Hello-Lucy

cowboysdude

@TheGeekfather Well in all honesty what you’re doing is just making a huge mess. You need to delete ALL the modules that don’t belong in the default folder. ANY changes you made to any files undo…

Install modules as they are intended and we can help you, other then that I have no answers for you.

TheGeekfather

@cowboysdude

I understand - and yes I will re-install

One last question - should the mic icon flash when you speak?

Again, THANK YOU for all your help :)

cowboysdude

@TheGeekfather Yes, green :)

TheGeekfather

@Mykle1

Hi, you mentioned you were going to fix the install problem after noticing microphone not working with a fresh install.

Any progress?

Thank you for updates

cowboysdude

@TheGeekfather The mic is an easy fix if you’re using a pi…

Open terminal and type in ‘arecord -l’ it will give you all the info on your mic… more than likely if your using a USB mic it will be most likely 1,0.
In your config in Hello-Lucy in the ‘config’ section of Hello-Lucy you would put:
"microphone: “1,0”,

That’s it…pretty simple. Yes I realize simple if you know it LOL.

TheGeekfather

@cowboysdude

:) Knowledge is Power - That is what I always told my students

This is the mic I have

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 1: Device [USB PnP Sound Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

cowboysdude

@TheGeekfather I went to school to be a teacher but never taught… I’m not real good with touchy feeling kinda things I tend to be more direct and that’s not a good thing in Schools LOL

Yes you could add:

 {
  disabled: false,
  module: "Hello-Lucy",
 position: "top_right",
 config: {
   keyword: 'HELLO LUCY',             
   microphone: "1,0",                   
   timeout: 15,                        // timeout listening for a command/sentence
   defaultOnStartup: 'Hello-Lucy',
   standByMethod: 'DPMS',              // 'DPMS' = anything else than RPi or 'PI'
   sounds: [ ],         
   confirmationSound: "ding.mp3", 
    startHideAll: true,                 // if true, all modules start as hidden
  pageOneModules: ["Hello-Lucy", "MMM-Insults"],    / 
  pageTwoModules: ["MMM-BMW-DS", "MMM-Events"],     // modules to show on page two
  pageThreeModules: ["MMM-Lunartic"],               // modules to show on page three
  pageFourModules: ["MMM-PC-Stats"],                // modules to show on page four
  pageFiveModules: [],                              // modules to show on page five
  pageSixModules: [],                               // modules to show on page six
  pageSevenModules: [],                             // modules to show on page seven
  pageEightModules: [],                             // modules to show on page eight
  pageNineModules: [],                              // modules to show on page nine
  pageTenModules: []                                // modules to show on page ten
  }
 },

That is an example config… the ONLY thing you need to change is the modules listed on the ‘pages’… it should work on a pi with a usb mic… Please note there will be about a 4 to 5 second delay… the pi is small and this is heavy weight it’s lifting.

As soon as @Mykle1 tests this on a pi4 we’ll let everyone know :)

Mykle1

@cowboysdude

As you know, the installer was not at fault. The automatic identification of the microphone was not happening, at least on the Pi. Thanks for stepping in while I was busy troubleshooting and thanks for testing

cowboysdude

@Mykle1 Who are you and what are you doing here? LOL

Mykle1

@cowboysdude

Uhh, I was hoping you’d tell me. :-)

cowboysdude

@TheGeekfather If you have any other questions I’m sure @Mykle1 will be happy to help you :) I’m not on that often… the last couple days I’ve been on more then I have been in 3 months LOL

TheGeekfather

@Mykle1

Thank you for all your help. Started fresh install - put modules in correct folder

added "microphone: “1,0”,

AND

Hello-Lucy works GREAT :)

Mykle1

@TheGeekfather

Well ok then! You’re happy? I’m happy! Lucy’s happy! :-)

Seriously, I’m glad you’re up and running and I’m glad you’re pleased. :thumbsup:

Now, can you do something simple for me? Can you please tell me:

Your hardware ( Pi3? 4? whatever)
Your microphone (including if it’s USB or analog)
Your OS (if not using a Pi?)
Your response time from the time you issue a command until Lucy responds or you hear the confirmation sound. Instantly? 1 second? 3? 5?

cowboysdude

I love it when a plan comes together…

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TheGeekfather

@Mykle1

Happy :)

Pi 4
Mic is Analog plugged in to a sound card (came with mic - Zax Sound)
Buster
2-3 seconds

Just a small note - Sometimes I have to unplug sound card and plug back in - Works with either a speaker plugged in to card or using HDMI sound.

cowboysdude

@TheGeekfather Try using a Omnidirectional mic… like this :
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Stereo-Omnidirectional-Condenser-Microphone-Mic-3-5mm-Connector-for-Meeting-Business-Conference-Desktop-Computer/392379431

Can’t say it will solve the delay…the Pi’s seem to have that delay…

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Mykle1

@cowboysdude

You are absolutely right, CBD. That microphone extends the active listening distance dramatically. Across the room without shouting and it improves the success of the commands.Thanks for recommending it to me. I’m going to get another. :thumbsup:

@TheGeekfather

Yes, I just finish testing Lucy on a Pi 4, with a usb microphone and with a usb sound card that accepts an analog microphone. In both cases, the latency is pretty annoying. And even though you (and I) were using an analog microphone, the presence of the USB adapter slows things up. The usb microphone by itself was just as slow.

Now, take that same analog microphone and use it on a 12+ year old laptop board running ubuntu and MM with Lucy. The response is measured in milliseconds. It’s fantastic!

doctorwhen

@Mykle1 I added a few modules to Hello-Lucy following your easy instructions. Not sure if this is the best way to contact you with the info but just following through with the last step in your instructions which is to tell you the command and module name :)

Here is a diff of my sentences.json and yours:

80,81d79
< "HIDE IFRAME",
< "SHOW IFRAME",
86,87d83
< "HIDE LIGHTS",
< "SHOW LIGHTS",
92,93d87
< "HIDE NETWORK",
< "SHOW NETWORK",
108,109d101
< "HIDE SOLAR",
< "SHOW SOLAR",
116,117d107
< "HIDE STOCKS",
< "SHOW STOCKS",

And a diff of my checkCommands.json and yours:

7,21d6
<   ["SHOW","IFRAME","","","true","MMM-iFrame",""],
<   ["HIDE","IFRAME","","","false","MMM-iFrame",""],
<
<   ["SHOW","LIGHTS","","","true","mmm-hue-lights",""],
<   ["HIDE","LIGHTS","","","false","mmm-hue-lights",""],
<
<   ["SHOW","NETWORK","","","true","MMM-NetworkScanner",""],
<   ["HIDE","NETWORK","","","false","MMM-NetworkScanner",""],
<
<   ["SHOW","SOLAR","","","true","MMM-Solar",""],
<   ["HIDE","SOLAR","","","false","MMM-Solar",""],
<
<   ["SHOW","STOCKS","","","true","MMM-stocks",""],
<   ["HIDE","STOCKS","","","false","MMM-stocks",""],
<
124,125c109,110
<   ["SHOW","STATS","","","true","MMM-SystemStats",""],
<   ["HIDE","STATS","","","false","MMM-SystemStats",""],
---
>   ["SHOW","STATS","","","true","MMM-PC-Stats",""],
>   ["HIDE","STATS","","","false","MMM-PC-Stats",""],
145,148c130,133
<   ["SHOW","WEATHER","","","true","currentweather",""],
<   ["HIDE","WEATHER","","","false","currentweather",""],
<   ["SHOW","WEATHER","","","true","weatherforecast",""],
<   ["HIDE","WEATHER","","","false","weatherforecast",""]
---
>   ["SHOW","WEATHER","","","true","MMM-BMW-DS",""],
>   ["HIDE","WEATHER","","","false","MMM-BMW-DS",""],
>   ["SHOW","WEATHER","","","true","MMM-NOAA3",""],
>   ["HIDE","WEATHER","","","false","MMM-NOAA3",""]

As you can see, I added support for the following modules:
MMM-iFrame, mmm-hue-lights, MMM-NetworkScanner, MMM-Solar, and MMM-stocks

I also modified your existing support for the STATS and WEATHER commands, altering them to act upon different modules.

Thanks for the really cool module and easy instructions to extend!

Mykle1

@doctorwhen said in Hello-Lucy:

Thanks for the really cool module and easy instructions to extend!

You’re welcome. I tried to make the installation instructions as clear as possible. You have just confirmed that for me, so thank you.

I went ahead and added your modifications to the repo so that they now work by default for anyone that cares to use Lucy.

Many thanks!

Mykle1

Hello-Lucy.

Minor Update

Add 4 more modules to the defaults:

MMM-EveryNews
MMM-MercuryInRetrograde
MMM-PLOW
MMM-WeatherOrNot

Bringing the total of modules that now work by default to 58