Question on volumes

[dcaccount]

Question on volumes

[adn77]

It's basically a wrapper around alexa_remote_control.sh.
That way you can set all configuration via environment variables and don't have to touch the original script.

The line you posted will pass all command line arguments to alexa_rmote_control.sh and redirect Stdout and StdError into a file (while forking into the background at the same time).
The backgrounding and output redirection is really a left-over from my specific use-case (FHEM home automation). I'll modify the post in order to make it less complex.

[dcaccount]

It's basically a wrapper around alexa_remote_control.sh. That way you can set all configuration via environment variables and don't have to touch the original script.

The line you posted will pass all command line arguments to alexa_rmote_control.sh and redirect Stdout and StdError into a file (while forking into the background at the same time). The backgrounding and output redirection is really a left-over from my specific use-case (FHEM home automation). I'll modify the post in order to make it less complex.

Thanks for your reply.

It is exactly what I need, I.e. to be able to make different Echos speak at different volumes for Home Automation purposes, obviously without modifying the original script.

I would be grateful if you could make it a bit easier for not prof like me.

Thanks,
Dan

[adn77]

you would just call the wrapper (in my case alexa.sh) with the options you would otherwise give to alexa_remote_control.sh
e.g. alexa.sh -d Everywhere -e speak:'say something'
The example shows how to populate the different volume variables: DEVICEVOLNAME, DEVICEVOLSPEAK, DEVICEVOLNORMAL
Based on the current time of day the latter two are a little lower during night time.

[dcaccount]

you would just call the wrapper (in my case alexa.sh) with the options you would otherwise give to alexa_remote_control.sh
e.g. alexa.sh -d Everywhere -e speak:'say something'
The example shows how to populate the different volume variables: DEVICEVOLNAME, DEVICEVOLSPEAK, DEVICEVOLNORMAL
Based on the current time of day the latter two are a little lower during night time.

Thanks for replying. The wrapper script is clear to me.

What is not clear is when a device in the DEVICEVOLNAME list speaks at DEVICEVOLSPEAK and on the contrary, when it speaks at DEVICEVOLNORMAL.

In other worlds, I have a standard volume set in the Alexa app but in the case of an alarm (for instance over consumption in the house) I would like to make some Echos speak at 100% to go back immediately afterwards to their standard volume.

How can I achieve this? Please clarify.

Thanks for your great help!
Dan

[adn77]

DEVICEVOLSPEAK is the volume used for most SEQUENCECMDs (weather,traffic,flashbriefing,goodmorning,singasong,tellstory,speak).

The script tries to determine the previously set volume and uses DEVICEVOLNORMAL if that fails.

[dcaccount]

Clear, thanks !

[dcaccount]

DEVICEVOLSPEAK is the volume used for most SEQUENCECMDs (weather,traffic,flashbriefing,goodmorning,singasong,tellstory,speak).

The script tries to determine the previously set volume and uses DEVICEVOLNORMAL if that fails.

Hello,
sorry, I have one last question.

What command shall I give to set the volume of a given Echo, as I were in the Alexa app?

Thanks,
Dan

[adn77]

-e volume:x where x is the 0-100