DIY-Echo-Show

Make your own Amazon Echo Show

Use the Feb 2020 Image version of the Raspberry Pi OS - Respeaker HAT Usage is broken as of today

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How to Video

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Before Starting the setup

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1. Create a security profile for alexa-avs-sample-app if you already don't have one.
   https://github.com/alexa/avs-device-sdk/wiki/Create-Security-Profile

2. Download the "config.json" file and place it in the /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa directory.

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Setup

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1. Clone the git using:

git clone https://github.com/shivasiddharth/DIY-Echo-Show  

2. Make the installers executable using:

sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/scripts/prep-system.sh    
sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/scripts/audio-test.sh   
sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/scripts/alexa-voice-installer.sh  
sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/scripts/alexa-screen-installer.sh    
sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/cmake-device.sh  
sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/cmake-screen.sh  

3. Prepare the system for installing assistants by updating, upgrading and setting up audio using:

sudo /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/scripts/prep-system.sh

4. Restart the Pi using:

sudo reboot

5. Make sure that contents of asoundrc match the contents of asound.conf
   Open a terminal and type:

sudo nano /etc/asound.conf

Open a second terminal and type:

sudo nano ~/.asoundrc

If the contents of .asoundrc are not same as asound.conf, make them both same.

6. Bonus Script - Test the audio setup using the following code (optional). Dont panic if the test does not go through successfully, proceed with the installation:

sudo /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/scripts/audio-test.sh  

7. Restart the Pi using:

sudo reboot

8. Install the Alexa voice first using the following. This is an interactive script, so just follow the onscreen instructions:

sudo /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/scripts/alexa-voice-installer.sh  

9. Authorize Alexa

sudo /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/startsample.sh  

10. Install the Alexa screen now using the following:

sudo /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/scripts/alexa-screen-installer.sh  

11. Try starting the assistant using the following for authentication:

sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/startsampleassistant.sh
sudo /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/startsampleassistant.sh  

12. After authentication start the assistant and smart screen using:

sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/start-assistant.sh  
sudo chmod +x /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/start-screen.sh  
sudo /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/start-assistant.sh  
sudo /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/Alexa/start-screen.sh  

13. For voice activation/wakeword, use:

python3 /home/pi/DIY-Echo-Show/snowboy/voiceactivation.py