Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Which Alexa module is better, Awesome Alexa or Mirror Mirror on the Wall
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@cq0q if @bugounet has a solution, you should try that… otherwise all the other Alexa modules are broken.
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@sdetweil You know that i don’t ads any release there :)
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@bugsounet well, you just did for GA… … SO… i don’t follow your forums… i have enough to do
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@sdetweil not released … just under-coding :)
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@bugsounet when do you think you’re gonna release it ?
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@cq0q he has moved support and communications for his modules to his own forum space
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@sdetweil so you’re saying i’m not gonna be able to use any of alexa modules ??
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@cq0q what I said was, of the alexa modules for MagicMirror that WERE published, none of them are working completely… and no one has elected to take over the modules (this is all volunteer )
@bugsounet says he has one for MagicMirror, but I haven’t seen it.
I have developed one for a different platform, but it also doesn’t support interacting with the local system.
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@cq0q I tried a few of the Alexa modules and unfortunally none really worked. Finally I found MMM-AlexaControl.
I took a spare Echo Dot I had laying around, mounted it on the back of my mirror and plugged it into the USB port of the RPi for power supply. That is the easiest way to go:
- Simple module setup and configuration
- no hassle with microphones and speakers
- Setup scenes and similar in the Alexa app to e.g. switch pages on the mirror
- done.
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@fozi I also use Alexa control. I added the naming capability a year or so ago, as I have 5 different mirrors to control.
easy. alexa turns off my lights at bedtime, and dims all the mirrors
