How to use Alexa with Smartlink

Amazon's Alexa allows you to run SmartLink irrigation commands simply by saying them. To setup your Weathermatic SmartLink controller with Alexa follow the following steps.

How to Video 
How to link your Amazon Echo to a SmartLink-connected irrigation. 

1. Pull up the Alexa App, and go to the "Skills" option in the menu.

2. Search for "Weathermatic".  

3. Select to "Enable" the Weathermatic skill. 

4. To login, enter your SmartLink username and password.

5. You should get a success message. 

• If you only have one controller associated with your user then you are all done!
• If you do have more than one controller, you will need to select one as the 'primary'.  Navigate to the user profile page found at https://my.smartlinknetwork.com/users/edit and select one of your controllers as 'primary'.   This will be the controller to which Alexa can issue commands.

 

 

Things you can say to Alexa

To begin any command with Alexa, simply say “Alexa, tell Weathermatic to...”, then she will listen for your command. Here's a list of commands available to you:

Run an entire program
ProgramIdentifier is A-D corresponding to SmartLink Programs.  If no ProgramIdentifier is supplied, Program A will be used.

run program {ProgramIdentifier}
start program {ProgramIdentifier}
begin program {ProgramIdentifier}
water the yard
water the lawn
start watering
start watering the yard
start watering the lawn
start the sprinklers
begin watering

Run an individual zone / station.

Zone and station can be used interchangeably here.  Use whichever you prefer.  'Water zone 2 for 5 minutes" or "Water station 2 for 5 minutes"

If no duration is supplied, the default will be 10 minutes.

water zone {ZoneNumber} for {Duration} minutes
run zone {ZoneNumber} for {Duration} minutes
start zone {ZoneNumber} for {Duration} minutes
turn on zone {ZoneNumber} for {Duration} minutes
start the water in zone {ZoneNumber} for {Duration} minutes
start watering in zone {ZoneNumber} for {Duration} minutes
{Duration} minutes of water in zone {ZoneNumber}
turn on sprinklers in zone {ZoneNumber} for {Duration} minutes
run zone {ZoneNumber}
start zone {ZoneNumber}
water zone {ZoneNumber}
turn on zone {ZoneNumber}
start the water in zone {ZoneNumber}
start watering in zone {ZoneNumber}
turn on sprinklers in zone {ZoneNumber}

Stop watering

stop all
stop
stop watering
quit watering
kill the watering
no more watering
turn off the water
turn off watering
turn off the sprinklers
switch off the sprinklers
kill the sprinklers
stop the sprinklers

Set a rain delay
If no duration is supplied, the default will be 3 days.

set rain delay for {Duration} days
start a rain delay for {Duration} days
turn on a rain delay for {Duration} days
add a rain delay for {Duration} days
configure a rain delay for {Duration} days
rain delay for {Duration} days
delay for {Duration} days
{Duration} days rain delay
delay watering for {Duration} days
pause watering for {Duration} days
set rain delay
create rain delay
that it's watering
that it's raining

Cancel a delay

cancel rain delay
turn off rain delay
end rain delay
resume normal watering schedule
resume regular watering schedule
resume standard watering schedule
return to regular watering schedule
return to standard watering schedule

And of course, simply ask Alexa for help.

what can I ask
what I can ask
what can I say
what I can say
help me
help
for instructions

 

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