Instructions | Amazon Echo Voice Command Automation

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Step 1

Attach a 3v3 power supply to any of the V+ (red) pads shown in the tare down image below.
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Step 2

Attach common ground between your Raspberry Pi and one of the GND (black) pads shown.
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Step 3

Solder a wire to the outer ring of the voice button contacts.
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Step 4

Solder the newly soldered wire in between a 1/2 voltage divider. Since Raspberry Pi uses 3v3 logic on it's GPIO pins and the controller expects about 1v8.
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Step 5

Now you just need to set the GPIO to HIGH when you want the voice button to be pressed down, LOW when it's suppose to be released (after you play back a voice command).

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krschacht wrote 12/16/2015 at 06:03

I'm getting ready to do this hack. Couple quick Q:

1) You mentioned you're using e-speak and bixycron (sp?). I got e-speak, but what's bixycron? I think I must have misheard you in your video.
2) This 3v3 will work, right? http://www.hobbyengineering.com/H5492.html I just want to make sure there is nothing special I need for the Echo remote.

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Robert Hillman wrote 10/15/2015 at 23:19

How was the audio connection made? Looks like you used a headset plugged into the auto jack of the PI and placed the ear piece over the remote mic?

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gamaral wrote 10/18/2015 at 08:25

Yeah, simple earbud over the mic input. If you want to go hard-core, you could remove them mic IC and bitbang away. :)

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jjlink wrote 08/22/2015 at 17:48

I have the "Slice of Raspberry Pi" up and running. I login as root. But all I get is this:
-sh: alexa: not found
So what am I missing?
Thanks

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Amazon Echo Voice Command Automation

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