https://github.com/aneisch/echo-timer-sync
Echo Timer Sync for AppDaemon
https://github.com/aneisch/echo-timer-sync
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Echo Timer Sync for AppDaemon
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/aneisch/echo-timer-sync
- Owner: aneisch
- Created: 2024-01-31T05:23:43.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-01-31T05:51:38.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-15T03:45:21.290Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 59.6 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Echo Timer Sync App
[](https://github.com/custom-components/hacs)
_An app to make visual countdown timers via your Amazon Echo devices_
## Installation
This app is best installed using [HACS](https://github.com/custom-components/hacs), so that you can easily track and download updates. You ***must** also install and configure the [Alexa Media Player](https://github.com/alandtse/alexa_media_player) component in order to load timers from your Amazon Echo devices.
Alternatively, you can download the `echo-timer-sync` directory from inside the `apps` directory here to your local `apps` directory, then add the configuration to enable the `echo_timer_sync` module.
## How it works
When the `_next_timer` entity is updated by Alexa Media Player after setting a timer on your Amazon Echo device, this app creates timers in Home Assistant that you can then put on a dashboard to have a visual similar to what an Echo Show would provide. Corresponding timer labels will be set as well in input_text entities.
## Appdaemon App Configuration
```yaml
Kitchen Timer Sync:
module: echo_timer_sync
class: TimerSync
alexa_timer: sensor.kitchen_next_timer
timer_prefix: kitchen_alexa
timer_count: 5
```
## App Prerequisites in Home Assistant
You **must** create `timer` and `input_text` entities in Home Assistant that this app will then populate with your Amazon Echo timer information
```yaml
timer:
kitchen_alexa_1:
name: Kitchen Timer 1
duration: "00:00:00"
restore: true
kitchen_alexa_2:
name: Kitchen Timer 2
duration: "00:00:00"
restore: true
kitchen_alexa_3:
name: Kitchen Timer 3
duration: "00:00:00"
restore: true
kitchen_alexa_4:
name: Kitchen Timer 4
duration: "00:00:00"
restore: true
kitchen_alexa_5:
name: Kitchen Timer 5
duration: "00:00:00"
restore: true
input_text:
kitchen_alexa_1_name:
name: Kitchen Timer 1 Name
kitchen_alexa_2_name:
name: Kitchen Timer 2 Name
kitchen_alexa_3_name:
name: Kitchen Timer 3 Name
kitchen_alexa_4_name:
name: Kitchen Timer 4 Name
kitchen_alexa_5_name:
name: Kitchen Timer 5 Name
```
key | optional | type | default | description
-- | -- | -- | -- | --
`module` | False | string | | The module name of the app.
`class` | False | string | | The name of the Class.
`alexa_timer` | False | string | | The entity_id(s) This is the entity from Alexa Media Player that holds timers
`timer_prefix` | False | string | |This is the prefix to the timer entities you created in HA (see above)
`timer_count` | True | integer | 1 | This corresponds to the number of timer entities you created in HA
## Issues/Feature Requests
Please feel free to open any issues or feature requests!
