avs-device-sdk-pi

Scripts to enable Alexa voice activation using Picovoice Porcupine

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1. Follow Amazon's official setup guide from here for the installation procedure.
2. After the completion of the Alexa installation, install the requisites for Picovoice porcupine using:

   sudo apt-get update     
   sudo apt-get install python3-pip wmctrl xdotool   
   pip3 install pvporcupine    
   pip3 install pvrecorder    

3. Download the alexa_picovoice_trigger.py file from this git.
4. Create the Access Key in Picovoice console and download the keyword from Picovoice Porcupine git.
5. For voice activation, open a terminal and enter the following:

   wmctrl -l    

   Note the id value of the terminal in the extreme left.

6. Start the Alexa's Startsample.sh script from the same terminal.
7. Open the alexa_picovoice_trigger.py script and change the id value given here with the id value noted.
8. Start the Picovoice porcupine trigger using the following syntax:

   python3 /home/pi/alexa_picovoice_trigger.py --access_key ${ACCESS_KEY} --keyword_paths ${KEYWORD_PATH_ONE}       

9. Now, Alexa can be triggered with Picovoice Porcupine wakeword engine.