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 what it is used for, 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 can be controlled directly in the Amazon Alexa app.

The others are not, but you can control them through scenes in the Enki app, which are integrated as scenes in Amazon Alexa.

To check whether your device is compatible with Amazon Alexa, see the product page:

• Inspire fan product pages
  Voice control with Alexa: Yes

We invite you to read this article to learn how to link your Enki account to Alexa: 

• How do I link Enki to Amazon Alexa?

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

Tap the button at the end of the row:

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

Access advanced control by clicking your device's tile.

You will arrive at a page with all available features:

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

To begin, create a group:

01 - Click "+" in the upper-right corner, then click "Add Group."

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

03 - Tap "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 in groups?

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

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

Click the button at the end of the group row:

• Click "Off" to turn the devices on. They will change to "On" with blue tiles.
• Click "On" to turn the devices off. They will be displayed as "Off" with gray tiles.

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

Tap the corresponding button:

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

First identify 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:
   Turning the light on/off.
   Adjusting the brightness.
   Adjusting the color temperature.
   Turning ventilation on/off.
   Changing the ventilation speed.

Here are some voice commands for controlling 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 ventilation speed of the living room fan ventilation to 4

If Alexa does not perform the action or says that 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 check the spelling used by Alexa.

Can I control multiple devices simultaneously by voice?

Yes, by stating the name of a group instead of an individual device. For example, saying "turn on the kitchen" will activate all devices in the "Kitchen" group.

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

For help, see this detailed article with tips and examples for creating a scene suited to your device.

• How does my Inspire connected fan work in a scene?

In this example, the scene is called "Light and fan" and the action is "turn on the fan light and ventilation."

How do I trigger a scene by voice?

To activate a scene with Alexa, say exactly: "Alexa, Activate [Scene name]"

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

If the actions are not performed, check in the Enki app:

• The scene should appear as executed in the activity log. To access it, in the main Home menu, click the settings icon in the upper-right corner, then select Activity log.
• Test the scene directly in the app. If the actions are not applied, check its configuration.

How do you test your scene?

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

• Check the grammatical syntax of what Alexa heard. Go to the More "≡" menu, then select Alexa and your personal information. Next, click Review Alexa History. Check the spelling of your phrase and change the name of your scene if necessary.

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

If in doubt, say the phrase aloud to Alexa, then open the More "≡" menu in the app, select "Alexa and your personal information", then "Review Alexa History."

You can check the exact transcription and copy it into your routine as an event.

What is a routine on Amazon Alexa?

An Alexa routine is a set of programmed actions that are triggered automatically or manually according to defined conditions, making it easier to automate daily tasks, as in the Enki app.

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

For help, see this detailed article with tips and examples for creating a scene suited to your device.

• How does my Inspire connected fan work in a scene?

In this example, the scene is called "Light and fan" and the action is "turn on the fan light and 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 "+" in the upper-right corner to create a new routine.

04 - Click "Rename" in the upper-right corner to customize your routine's name.

05 - Type the desired name using the keyboard, then confirm with "✓" in the lower-right corner.

06 - To save, click "Next" in the upper-right corner.

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

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

09 - Click "Scenes" to view the available scenes.

10 - Select the "Light and fan" scene that you want to execute.

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 ventilation." Confirm with "✓."

15 - Click "Next" to save the event.

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

17 - Wait while it saves. A message will appear:

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

You will then be redirected to your list of routines, confirming that it was saved.

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

To do so:

18 - Click Play " ▶ " at the end of your routine's row. A message will confirm its execution. Check that the actions are applied correctly.

If the actions are not executed, check in the Enki app:

• The scene should appear as executed in the activity log. To access it, in the main Home menu, click the settings icon in the upper-right corner, then select Activity log.
• Test the scene directly in the app. If the actions are not applied, check its configuration.

How do you test your scene?

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

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

• Whether the device still works through the Enki app.

• The step in the tutorial where the problem occurs.

• Alexa's behavior when you make your request.

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

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