How Does My Connected Fan Work with Alexa?

Summary:

This article explains how to link your Enki account to the Amazon Alexa voice assistant, use the Alexa app, and control your device by voice.

If you want to know what Amazon Alexa is and how it can be useful, click the following link:

• What is Amazon Alexa?

Are all your Enki devices compatible?

The answer is NO: some products are natively recognized, so they are visible and directly controllable in the Amazon Alexa app.

Others are not, but you can control them via scenarios in the Enki app, which integrate as scenes in Amazon Alexa.

To check the compatibility of your device with Amazon Alexa, consult the product sheet:

• Inspire Fan Product Sheets
  Voice control via Alexa: Yes

Please read this article to learn how to link your Enki account to Alexa:

• How to Link Enki to Amazon Alexa?

Turn your device on or off from the tile in the Devices menu.

Press the button at the end of the line:

• Click Off to turn the device on. It will switch to On and the tile will turn blue.
• Click On to turn the device off. It will switch to Off and the tile will turn gray again.

Access advanced control by clicking on your device’s tile.

You will arrive at the page with all available features:

• Light: On/Off
  Turns the light on or off.
• Brightness:
  Adjusts intensity from 1% to 100%.
• Color temperature:
  Changes from warm white to cool white.
• Fan: On/Off
  Activates or deactivates the fan.
• Fan speed:
  Sets speed from 0 to 6.

To start, create a group:

01 - Click the "+" at the top right, then "Add Group".

02 - Click "Create a room or device group".

03 - Press "Next".

04 - Choose or customize a name, then click "Next".

05 - Select the devices to group, then click "Next".

06 - Finally, click "Finish".

How are devices organized within groups?

Devices are grouped by type, for example a group "lights (all)" and a group "plugs (all)".

You can turn all devices of a type on or off by clicking the associated button in the tile group "(all)".

Click the button at the end of the group line:

• Click "Off" to turn on the devices, which will switch to "On" with blue tiles.
• Click "On" to turn off the devices, shown as "Off" with gray tiles.

You can turn all devices in the group on or off from the first line at the top of the screen.

Press the corresponding button:

• "ALL ON" to turn on all devices (shown as "On" with blue tiles).
• "ALL OFF" to turn them off (shown as "Off" with gray tiles).

Start by identifying the name and features of your device in the Amazon Alexa app:

1. The name is at the top of the page.
2. The features are in the center of the screen, including:
   Turn the light on/off.
   Adjust brightness.
   Set color temperature.
   Turn the fan on/off.
   Change fan speed.

Here are some voice commands to control your device (others may exist):

• Turn on the Living Room Fan Light
• Turn off the Living Room Fan Light
• Set the brightness of the Living Room Fan Light to 100%
• Set the Living Room Fan Light to warm white
• Increase the speed of the Living Room Fan Ventilation
  Decrease the speed of the Living Room Fan Ventilation
• Set the fan speed of the Living Room Fan Ventilation to 4

If Alexa does not perform the action or says the device does not exist, check:

• The spelling of your device’s name.
• In the More "≡" menu, go to Alexa and Your Personal Information, then Review Alexa History to verify the spelling Alexa used.

Can I control multiple devices simultaneously by voice?

Yes, by indicating the name of a group rather than an individual device. For example, saying “turn on the kitchen” will activate all devices in the “Kitchen” group.

Start by creating a simple scenario in your Enki app, an essential step for what follows.

For help, see this detailed article with tips and examples to create a scenario suited to your device.

• How Does My Connected Inspire Fan Work in a Scenario?

In this example, the scenario is named "Light and Fan" and the action is "turn on the light and fan ventilation".

How to trigger a scenario by voice?

To activate a scenario with Alexa, say precisely: "Alexa, Activate [Scenario Name]"

Choose a clear name, because the word "Activate" tells Alexa to launch a specific scenario.

If the actions do not execute, check in the Enki app:

• The scenario must appear as executed in the log. To access it, in the main Home menu, click the settings icon at the top right, then select Log.
• Test the scenario directly in the app. If the actions do not apply, check its configuration.

How to test your scenario?

1. Click the Play icon "" next to the scenario.
2. A loading icon will briefly appear on this icon.
3. The Play icon "" will then reappear.
4. Verify that your devices react correctly to the configured actions.

• Please check the grammatical syntax of what Alexa heard. Go to the More "≡" menu, then select Alexa and Your Personal Information. Then click Review Alexa History. Verify the spelling of your phrase and modify your scenario name if necessary.

⚠ Warning: Syntax and spelling must be exact. The spoken phrase must match word-for-word the written phrase.

If in doubt, say the phrase aloud to Alexa, then in the app, open the More "≡" menu, select "Alexa and Your Personal Information" then "Review Alexa History".

You can check the exact transcription and copy it into your routine as a trigger.

What is a routine on Amazon Alexa?

An Alexa routine is a set of programmed actions that trigger automatically or manually based on defined conditions, making daily task automation easier, like in the Enki app.

Start by creating a simple scenario in your Enki app, an essential step for what follows.

For help, see this detailed article with tips and examples to create a scenario suited to your device.

• How Does My Connected Inspire Fan Work in a Scenario?

In this example, the scenario is named "Light and Fan" and the action is "turn on the light and fan ventilation".

To set up a routine in the Amazon Alexa app, follow these steps:

01 - Tap the More icon "≡" at the top of the screen.

02 - Select "Routines".

03 - Click the "+" at the top right to create a new routine.

04 - Click "Rename" at the top right to customize your routine’s name.

05 - Type your desired name using the keyboard, then confirm with "✓" at the bottom right.

06 - To save, click "Next" at the top right.

07 - Click the "+" button next to "Add action" to add an action.

08 - Choose "Smart Home" from the menu for an action related to an Enki device.

09 - Click "Scenes" to see available scenarios.

10 - Select the "Light and Fan" scenario you want to run.

11 - Click "Add" to confirm the action.

12 - Click the "+" button next to "Add another event" to add a condition to your routine.

13 - Select "Voice" from the menu.

14 - Enter the phrase to say to Alexa to trigger the routine, for example: "Turn on the light and fan". Confirm with "✓".

15 - Click "Next" to save the event.

16 - To save your voice routine, click the "OK" button at the bottom.

17 - Wait during the save process. A message will appear:

• Great! Preparing routines may take up to a minute.

You will then be redirected to your routines list, confirming the save.

Testing your routine is essential to verify it works properly without triggers.

To do this:

18 - Click Play " ▶ " at the end of your routine’s line. A message will confirm its execution. Verify that the actions apply correctly.

If the actions do not execute, check in the Enki app:

• The scenario must appear as executed in the log. To access it, in the main Home menu, click the settings icon at the top right, then select Log.
• Test the scenario directly in the app. If the actions do not apply, check its configuration.

How to test your scenario?

1. Click the Play icon "" next to the scenario.
2. A loading icon will briefly appear on this icon.
3. The Play icon "" will then reappear.
4. Verify that your devices react correctly to the configured actions.

If you have problems with your Enki device and Alexa despite our tutorial, contact our technical support. Please provide:

• Whether the device still works via the Enki app.

• The step in the tutorial where the problem occurs.

• Alexa’s behavior during your request.

• The behavior of the app and device at that moment.

The more details you provide, the better we can assist you.