Working Google-Assistant on Raspbian Buster and 4b

MilkShake

@Chris Hey, thanks man! A little bit disheartening after getting it to work on the pi, but I will definitely restore the pi once again and give it a try. Am I right in understanding that you need some software to listen for an activation command, e.i. HotWord? I think I succeeded in installing MMM-AssistantMk2 earlier, but I did not get HotWord to work, after which I gave up.

A Former User

@MilkShake
Hotword is just one method to activate amk2. If you prefer, any other methods can be used. - touchscreen button, hw button, sensors like pir, 3d gesture detector, touchscreen gesture, finger snapping, or Any module can emit some notifications of MagicMirror.

MilkShake

@Sean said in Working Google-Assistant on Raspbian Buster and 4b:

@MilkShake
Hotword is just one method to activate amk2. If you prefer, any other methods can be used. - touchscreen button, hw button, sensors like pir, 3d gesture detector, touchscreen gesture, finger snapping, or Any module can emit some notifications of MagicMirror.

Yes ok :) I would like to be able to enable the Assistant using voice, so HotWord seems like the way to go. The mirror has a pir sensor also for turning on the screen, built into the side of the frame, so it can be activated by hand movement.

Since I managed to get the regular assistant working on the PI, I will have a go at Assistant-Mk2 and HotWord tonight. Hopefully it will just install :)

A Former User

@MilkShake : after if you want AMk2 with a built-in activator, you can try AMk2 addons with snowboy

Personnaly, with my mirror, i use this AMk2 addons: governor, pir, snowboy, screen, briefToday, A2D and internet

notes:

all addons are linked, and it use AMk2 micConfig for snowboy ;)
A2D: display your photos, weblink found by your mirror
(in dev : display youtube video and sync with screen addons, will be released very soon ! )

Weblink sample:

Youtube sample:

MilkShake

@Bugsounet That seems like a good way to go! I’m mostly just after the voice activation for the Assistant, but I’ll go with anything that works. So would the process be:

Install MMM-AssistantMk2 from https://github.com/eouia/MMM-AssistantMk2/wiki/Installation
Install MMM-AssistantMk2 Plugins embedded with addons.js from https://github.com/bugsounet/addons

?

Thanks for all the help guys!

MilkShake

Hi,
I think I got MMM-AssistantMk2 and Bugsounet’s https://github.com/bugsounet/addons installed successfully! Used the same credentials.json file as I used in the other Assistant setup and tested with node auth_and_test.js.

It’s can become quite confusing with all these modules and addons. Can anyone elaborate on what is needed configuration wise, to allow for voice activation of AssistantMk2.

I guess addons need to be activated for Assistant and HotWord needs a configuration of sorts. I will have a look at this later.

Best
MilkShake

MilkShake

@MilkShake I tried editing my config.js with the following:

            {
            module: "MMM-Hotword",
            position: "top_left",
            config: {
                    recipes: ["with-AMk2v3_smart-mirror.js"],

                    }
            },


            {
            module: "MMM-AssistantMk2",
            position: "top_left",
            config: {
                    assistantConfig: {
                            latitude: 55.749842,
                            longitude: 12.497128,
                    },
                    recipes: [ "with-MMM-Hotword.js" ],
                    addons: true,
                    },
            },

But it crashes my MagicMirror. If I remove “addons: true,” the mirror starts and the two top_left positions are empty.

A Former User

hi, i have a lot of time … [#StayInHome #COVID19]
so i can help you to configure from begining

what addons do you want to use ?
AMk2 don’t show icon by default, just because default interface is like Google Nest
so i will be showing only when activating by hotkey

MilkShake

@Bugsounet Hi. Thanks a bunch. Something good from the virus, hurray!

So the mirror functions with a PIR sensor installed in the frame. It hangs where there is a lot of traffic, so a hand gesture along side the frame activates the screen using DPMS -> DISPLAY=:0 xset dpms force on (only way I could get the screen to turn on again was with DPMS). No movement and the mirror turns on again in x time.

So what I would like to accomplish is, when the screen is activated, it should start listening for a google assistant hotword.

Would that be Hotword and PIR? Depending on how Assistant2Display works, that could be interesting as well, but for now, I just want to get it working.

A Former User

actually, i can’t do this (not coded)

I have coded this:

wake up screen with voice (when calling assistant)
delay turn off screen if mirror is not used
if used pir detector : wake up the screen
if used snowboy or MMM-Hotword and pi sensor : keyword activator is turn off when not used and need pir sensor to wake up

you can do that what addon ;)