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Alexa Voice Commands for Lights - Node-RED Reference

Complete reference of Alexa voice commands for controlling smart lights through Node-RED, including power, brightness, color, and color temperature.

Power

PowerController
"Alexa, turn on the living room light"

Sets power state to ON

"Alexa, turn off the bedroom light"

Sets power state to OFF

Brightness

BrightnessController
"Alexa, set the light to 50 percent"

Sets brightness to specified percentage

Parameters: 0-100

"Alexa, dim the light"

Decreases brightness by 25%

"Alexa, brighten the light"

Increases brightness by 25%

Color

ColorController
"Alexa, set the light to blue"

Changes light color to specified color name

Parameters: Color name (red, blue, green, etc.)

"Alexa, set the light to warm white"

Sets color temperature to warm white (~2700K)

Parameters: Color temperature name

Color Temperature

ColorTemperatureController
"Alexa, make the light warmer"

Decreases color temperature (warmer)

"Alexa, make the light cooler"

Increases color temperature (cooler)

"Alexa, set the light to daylight"

Sets color temperature to daylight (~5500K)

Parameters: Temperature preset name

Compatible Node-RED Nodes

node-red-contrib-dulonode

Supported

node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill

Limited to basic on/off and brightness

Supported

node-red-contrib-virtual-smart-home

Color support varies by plan

Supported

node-red-contrib-amazon-echo

On/off and brightness only, no color

Supported

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Quick Reference

Device Type
Light
Total Commands
10
Controllers
PowerController BrightnessController ColorController ColorTemperatureController

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