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JimH:
DESCRIPTION
Alexa is now an integral part of MC.

It requires Amazon access from the Internet.  More below.

It requires Media Server to be running and accessible. 

The Net Access topic on the wiki tells you how to do the two items above.

In the new Alexa Skill called JTalk, you will do the setup below one time.  You'll then have voice access to Media Center from a phone or other mobile device.  The access is similar to what you might have from any JRiver Remote, but the control is by voice.

SETUP
A phone or other mobile device that can run Alexa is required.  The mobile device is only necessary for setup. You can use any Alexa device after that.

INSTRUCTIONS
1) Make sure your MC 30 server is running and accessible from the Internet. Note that MC's built-in SSL will NOT work so you will have to make the non-SSL port available.

2) Open the Alexa app on your mobile device, go to Skills & Games, and search for JTalk.

3) Tap on the ENABLE TO USE button for JTalk.

4) When it shows the account linking page, type in the access key and credentials for your server and then tap Connect.

After setup, you can then issue voice commands like the sample below.  Voice commands will work on any Alexa device using the same Amazon account used for setup.

"Alexa, open j talk"
"play playlist random songs"
"next"
"pause"
"cancel"

SESSIONS
You open a command session by saying "alexa, open j talk" or "alexa, ask j talk to (specify command)".  You can issue multiple commands while the session is open.  You can close the session yourself by saying "cancel".  Otherwise, if you don't say anything for a while the session will automatically close.  This time is controlled by the specific Alexa device and is not currently editable.  You will have to open the session again to issue more commands.

EXAMPLE COMMANDS
play
pause
previous
next
stop
set volume to [3]
what's playing
list zones
set zone to [player]
play playlist [random songs]
start play doctor with artist [ziggy marley]
play artist [kenny loggins]
play album [martina]

You can also append desired zone and playback options to most commands:

play playlist [random songs] on zone [player]
play playlist [random songs] with options [shuffle]
play playlist [random songs] on zone [player] with options [add]

Complete Command List

JTalk Command Reference for Alexa

JimH:
This is working now.

kensn:
I have a large number of devices I use with Alexa. Some are retail devices, and some are homebrewed with ESP32 chips and such. I would really like to help in the testing and development if needed.

Ken 

bytestar:
Not available in Germany?

JimH:

--- Quote from: bytestar on August 21, 2022, 11:51:02 am ---Not available in Germany?

--- End quote ---
It looks like the Amazon Alexa products are available in Germany so this should work.

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