How To Turn On Xbox One Using Amazon Alexa/Echo

Today I created a video showcasing my Orvibo S20 and Amazon Echo Dot integration and it got me thinking. If I can run a bash script via a voice command I can automate pretty much anything.

The next logical step in my quest for laziness is to turn my Xbox One on by saying "Echo, Turn on my Xbox".

I managed to get it running within a few minutes off the back of my pre existing setup. I'll type a quick rundown up now and if it gets enough interest I can detail it further or make a video tutorial.

Hardware Required:
Amazon Echo or Amazon Echo Dot
Raspberry Pi (any providing you have WiFi)
Xbox One

Step 1:
Deploy Fauxmo to the Raspberry Pi
It's as simple as copying and running a script.

Step 2:
Download and configure the xbox-remote-power script on the Raspberry Pi. You'll need to grab your Xbox IP and Live ID to configure it properly.

Step 3:
Edit the xbox-remote-power.sh to include your IP and ID.

Step 3:
Edit the example-minimal Fauxmo script to name your variable and run the xbox-remote-power.sh script. The def will look something like this:

TRIGGERS = {"call name": 52000}
def act(self, client_address, state): print "State", state, "from client @", client_address
os.system('../xbox-remote-power.sh')
return True

You can change call name to whatever you want your trigger word to be. Mine is Xbox.

Step 4:
Say "Echo, Find my devices" - You only need to do this once. It makes the Echo search for the device. Once found it will remember it.

Step 5:
Say "Echo, Turn call name ON"