How to Control Your Smart Shades with Amazon Alexa

1. Basic Voice Commands: Opening and Closing Shades

Alexa supports intuitive open/close voice actions.
You can speak naturally without exact naming, but better names improve accuracy.

Basic Commands

• “Alexa, open <shade name>.”

• “Alexa, close <shade name>.”

Alexa will move the shade to its fully open or fully closed position.

2. Controlling Multiple Shades (Groups)

If you want to control shades in a room together, you can place multiple shades into an Alexa group such as “Living Room”, “Bedroom”, etc.

Group Commands

• “Alexa, open the living room shades.”

• “Alexa, close the living room shades.”

Alexa will control all shades assigned to that group.

3. Adjusting Shades to a Specific Percentage

Alexa allows precise shade positioning using percentages.

• 100% = fully open

• 0% = fully closed

Percentage Commands

• “Alexa, set <shade name> to 50%.”

• “Alexa, open <shade name> to 20%.”

• “Alexa, close <room name> to 70%.”

This is helpful for controlling sunlight and privacy.

How to Create Routines for Voice Control of Your Smart Shades with Amazon Alexa

With Alexa Routines, you can set up a sequence of actions that can be triggered by a specific voice command, time, or other smart home device events. This allows you to control your Smartwave shades with greater flexibility by grouping multiple actions together.

1. What are Alexa Routines?

An Alexa Routine is a custom sequence of actions that Alexa will perform when triggered. For example, you can create a routine that opens your shades in the morning and closes them in the evening, or adjust them to a specific position whenever you say a specific voice command.

2. Setting Up a Routine to Control Your Shades

You can create an Alexa Routine to control your Smartwave shades with a single voice command. Here’s how to do it:

Step-by-Step: Create a Routine

1. Open the Alexa app .
2. Select More.
3. Select Routines.
4. Select Plus .
5. Select Add an event and follow the steps in the app to choose what starts your routine.
   Voice: You can set a custom voice command, such as “Alexa, good morning,” to trigger your shades to open.
   Schedule: Set specific times to open or close your shades at sunrise or sunset.
   Smart Home: Trigger actions when a specific device is turned on or off, such as when you start a movie.
6. Select Add an action and choose “Smart Home”. Select your shades from the list of devices, then choose whether to open, close, or adjust the position of your shades.
7. Select Save.

3. Examples of Routines for Smart Shades

Here are some example routines you can set up to control your Smartwave shades:

• Morning Routine:

  • Event: When Anyone says “Alexa, good morning”

  • Action: Open shades to 100%

  • Purpose: Let in natural light to start your day.

• Evening Routine:

  • Event: When Anyone says “Alexa, good night”

  • Action: Close shades to 0% or a set percentage for privacy.

  • Purpose: Close shades automatically when it’s time to go to bed.

• Movie Night Routine:

  • Event: When Anyone says “Alexa, movie time”

  • Action: Close shades to a specific percentage, adjust lighting, and start media playback.

  • Purpose: Create the perfect ambiance for movie watching.

4. Voice Control Example with Routines

Once your routine is created, you can control your shades with a simple voice command:

• “Alexa, good morning” — This could open your shades to 100% every morning.

• “Alexa, movie time” — This could trigger your shades to close partially, dim the lights, and play your favorite movie.

Learn More from Amazon’s Official Guides

To explore more advanced features of Alexa Routines, refer to Amazon’s official documentation:

• Create an Alexa Routine in the Alexa App
  Create an Alexa Routine