如何使用Amazon Echo控制Insteon智能家居

If you have any Insteon smarthome products, you’d probably like a way to control them with your voice. You can use the Amazon Echo with Insteon devices, though it can be a little convoluted.

如果您有任何Insteon智能家居产品，则可能需要一种通过声音控制它们的方法。 您可以将Amazon Echo与Insteon设备一起使用，尽管可能会有些麻烦。

Insteon’s Alexa support is limited, with only certain devices being fully supported. Some may have half-support—for example, I have a few Insteon ceiling fan controllers that Alexa can only control the lights on, not the fan itself. Other devices may have no Alexa support at all.

Insteon的Alexa支持有限， 只有某些设备得到完全支持。 有些可能会有一半的支持，例如，我有一些Insteon吊扇控制器，Alexa只能控制打开的灯光，而不能控制风扇本身。 其他设备可能根本不支持Alexa。

Thankfully, Insteon recently added an Alexa skill that lets you control Insteon scenes with your voice. That way, even if an Insteon device doesn’t work with Alexa, you can stick it in a scene that will. Here’s what you need to do.

值得庆幸的是，Insteon最近增加了一项Alexa技能 ，可让您用声音控制Insteon场景。 这样，即使Insteon设备无法与Alexa配合使用，您也可以将其粘贴在可以的场景中。 这是您需要做的。

This guide assumes you’ve already set up the devices in the Insteon app and set up your Amazon Echo. So if you haven’t, do those now before continuing.

本指南假定您已经在Insteon应用程序中设置了设备并设置了Amazon Echo。 因此，如果您还没有这样做，请在继续之前先进行操作。

第一步：安装Insteon Alexa技能 (Step One: Install the Insteon Alexa Skill)

To start, you’ll need to install Insteon’s Alexa skill. Open the Alexa app on your phone or tablet and tap the menu in the upper left-hand corner. Select “Smart Home” from the list.

首先，您需要安装Insteon的Alexa技能。 在手机或平板电脑上打开Alexa应用程序，然后点击左上角的菜单。 从列表中选择“智能家居”。

Scroll down and tap “Get More Smart Home Skils”.

向下滚动并点按“获取更多智能家居信息”。

Search for “insteon” in the list and tap it. Tap the “Enable” button.

在列表中搜索“ insteon”，然后点击它。 点击“启用”按钮。

Now, if you go back to the Smart Home page and tap “Discover Devices” under “Your Devices,” you should see that some of your Insteon devices show up—just like any other smarthome device.

现在，如果您返回到智能主页页面，然后点击“您的设备”下的“发现设备”，您应该会看到一些Insteon设备出现了，就像其他任何智能家庭设备一样。

If the device you want appears in the list, you’re all set! If not, though (or if your device only has half support, like the aforementioned ceiling fan), continue to step two.

如果您想要的设备出现在列表中，则说明一切就绪！ 如果没有，但是(或者如果您的设备仅得到一半支撑，例如上述吊扇)，请继续执行第二步。

第二步(对于某些设备)：创建场景 (Step Two (for Some Devices): Create a Scene)

To add Alexa support to devices that don’t have it out of the box, you’ll need to create a scene for that device. Open the Insteon app on your phone or tablet and log in. Tap the “Scenes” button on the toolbar and click the Plus sign to add a new scene.

要将Alexa支持添加到没有包装的设备中，您需要为该设备创建一个场景。 在手机或平板电脑上打开Insteon应用程序并登录。点击工具栏上的“场景”按钮，然后单击加号以添加新场景。

Give the scene a name, and an icon if you wish.

给场景起一个名字，如果需要，可以给它一个图标。

When you give your scene a name, remember that this is the name you’ll be using to turn the device on and off with your voice—so give it something natural. If you’re controlling a device that has half-Echo support, and thus already shows up in Alexa’s list of devices—like my ceiling fan—you may even want to give the device a very different name in Insteon so the Echo doesn’t get confused between them.

给场景命名时，请记住，这是您用来通过声音打开和关闭设备的名称，因此请给它自然的名称。 如果您要控制的设备具有一半的Echo支持，并因此已经出现在Alexa的设备列表中(例如吊扇)，您甚至可能希望在Insteon中给该设备起一个非常不同的名称，因此Echo 不会使他们感到困惑 。

For example, I’ve named the scene “Living Room Fan,” since that’s what I’ll say out loud, but the device is called “Main Ceiling Fan,” which I’ll likely never say to Alexa.

例如，我将场景命名为“客厅风扇”，因为这就是我要大声说出来的东西，但是该设备称为“主吊扇”，我可能永远不会对Alexa说。

Next, scroll down and select the device you want this scene (slash voice command) to turn on. In my case, it’s my “Main Ceiling Fan,” so I’ve selected that—and selected the fan portion of the device. Tap Next when you’re finished.

接下来，向下滚动并选择要打开此场景(斜线语音命令)的设备。 在我的情况下，这是我的“主吊扇”，因此我选择了它，然后选择了设备的风扇部分。 完成后，点击“下一步”。

The next screen will ask you what you want to do with the selected device. Some will have an On/Off toggle, others (like my fan) will toggle between High/Medium/Low, and so on. Select what you want the device to do when you turn the scene “on” with Alexa. Then tap Done.

下一个屏幕将询问您要对所选设备执行的操作。 一些将具有“开/关”切换，其他(例如我的风扇)将在“高/中/低”之间切换，依此类推。 选择当您使用Alexa“打开”场景时设备要执行的操作。 然后点击完成。

Your scene should now show up in Alexa’s list of devices. If you re-open the Alexa app and discover new Smart Home devices, it should appear in the list.

现在，您的场景应显示在Alexa的设备列表中。 如果您重新打开Alexa应用程序并发现新的Smart Home设备，它将显示在列表中。

Try the command with Alexa and see if it works! (In my case, it’d be “Alexa, turn the Living Room Fan on”). If all goes well, repeat this process for any other devices and scenes you want to control with your voice. If not, make sure your scene and the device itself have distinct names from one another—if they’re too similar, Alexa will have trouble knowing which one you want to turn on.

在Alexa上尝试使用该命令，看看它是否有效！ (就我而言，它是“ Alexa，打开客厅风扇”)。 如果一切顺利，请对您要用声音控制的任何其他设备和场景重复此过程。 如果不是这样，请确保您的场景和设备本身的名称彼此不同-如果它们太相似，则Alexa将很难知道您要打开哪一个。

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/291822/how-to-control-your-insteon-smarthome-with-the-amazon-echo/