How to send a notification

sdetweil

@alyx not really. if u stop MagicMirror, and then tell Alexa to turn on your notification device, you should get a ‘not responding’ message from alexa

that will tell you the two are really connected.

Alexa turn on selfie

Alyx

@sdetweil Yep that makes sense but it isnt popping up below is a quick snapshot of the dev panel


MMM-MotionDetector.js:75 MMM-MotionDetector: DiffCamEngine init successful.
module.js:195 MMM-AlexaControl is suspended.
module.js:195 MMM-NASA is suspended.
module.js:195 MMM-ISS-Live is suspended.
module.js:195 MMM-MotionDetector is suspended.
module.js:195 lifecounter is suspended.
module.js:195 compliments is suspended.
module.js:195 MMM-chromecast is suspended.
MMM-NASA.js:132 Hailing NASA
module.js:202 MMM-page-indicator is resumed.
module.js:202 MMM-Selfieshot is resumed.
module.js:202 MMM-Astro is resumed.
module.js:202 MMM-MoonPhase is resumed.
module.js:202 clock is resumed.
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
MMM-AlexaControl.js:75 RECEIVE monitor NOTIFICATION=SLEEP_WAKE
MMM-AlexaControl.js:75 RECEIVE monitor NOTIFICATION=SLEEP_HIDE
MMM-AlexaControl.js:75 RECEIVE monitor NOTIFICATION=SLEEP_WAKE
MMM-pages.js:97

The errors lead to this page
400 Bad Request
‘json’ or ‘msgpack’ parameter is required

sdetweil

@alyx said in How to send a notification:

Yep that makes sense but it isnt popping up below is a quick snapshot of the dev panel

one thing at a time

you didn’t answer the question about connection

Alyx

@sdetweil Apoligies, tested there.

So I stopped magic mirror/ restarted the pi and it came up with device unresponsive.

sdetweil

@alyx ok, and when MM is running you get the completion sound from alexa, correct?

Alyx

@sdetweil what do mean by a completion sound? Do you mean the confirmation of ‘ok’ after? If so then yes

sdetweil

@alyx when u turn on or off a device, alexa does tada sound… to says it processed your request

Alyx

@sdetweil ah my one says ‘ok’ but id assume its the same

sdetweil

@alyx I added your config to my MM and added debugging… and it works as expected

samplemodule reports Selfie_shoot was received

SampleModule received a module notification: SELFIE_SHOOT from sender: MMM-AlexaControl

and because u have is as onOff:false
u get a notification every time (on or off)

I did this using the alexa app…

Alyx

@sdetweil oh… where do you think I went wrong so?