MMM-awesome-alexa

dolanmiu

https://github.com/dolanmiu/MMM-awesome-alexa

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MMM-awesome-alexa

A hands free Alexa module for the Magic Mirror, which is activated when you say ‘Alexa’.
At the moment, this only works for MacOS and Ubuntu. Raspberry Pi has experimental support, it works when I tried it, but please try yourself and let us know on Gitter!

Installation

Refer to the official documentation on how to install the module: https://awesome-alexa.js.org

Usage

Boot up Magic Mirror and say “Alexa, what time is it?”, or “Alexa, tell me a joke” 😊.

Note: If you are using Raspberry Pi, you most likely will experience a snowboy issue. Please go to the Troubleshoot section down below

Features

Wake Word support
Custom Wake Word
Very easy set up
Easy config tool
All-in-one solution.
Visualisation

Supported Wake Words

Alexa
Smart Mirror
Snowboy
Jarvis
Computer

Troubleshoot

First check if your mic works by typing in:

rec t.wav

If the above command doesn’t work, please fix that before continuing. Here is a link to help you (Raspberry pi)

PM2 problems

For some reason, running MagicMirror on PM2 with this module doesn’t seem to work on Raspberry Pi. The mic does not pick up. If anyone has a solution or cause for this, it would be greatly appreciated. I would recommend to start the MagicMirror the traditional way of npm start.

Snowboy problems

Make sure you followed the install steps correctly. It involves manually downloading snowboy and manually building snowboy:

https://awesome-alexa.js.org/#/installation?id=step-2-install-module

Follow snowboy’s official guide on how to recompile their package:
https://github.com/Kitt-AI/snowboy#compile-a-node-addon

Made with 💖 by Dolan

psm9

@dolanmiu
Thanks for making this.
I tried to go to your site to generate a config file, but I get an error from amazon.
I entered my ClientID and Client Secret.
What goes in the Device ID box? - Is it the Security Profile ID or the Device Type ID?

Thanks!

pepemujica

So what can we do with this module? Sorry, I don’t get it

dolanmiu

@psm9 The website isn’t working properly right now :( So right now, you will have to do it manually. I am working on it!

dolanmiu

@pepemujica You know Amazon Echo?

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-Alexa-Black/dp/B00X4WHP5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495760076&sr=8-1&keywords=echo

Essentially, this module turns your Magic Mirror into an “Amazon Echo” for free! Click on the link to find out more

You just say: “Alexa, what is the time?”, and the MagicMirror will respond to you.

pepemujica

@dolanmiu I get it.
Now I’m stuck at the refreshtoken part, Ican’t move on

dolanmiu

@pepemujica So sorry about this

There will be a proper guide on how to get a refresh token soon

The Helper Website currently is experiencing issues

I will message on this thread and reply to you once its done!

Keep an eye out! And thanks for your interest :)

pepemujica

@dolanmiu That would be awesome! Hope you can fix it soon.
Kind regads!

pepemujica

@dolanmiu Hi @dolanmiu hope you’re finding very well!
could you fix the helper website?
Kind regards

ezarlive

Seems… doesn’t work!