Hi, there is a new Alexa Module

[Stoffbeuteluwe]

@BD0G

 {
           module: 'MMM-page-indicator',
           position: 'bottom_bar',
           config: {
           pages: 10,
           }
      },

[techcoderun]

@Stoffbeuteluwe Really appreciate the post! Everything appears to be working properly, but Alexa still does not detect my mirror. I have the 1st Gen Alexa, so its possible that is my issue. Thanks for all your help!

[techcoderun]

@Stoffbeuteluwe UPDATE: I purchased a new Alexa (Echo Dot) and I got everything working properly. Thanks again!

[BD0G]

@Stoffbeuteluwe Thanks for posting your config settings! Everytime I enable the AlexaControl Module My DarkSkyWeather Forecase, Lunartic, and US Holidays dont load. They just indicate “Loading”. When I pull the AlexaControl section out of the config.js they load without issue.

[Stoffbeuteluwe]

@techcoderun perfect :slightly_smiling_face:

[sdetweil]

@BD0G open the developers window, ctrl-shift-i, select the console tab, and see if there are any errors

[BD0G]

@sdetweil Still have not been able to open the Dev Console using Ctrl- Shift -i. :(

[Fozi]

@techcoderun you just bought a new Dot and the mirror was detected?

[techcoderun]

@Fozi Yes, literally just the new dot. But I had literally had the first Alexa that came out a few years ago, so it might of had some issues.

[Fozi]

@techcoderun That’s interesting. I am somewhat buffeled because even with the a the mirror isn’t detected.

[techcoderun]

@Fozi Agreed, no clue what fixed the problem. I tried @Stoffbeuteluwe’s config file with the old Alexa, no luck. I received my Dot a few hours later, plugged it in, and voilà, “I’ve discovered 18 new devices.” My guess is maybe some outdated WiFi related hardware on the 1st Gen Alexa?

[Fozi]

@techcoderun As the cyberweek on Amazon comes closer and I need another Dot anyways, I‘m curious if I’ lol succeed, too.

[Fozi]

@techcoderun
Suddenly my MM got detected on with my old Echo Dot Gen. 1 and without the installation of the other modules. I can‘t say why. Alexas feedback after scanning for new devices was misleading, too. She answers that no new devices were detected, but I found four new devices in the device list. Anyways, it seems to work and now I‘m thinking about a fitting use case for my needs.

[BD0G]

Hmm, Perhaps I need to revisit this module?

[techcoderun]

Now that everything is working, here is a video of this module in ACTION!

Alexa Controlled Magic Mirror

[Fozi]

@techcoderun Thanks for the video, well done!

[techcoderun]

@Fozi Thank you!

[KJHedges]

Hi, if I currently have 8 pages configured. and these are discovered in alexa devices, then I wish to change the 8 pages to lets say 12. Is the discover devices part suppose to find then 12 pages.

[JoChef2]

@KJHedges Hi, yes that should work but then some other devices couldn’t work. For that I made some changes. You have to update the repository. For that run in /MagicMirror/modules/MMM-AlexaControl the following command: git pull. Then you can change the number of pages without any problems. But you have to delete all your devices one time after updating and discover them new.

[sdetweil]

@JoChef2 i did not add any pecific devices, and came up with refresh, shutdown, restart as devices…

not particularly useful… I will have 5 MM running… so need to address each…

my devices don’t support either tvservice or dpms… so I created MMM-SleepWake that does hide for those that need it. I am changing your module to support HIDE too…