Tag: Amazon Alexa

Enabling Amazon Alexa on Raspberry Pi

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This post shows steps to enable Amazon Alexa on Raspberry Pi. While there is already a comprehensive tutorial on Amazon Alexa official site [1], this post focuses on doing the same with minimal setup.   Example Setup Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pi 3 B+) running Raspbian Stretch (Nov. 2018) USB Microphone (SunFounder USB 2.0 Mini Mic) 3.5 mm… Continue reading “Enabling Amazon Alexa on Raspberry Pi” →

Controlling LEDs on Raspberry Pi using Voice with Amazon Echo

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The goal of this post is to create an Alexa skill [1] that controls three LEDs (red, yellow, and green) connected to Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins. The skill will enable to turn ON/OFF each LED by specifying the color of light and the ON/OFF status via voice command.   Prerequisites (parentheses indicate my environment) Raspberry Pi… Continue reading “Controlling LEDs on Raspberry Pi using Voice with Amazon Echo” →