Voice control with IHC and OpenHAB - first steps

[Infernoken]

Hello,

I'm trying my first steps with OpenHAB and have succesfully connected my IHC Visual2 controller (HW6.1  FW2.7.199) to OpenHAB.

I'm now able to control my lights and such from OpenHAB.

Now I'm trying if I can control some lights though voice and have read multiple forums, but cannot find a way to start...

 

Example:

I installed openHAB on my Android phone and this is connecting to my openHAB system.

I can control the lights from my phone...

There also is an option in this app to send a voice command.  So I can send like:  "bureau on"...

I see the command is received in the log, but have no idea how to interprete the command and link it to the bureau light.

 

Any help please?

Don't know if the Android app of OpenHAB is the way to go or if this is a complete waste of time???

Some pointers / references would be appreciated 

 

 

[nXil]

First create a new String item called "VoiceCommands" or something like that.

Then go to: openhab/paperui/index.html#/configuration/services?tab=voice and select the new String item called "VoiceCommands"

Then you have to create a rule for each command in your rules folder, see https://www.openhab.org/docs/configuration/rules-dsl.html

rule "Light kitchen"
when
    Item VoiceCommands received command
then
	val result = VoiceCommands.state.toString.toLowerCase
	if (result.contains("kitchen light on")) {
		GF_Kitchen_Light_Table.sendCommand(ON)
	}
	else if (result.contains("kitchen light off")) {
		GF_Kitchen_Light_Table.sendCommand(OFF)
	}
end

Here is a example off turning on and off my kitchen switch light.

You can also use Rules in Paper UI, but it might be a little buggy because off lower and uppercase letters.

[Infernoken]

12 hours ago, nxil said:

First create a new String item called "VoiceCommands" or something like that.

Then go to: openhab/paperui/index.html#/configuration/services?tab=voice and select the new String item called "VoiceCommands"

Then you have to create a rule for each command in your rules folder, see https://www.openhab.org/docs/configuration/rules-dsl.html

Thanks...  Really my first steps in OpenHAB...

Where do I create the String...  So this is under items?  Will try this evening...

[nXil]

Yes, you create the item of type: String under Items in Paper UI, or you can to it in the Items folder. See https://www.openhab.org/docs/configuration/items.html

[Infernoken]

Thanks,

got a first implementation working...!

Voice commands are received and then interpreted correctly to switch on the light and then switch off again.

 

But there is some strange behavior:

First voice command is directly and correctly executed.

Second and further commands require me to say the commands two times before it actually switches the lights...

 

If I look into the log, there is some strange behavior with 'predicted state' where it does receive the command, but it does not execute ???

Need to dig into this...

 

Any idea ???

[nXil]

Maybe adding Event trigger update will help.

when
	Item VoiceCommands received command or
	Item VoiceCommands received update
then

 

[Infernoken]

On 12/15/2020 at 1:57 PM, nxil said:

Yes, you create the item of type: String under Items in Paper UI, or you can to it in the Items folder. See https://www.openhab.org/docs/configuration/items.html

Thanks again for the input, but the dual behavior remains...

UPDATE:  got it working!

2nd UPDATE:  Still buggy...

Looks like the     

Item VoiceCommand received command or

Item VoiceCommand received update

 

Just trigger the two commands in one go...   So still have problems with double commands required...  Need to further debug...

 

I created a home.items & home.rules file with the following commands:

home.items:

String VoiceCommand

 

home.rules:

import org.openhab.model.script.actions.*
import org.openhab.core.library.types.*
import java.util.*

rule "VoiceControl_Test"
when
    Item VoiceCommand received command or
    Item VoiceCommand received update
then
    var String command = VoiceCommand.state.toString.toLowerCase
    
    if (command.contains("bureau aan")) {
        IHCELKOController_BureauN3BureauLamprelaisAanUit.sendCommand(ON)
    }
    
    if (command.contains("bureau uit")) {
        IHCELKOController_BureauN3BureauLamprelaisAanUit.sendCommand(OFF)
    }

end