Now that I can use my Amazon Alexa’s to send MQTT packets, I wanted to be able to switch between Heat and Cool on my HVAC systems without having to run around the house to all the thermostats to make the change. After hunting around on the Internet for a while, I did manage to […]
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Publish MQTT Messages via Alexa Voice Commands
I’ve been playing around with a Node.JS module called FauxWeMo of late. This lets you create a “dummy” device that looks like a WeMo Smart Plug to your Amazon Alexa devices. I just define the name/words that Alexa will respond to and then write some code to publish an MQTT packet. For fun, I have […]