01pm 6.

Using a virtual switch to lock door alexa.

It won t be lock unlock but on off. As far as i can see door switches seem to work. Fairly new to ha but loving it so far. Install this app and select your new button tile virtual device and a lock device.

Scroll down and tap the smart lock that you want to be able to unlock with your voice. Went into the alexa app and created a routine that says front door open whenever the door sensor is activated. I just tried this and it works. Make up whatever you want i used a 6 digit hexadecimal string for the network id.

Action april 3 2016 1 20am 10. The only reason i didn t mention this before is as i said i don t have a garage door controller and i don t know whether you can put one into a routine or not. I do have mine tied to lock for routine goodnight with a virtual switch from alexa helper. Tell alexa to lock unlock or check the status of your front door.

This lock offers total control. To start fire up the alexa app and then tap the menu button in the top left corner of the screen. Now you can use amazon echo to say alexa turn on the garage door lock which will turn on the button tile which in turn will lock the specified lock. Alexa lock the front door alexa unlock the front door alexa is the back door locked when asking alexa to lock or check lock status you must use the name of your lock as it appears in your smartthings app i e.

Then create a smartapp in groovy or core to lock the door when security is on and unlock it. Tap the unlock by voice toggle switch to turn the option on. You can even tell it which echo you want to speak. Still need to setup the alexa integration.

I am currently doing this with sonos. This will link the on off state of the button tile to the locked unlocked state of the lock. You could create a virtual switch in alexa helper and tie that switch to a rule in rule machine to control the lock. You would then be able to tell alexa to turn on the virtual switch.

At this time alexa does not support scenes with lock devices and groups with locks added. Thanks for the info. The contact and motion sensors are automatically populated in the alexa app. Just log into the ide and go under my devices add device then select the new virtual device type and fill in the required fields.

You can create a virtual switch called xxxx security front door security back door security etc. Once i do that will see if i can get any virtual switches recognized by alexa so i can use them as a trigger. You can also use the free august app to assign keyless entry and keep track of who comes and goes. Select smart home from the menu.