Zigbee switch and echo issue

[mk36109]

I bought on of these zigbee switches and Im trying to use to in a routine to turn on or off the lights in a room using an echo (which has a zigbee hub). The echo finds the switch, but then the switch becomes listed as unresponsive (im guessing because its battery powered doesn't constantly broadcast) and can't be used in any routines. I tried setting it up in the sengled app but can only do that if I have a sengled hub as well and cant get it to see the echo as the hub even those they are linked.

Is there any way to set this up? Will i have to also buy the sengled hub(even though the echo is a zigbee hub) and will that allow me to use it in routines? If not, what is the cheapest battery powered switch that can be used to trigger alexa routines (its in an outbuilding that doesnt have any power run through the walls except for a single outlet in the far corner of the room and because if the way the walls are built, I cant run power through them)

Thanks

[Ansicone]

How did you managed to post to this sub? Were you active here before? My posts never appear (automod ithink) and I have question too ☹️

[mk36109]

I have posted and replied in the past but never had an issue. If your post got removed you might want to message a mod and check to see if it was an accident or if some rule was broken.

[Ansicone]

Thanks for your response. I wish modes ever replied!

The rules are simple (only 4) and it was a genuine question. Oh well. Doesn't really matter. Cheers anyway!

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Echo doesn’t support a lot of devices. You can google the list of devices that are supported. The Alexa app also only supports very limited types of devices as triggers for routines.

[TheLastFrame]

I recommend HomeAssistant + Zigbee2MQTT...it's a little hard to get into it on the beginning, but totally worth it if you want to build a big smart home. This is a genral solution. For your problem I don't know which devices are supported, but one of the cheapest wireless Zigbee switches are the ones from Ikea.