Controlling LEDs on Raspberry Pi using Voice with Amazon Echo

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” →

Updating ALSA on Raspbian Stretch

This post shows how to update ALSA [1] on Raspberry Pi running Raspbian Stretch. As of writing this post (Dec. 9th 2018) the latest ALSA version is 1.1.7.   Setup (parentheses indicate my environment) Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pi 3 B+) running Raspbian Stretch (Nov. 2018) Speaker connected to Raspberry Pi’s 3.5 mm audio jack  … Continue reading “Updating ALSA on Raspbian Stretch” →

Controlling LEDs with Raspberry Pi GPIO Pins

Controlling LED on Raspberry Pi is pretty easy. This post shows how to turn ON/OFF LEDs using Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins with Python.   Setup (parentheses indicate my environment) Raspberry Pi board (Raspberry Pi3 B+) running Raspbian OS (Stretch with Desktop Nov. 2018 ver) LEDs (Pi Traffic Light) Micro USB cable for power supply   Steps… Continue reading “Controlling LEDs with Raspberry Pi GPIO Pins” →

Setting Up Bluetooth OOB Pairing with NFC on Raspberry Pi

This post shows steps to setup Bluetooth Out-Of-Band (OOB) pairing using NFC [1] on Raspberry Pi using nfcpy [2]. The goal is to pair a phone and Raspberry Pi by just touching each other.   Prerequisites (parentheses indicate my environment) Raspberry Pi board (Raspberry Pi 3 B+) running Raspbian Stretch (June 2018) NFC USB adapter (Identiv SCL3711) NFC… Continue reading “Setting Up Bluetooth OOB Pairing with NFC on Raspberry Pi” →

Setting Up Wi-Fi Simple Configuration with NFC on Raspberry Pi

This post shows steps to setup Wi-Fi Simple Configuration with NFC adapter on Raspberry Pi using nfcpy[1]. The goal is to enable “tap-to-connect” a NFC enabled phone with a Wi-Fi access point [2].   Prerequisites (parentheses indicate my environment) Raspberry Pi board (Raspberry Pi 3 B+) running Raspbian Stretch (June 2018) NFC USB adapter (Identiv SCL3711) NFC enabled… Continue reading “Setting Up Wi-Fi Simple Configuration with NFC on Raspberry Pi” →