To create a scene with Room Lights that can be controlled by a Voice Assistant is pretty easy. Select the Devices, enter a name for the "Activator Device" (lower right corner of main app page), and you're set to go once you hit Update or Done. You can adjust the settings for the lights in the table, or capture them on the Re-Capture page.
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About Scenes
Above there is a discussion about the option concerning how ON to the Activator Device is handled.
For a Scene we want that option not to be selected, and we would use the Activator Device only for on/off. The device table becomes the central part of how a Scene is defined. Each device can have its own settings. When the Activator Device is turned on, the Scene is Activated per the table settings. When it is turned off, the lights in the Scene are turned off.
With scenes, othe…
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Room Lights: Scenes, Groups & Voice Assistants
Room Lights can be used to create Groups and Scenes. Both Groups and Scenes involve the automation of a number of lighting devices intended to be Activated together. The differences between the two lie in how they are defined and how they are Activated. Both allow for Activation and control by Voice Assistants such as Amazon Echo and Google Home.
Scenes
In one sense every Room Lights automation defines a Scene, and possibly a number of Scenes …
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