[Home automation] mycroft-symcon

Skill name: mycroft-symcon-skill

User story:

Since i am a huge fan of home automation i use the software ip-symcon to control all my devices. Symcon provides an api which i am able to use with python. I want to tell my home on what to do.

Are there similar Mycroft Skills already?

  • Openhab
  • Homeassistant
  • FHEM

See https://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-skills for a list. If so, how could they be combined?

What will the user Speak to trigger the Skill?

hey mycroft …
… - switch off the light in dining room
… - switch on the shelf light in the living room
… - would you please turn on the light in the kitchen cupboard
… - power on television in living room
… - turn on x-mas power in kitchen
… - turn shutter in bedroom to 50%
… - move down the shutters in the dining room
… - dim the led stripes to 30%
… - house, we are away now
… - what is the temperature in the bedroom

What phrases will Mycroft Speak?

  • the led stripes in living room have been set to 30%
  • the temperature in living room is 20°C

What Skill Settings will this Skill need to store?

  • ip and port of ip-symcon host
  • user and password for api usage