+ + Google Assistant +
++
Google Assistant is an AI-powered voice assistant that runs on the Raspberry Pi and x86 platforms. It runs on-device and is Private by Design.
+To enable access to the Google Assistant API, do the following: +1) In the Cloud Platform Console, go to the Projects page. Select an existing project or create a new project +2) Enable the Google Assistant API on the project you selected +3) Create a service account and download the json credentials.
+Now install and activate the Samba add-on so you can upload your training data. Connect to the “share” Samba share and copy your training data over. Name the file assistant.zip.
Now it’s time to start Snips for the first time. When the Snips add-on starts, it will output your audio devices:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
+card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 0: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA]
+ Subdevices: 8/8
+ Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+ Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
+ Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
+ Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
+ Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
+ Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
+ Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
+ Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
+card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 1: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 IEC958/HDMI]
+ Subdevices: 1/1
+ Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+You need to use this information to configure the mic and speaker configuration options. The format is <card #>,<device #>. On a Raspberry Pi 3, 0,0 is the built-in headset port, 0,1 is the HDMI port.
Now that you’ve found the microphone and speaker addresses, it’s time to configure Google Assistant and restart the add-on.
+Add-On configuration
+{
+ "mic": "1,0",
+ "speaker": "1,0",
+ "service_account": "service_account.json",
+}
+Configuration variables:
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+
- mqtt_bridge (Optional): Snips uses MQTT to communicate and defaults to their own broker. Use this config option to bridge their broker to your own. +
- mic: This is the hardware address of your microphone. Look at the Snips +
Home Assistant configuration
+Use the Home Assistant Snips.ai component to integrate the add-on into Home Assistant.
+snips:
+