Shelly 2.5 for Roller Blinds and Alexa

SvenHjerson

I just managed to connect a Shelly 2.5 to our roller blinds and I have already calibrated it. Via the Shelly app it works fine.

ShellyRollerBlind.png

I also tested creating a "scene" to schedule when to open the roller blinds and from the Shelly 2.5 app this works fine too!

ShellyRollerBlindScene.PNG

Now where I am a bit lost and here I could use some help is how to integrate this with our Alexa. How can I ask Alexa to e.g. close the blinds, close the blind 80%, open the blinds, or add it to a scene in Alexa? Is it normal for the Shelly 2.5 roller blinds to show up in Alexa as a "plug"?

AlexaRollerBlind.png

66er

Hi Sven,

Here is an entry in the dictionary of our forum.

Can you read postings in German? If not, I try to translate it for you.

66er

I found this in another thread:

Zitat

Wichtig, Cloud im Shelly muss aktiviert sein.

Alexa App öffnen, Shelly Skill aktivieren - > Shelly Account mit Passwort einloggen.

Danach auf unten Recht in der Alexa App auf Geräte.

Dann oben rechts auf das + Zeichen für neue Geräte hinzufügen.

Sonstiges auswählen.

Suche startet, ca 20sek.

Danach sollten deine Shellys angezeigt werden.

Raum oder Gruppe zuordnen wenn vorhanden.

Alles anzeigen

Translation:

Zitat

Important, Cloud in the Shelly must be activated.

Open Alexa app, activate Shelly Skill -> Shelly account with password.

Then on down right in the Alexa app on Gadgets.

Then add the + sign for new devices in the upper right corner.

Select another.

Search starts, about 20sec.

After that, your shellys should be displayed.

Assign room or group if available.

Alles anzeigen

I hope, that's a help for you.

SvenHjerson

I have added it to Alexa but it appears as a plug, so the only thing Alexa understands is something like "Alexa garden off" to lower the blinds and "Alexa garden on" to raise the blinds ... but there is no way to stop or pause or ask Alexa to only lower x% or anything. I question whether the roller blinds should appear as "plug" which basically only knows on/off?

Edit: Cloud is activated btw and the mode is set to Shutter

66er

Sorry Sven,

I can't help more, of cause i don't use Alexa myself.

But i think, you can get help by other users, perhaps by MIHO or HarryP_1964 .

Good luck.