Amazon Alexa Controlling Onion Omega2

How the Fauxmo Python script can add WeMo protocol support to your Onion board in five easy steps **

1. Initial Setup (Python, PIP)

opkg update
opkg install python2.7-dev python-dev python-pip

2. Grab Echo test from github

opkg update
opkg install unzip
cd /root
wget https://github.com/toddmedema/echo/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip

3. Run fauxmo example

cd echo-master
python2.7 example-minimal.py

4. Discovery

Ask Alexa "alex discover devices"

The python output is

root@Omega-E169:~/echo-master# python2.7 example-minimal.py
DEBUG:root:Listening for UPnP broadcasts
DEBUG:root:got local address of 10.0.0.6
DEBUG:root:UPnP broadcast listener: new device registered
DEBUG:root:FauxMo device 'device' ready on 10.0.0.6:52000
DEBUG:root:Entering fauxmo polling loop
DEBUG:root:Responding to search for device
DEBUG:root:Responding to search for device
DEBUG:root:Responding to setup.xml for device
DEBUG:root:Responding to setup.xml for device

Alexa will respond in a few seconds that "discovery is complete".

5. Command device On/Off

Ask Alexa, "alexa turn device on"

The output is:

DEBUG:root:Responding to ON for device
State True on device from client @ 10.0.0.35

Ask Alexa, "alexa turn device off"

The output is:

DEBUG:root:Responding to OFF for device
State False on device from client @ 10.0.0.35

A video of this test can be seen here:

** NOTE: This assumes the Omega2 is running on a USB overlay to allow Python packages to be installed. See Onion site for details.

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