Got it - thanks. And where do i create a virtual switch? Sorry, still learning HE..
I see. Thank you for your comment, i will play around there as well.
devices, add devices, virtual device
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Thank you! So what is the advantage here with using a virtual device and not just exposing the pco direct, as i do with all the other switches?
The Pico remotes are not categorized as “switch” devices, and thus cannot be exposed to Amazon Alexa. The pico remotes are “button controller” devices.
This is why I explained earlier how to use the Groups and Scenes app, which does automatically create a “switch” device for each Group or Scene. These devices can then be shared to Alexa.
So, you end up with
Alexa -> Scene Device -> actual lights
Or
Pico -> Button Controller App -> Scene Device -> actual lights
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Perfect - Understood!
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Got it all setup and it works perfectly, both button activations and voice control via Alex - thank you guys!!
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Excellent!
So, I was thinking, since I have many Lutron Picos that are used in the native mode by only controlling Lutron switches and dimmers and not even pulled into Hubitat, what if I do pull them in and only set up the third button, which is the round button, that I never use, to trigger a custom action.., I did that and it works beautifully. So now all my Picos that are serving as secondary controllers for the main Lutron devices can also have a single scene capability.
Maybe this was done before, but if not, I’m happy to contribute.
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