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Voice Control Device Types

The voice control functionality in Zennio devices allows users to interact with a variety of devices using virtual assistants like Alexa and Google Home. Below are the most common types of voice control devices, their compatible Boxes, and how to control them with voice commands.

Light​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Lights group or category. It allows for the control of turning lights on and off.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Light type are:

  • [1 Button] Switch icon (Toggle 0/1, 0 and 1)
  • [1 Button] Hold/Release (0/1 and 1/0)
  • [1 Button] Two Objects
  • [2 Buttons] Switch icon (0/1 and 1/0)
  • [2 Buttons] Switch + Indicator (0/1 and 1/0)
  • [Climate] Heat/Cool mode

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, turn on the living room light"
  • "Alexa, turn off the living room light"

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, turn on the living room light"
  • "OK Google, turn off the living room light"

Switch​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Switches group or category. It allows for the control of turning devices on and off.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Switch type are:

  • [1 Button] Switch icon (Toggle 0/1, 0 and 1)
  • [1 Button] Hold/Release (0/1 and 1/0)
  • [1 Button] Two Objects
  • [2 Buttons] Switch icon (0/1 and 1/0)
  • [2 Buttons] Switch + Indicator (0/1 and 1/0)
  • [Climate] Heat/Cool mode

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, turn on the fan"
  • "Alexa, turn off the fan"

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, turn on the fan"
  • "OK Google, turn off the fan"

Dimmable Light​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Lights group or category. It allows for the control of turning the light on, off, and adjusting the brightness.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Dimmable Light type are:

  • [2 Buttons] Lighting control

Note that the on/off function and the dimming function are listed separately, but for proper operation, the same box should typically be selected in most cases.

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In order to adjust the brightness, the Absolute Dimming object (used for timers and macros) must be active and linked with the device.

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, turn on the bedroom light"
  • "Alexa, set the bedroom light to 50%"
  • "Alexa, dim the bedroom light"
  • "Alexa, increase the brightness of the bedroom light"

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, turn on the bedroom light"
  • "OK Google, set the bedroom light to 50%"
  • "OK Google, dim the bedroom light"
  • "OK Google, increase the brightness of the bedroom light"

Dimmable Light (Color Temperature)​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Lights group or category. It allows control over turning on, off, adjusting brightness, and color temperature of the light.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Dimmable Light (Color Temperature) type are:

  • [2 Buttons] Lighting control

Note that the on/off function, dimming function, and color temperature function are listed separately, but for proper operation, the same box should typically be selected in most cases.

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To be able to adjust brightness, the Absolute Dimming object (used for timers and macros) must be active and linked with the device.

To be able to adjust the color temperature, the Color Temperature checkbox must be active and linked with the device.

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, turn on the bedroom light"
  • "Alexa, set the bedroom light to 50%"
  • "Alexa, dim the bedroom light"
  • "Alexa, increase the brightness of the bedroom light"
  • "Alexa, make the bedroom light warmer"
  • "Alexa, set the bedroom light to daylight"

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, turn on the bedroom light"
  • "OK Google, set the bedroom light to 50%"
  • "OK Google, dim the bedroom light"
  • "OK Google, increase the brightness of the bedroom light"
  • "OK Google, set the bedroom light to 4000 kelvin"
  • "OK Google, set the bedroom light to blue"

Scene​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Ambients group in Alexa. It allows activating a scene that changes the states of various devices according to the home automation setup.

warning

It is strongly discouraged to configure scenes in ZenVoice whose setup allows actions on security devices such as surveillance cameras, doors, or security panels, among others.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Scene type are:

  • [1 Button] Scene

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, turn on Sunset"
  • "Alexa, activate Sunset"

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, activate Sunset"

Temperature Indicator​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Thermostats group or category. It allows monitoring the current temperature.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Temperature Indicator type are:

  • [Indicator] Temperature
  • [2 Buttons] Switch + Indicator → Indicator type: Temperature
  • [Climate Control] Setpoint temperature → Indicator type: "Setpoint is the primary and real is the secondary" or "Setpoint is the secondary and real is the primary"
info

When the control has several temperature objects, the real temperature object must be selected.

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, tell me the temperature of the living room"

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, tell me the temperature of the living room"
info

Due to limitations of Google Home, these controls always respond by stating that the thermostat is off.

Thermostat​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Thermostats group or category. It allows controlling the setpoint temperature and monitoring the current temperature.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Thermostat type are:

  • [Climate Control] Setpoint temperature

The boxes compatible with the monitoring function for the Thermostat type are:

  • [Indicator] Temperature
  • [2 Buttons] Switch + Indicator → Indicator type: Temperature
  • [Climate Control] Setpoint temperature → Indicator type: "Setpoint is the primary and real is the secondary" or "Setpoint is the secondary and real is the primary"

Note that the real temperature monitoring function and the setpoint temperature control function are listed separately, so the appropriate box should be selected for each case, as not all configurations for the Setpoint Temperature box include an object to display the real temperature.

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, tell me the temperature of the living room"
  • "Alexa, set the living room to 23 degrees"
  • "Alexa, lower the living room temperature by 2 degrees"
info

Although Alexa allows setting a wide range of temperatures, if an attempt is made to set a temperature outside the configured range, it will automatically set to the minimum or maximum, respectively.

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, tell me the temperature of the living room"
  • "OK Google, set the living room to 23 degrees"
  • "OK Google, lower the living room temperature by 2 degrees"
  • "OK Google, I’m cold"
info

In Google Home, the thermostat is always displayed in heating mode.

Air Conditioning Thermostat​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Thermostats group or category. It enables temperature setpoint control and current temperature monitoring features.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Thermostat type are:

  • [Climate Control] Setpoint temperature

The boxes compatible with the monitoring function for the Thermostat type are:

  • [Indicator] Temperature
  • [2 Buttons] Switch + Indicator → Indicator type: Temperature
  • [Climate Control] Setpoint temperature → Indicator type: "Setpoint is the primary and real is the secondary" or "Setpoint is the secondary and real is the primary"

Note that the real temperature monitoring function and the setpoint temperature control function are listed separately, so the appropriate box should be selected for each case, as not all configurations for the Setpoint Temperature box include an object to display the real temperature.

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, tell me the temperature of the living room"
  • "Alexa, set the living room to 23 degrees"
  • "Alexa, lower the living room temperature by 2 degrees"
info

Although Alexa allows setting a wide range of temperatures, if an attempt is made to set a temperature outside the configured range, it will automatically set to the minimum or maximum, respectively.

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, tell me the temperature of the living room"
  • "OK Google, set the living room to 23 degrees"
  • "OK Google, lower the living room temperature by 2 degrees"
  • "OK Google, I’m cold"
info

In Google Home, the air conditioning thermostat is always displayed in cooling mode.

Blinds​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It enables the functionality to raise and lower a blind.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the Blinds type are:

  • [2 Buttons] Blinds
info

To open or close the blind, the Blind Positioning object (used for timers and macros) must be active and linked with the KNX device.

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, raise the blind"
  • "Alexa, lower the blind a little"
  • "Alexa, open the blind"
  • "Alexa, set the blind to 25%"
info

Alexa does not have commands to stop the movement of a blind.

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, raise the blind"
  • "OK Google, lower the blind a little"
  • "OK Google, open the blind"
  • "OK Google, set the blind to 25%"
info

Google does not have commands to stop the movement of a blind.

RGB Light​

Operation in Voice Assistants​

It appears in the Lights group or category. It enables turning lights on and off, and changing their color.

Compatible Boxes​

The boxes compatible with the RGB Light type are:

  • [Other] RGB Control
  • [Other] RGBW Control

Voice Control​

Alexa​

Available voice commands:

  • "Alexa, turn on RGB light" → It will turn on in white color.
  • "Alexa, set RGB light to blue"
  • "Alexa, set RGB light to light gray"

Google Home​

Available voice commands:

  • "OK Google, turn on RGB light" → It will turn on in white color.
  • "OK Google, set RGB light to blue"
  • "OK Google, set RGB light to light gray"
info

For different shades of white, the color representation in the Google Home app and on compatible touch screens may differ slightly.