I decided to try using Amazon Alexa — and it was seamless! In today’s article, I will document and explain the process of how I got to use Alexa on my android phone to control my remote-controlled gate (operating on Radio Frequency).
Pre-requisites:
- Download and set up Amazon Alexa application on your phone
- Broadlink App (Android/Apple)
- Broadlink rm4 Pro linked and added to your Broadlink application
- User-defined device (in this case, RF transmitter), linked to your Broadlink rm4 Pro, described in this tutorial
Step-by-step Guide
Enable Broadlink skill in Amazon Alexa application
- Open Amazon Alexa Application > More > Skills & Games
- Search for “Broadlink” skill and click “Enable to use”. This will require you to log in to your Broadlink application.
- You should see “Broadlink has been successfully linked” once above steps are completed.
Enable Voice command to activate scene
- The scenes defined in your Broadlink application will be visible in the Amazon Alexa Application.
- Navigate to Devices > + > Add Group > Create a room or device group
- Follow instructions to create a new group. In this case, I will use a customized name “Garage”.
- Upon clicking next, you will see all scenes available to be selected. These scenes are retrieved from your Broadlink application. Select the scene you require to link it to “Garage”.
- Once complete, you can activate this scene via voice command.
- “Alexa, activate Garage.”
You are now able to activate a Broadlink scene via Alexa Voice Command.
