I hope you all enjoy this tutorial! One thing you'll notice that I did wrong at 5:52 was that I entered "AlexaPi" instead of my "Security Profile ID". Oddly this didn't stop Alexa from working when the setup was complete, but it was something that I wanted to highlight in-case anyone was confused as to what to enter - enter your Security Profile ID! If you're experiencing the vlc-nox error, change *vlc-nox* to *vlc-bin* in the *./AlexaPi/src/scripts/inc/os/**debian.sh* file. For more information about this change, I've updated the written tutorial linked in the description, which explains how to do this. All of the commands, instructions and links you'll need are in the description and also the written tutorial which can be found here: richardtech.net/2019/03/alexa-on-raspberry-pi/. If you have any issues with AlexaPi once installed, they have quite a large amount of documentation which can be found here: bit.ly/2VtNKc9. Thanks for watching!

@alisasuperrobot

5 жыл бұрын

after to put my all security ID everything is correct then i go to url amazon from my scripts asking me to login then asking me allow the device I press allow this is show like this. We're sorry! An error occurred when we tried to process your request. Rest assured, we're already working on the problem and expect to resolve it shortly.

@alisasuperrobot

5 жыл бұрын

i will try again fresh install and new account I will let you know. thanks for your help

@Jack-00

4 жыл бұрын

You should pin this

@GiggityGig

4 жыл бұрын

AlexaPi doesn't respond to my voice interactions after saying "hello".

@Saff2015

4 жыл бұрын

@@GiggityGig Ha Loser

Thanks for this. I've been tearing my hair out using an outdated tutorial, so kudos to you for this one. Makes the entire process much easier. NB, if you fresh install (as i did) with NOOBS 3.0.0 and then perform updates, it seems to break this process as it tells you that you are not in the /opt directory and are not installing AlexaPi in there. I tried again but didn't update this time and it's worked.

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found the tutorial useful and thanks for your tip!

I am using rpi zero w. So for audio can I use my earphones to talk to Alexa

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Very nice, thanks for watching!

Has anyone tried this with the Amazon app, curious as to if i can use it to order stuff via voice. Oh, a PS3 Camera Eye is an excellent 4 point microphone and are apx £5 on ebay.

Great work here! i was curious if a Bluetooth speaker or microphone would work for this?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

That would be quite cool. I'd imagine that you would be able to pair a Bluetooth speaker (although you may need to go back into the desktop interface to do that), but I'm not familiar with using a Bluetooth microphone on Raspbian. Looks like it would be something cool to look further into and try out. Thanks for watching!

Hey dude, thanks for the video! It still works and it works well on a raspberry pi zero W. I was wondering if you could set the date/time on it and if it supports the mobile app?

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear it is still working! I'm not sure if that is possible, unfortunately, due to the limited functionality as it is registered as a developer device. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found the video useful please consider subscribing!

Awesome video! On mine when I type in my security I’d it just says command not found. Any ideas?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm that's very odd! When I made the tutorial I used a (now older) version of Raspbian called Stretch - which is why it may be behaving oddly. You can download Stretch from here bit.ly/RaspbianStretch and hopefully it should behave like how it does in the video. Thanks for watching!

Can I use it as a Bluetooth speaker too, if I check the Bluetooth option in capabilities?

You are amazing thank you so much!!!!!

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

I’m glad this video could help you, thanks for watching!

I need help at work 1:11 it dose not work for me I don’t get that drop down menu

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like Amazon has changed the layout of the page, here is a link to the page developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/avs/welcome. Thanks for watching!

Hi. I was wondering something. The port 5050 used is it standard for everyone or should it be the port i have on my network for the localhost ?

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

The 5050 port is the default port used by AlexaPi. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found the video useful please consider subscribing!

Thanks dude it worked You just got a sub

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear, thanks for watching and subscribing!

@manojmohan383

4 жыл бұрын

Can I know how did u did that Alexa after reboot

@manojmohan383

4 жыл бұрын

I am getting only hello voice after that can't able to hear any thing what I asked to alexa

Hey, Richard I made alexa from raspberry pi and it is amazing, but I need to go really close to the raspberry pi because my mic is not that good

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear! To answer your other comment, I used a USB ProSound microphone and I didn't need to purchase any additional equipment to get it up and running. Thanks for watching!

hi Richard, first of all thanks for your video. I have need a hand here.. I followed ur video. how can use it with alexa app and register devices like smart lights etc... i dont want to use it only for weather and music. can you help me

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like the video. Unfortunately, due to the nature of AlexaPi being connected as a developer app, Alexa has more limited functionality and less than a device such as an Amazon Echo - so what you are looking to do may not be possible. Thanks for watching!

I have a question, the tutorial worked for me ,but can you use Alexa pi we made to make our smart light and devices controlled

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

I *think* if you have an Amazon Echo device, AlexaPi can use your Echo device as a hub to control your smart devices - but without an Echo, the functionality is limited due to restrictions from Amazon. I haven't been able to try this myself, but have seen this information online. Thanks for watching!

Would installing Alexa on my Raspberry Pi allow me to also build Alexa Skills and run them on the Pi also? Or can Alexa Skills only be run on actual Amazon devices?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Due to a limit from Amazon, Alexa skills functionality is extremely limited so it is unlikely you would be able to do much of what you could do on an Echo device, you will only be able to mess around with some basic functionality. Thanks for watching!

Hey thanks for the tutorial. I just don’t get what address I have to type in at 6:00. Hope you can answer.

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Vincent, at this point you should have a URL displayed in the terminal that you can browse to connect your Amazon account to the Alexa service. The IP address you'd need to enter would be your.pi.ip:5050 (replacing "your.pi.ip" with the IP address of your Raspberry Pi), or if you want to sign in using the browser on the Raspberry Pi itself you can type in localhost:5050. I hope this answers your question, thanks for watching!

@vincent5688

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Tech I think this would work. The problem is: I accidentally rebooted my Pi without giving AlexaPi the Access to Alexa Voice Service and now i cannot start my Pi. The loading screen freezes when I try to start the system. Any Ideas how I can solve this problem

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

@@vincent5688 You may be able to use the recovery command line but I'm not sure if it will allow you to configure AlexaPi, if you can't you may have to unfortunately start again from scratch. To access the recovery command line turn on the Raspberry Pi holding the Shift key and press Alt-F2 once NOOBS loads. Login with root as the username and raspberry as the password. If you're able to configure AlexaPi that's great and then you can shut down the Pi with "sudo shutdown -h now". The AlexaPi configuration files have their locations found at: github.com/alexa-pi/AlexaPi/wiki/Configuration-file You should be able to edit them using nano. I'm not sure if this will work but you can give it a go.

Very nice tutorial and very easy to install! Much easier than Google Assistant and what is most important it supports hotword detection! As for Google Assistant, its Library for Python is deprecated as of June 28th, 2019 and now it doesn't support hotword detection, only push-to-talk functionality. Google Assistant sucks big time!

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad to hear you could find the tutorial useful. That is a shame to hear about Google Assistant Library for Python. If you'd like to see more videos from the channel in the future, please consider subscribing - thank you for watching!

@AntonShagaev

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Sure mate, just hit subscribe button! Your content is very useful!

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I hope you enjoy the videos!

Great tutorial! Does it work with Alexa app?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it. I think you may be able to get this working with the Alexa app but it has been a while and I cannot be certain (sorry!), if you are able to get AlexaPi working with the Alexa app I believe the functionality will be quite limited as it is registered as a developer device and not a consumer device. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you'd like to see more videos, please consider subscribing!

Hey Richard, did you connect your raspberry pi to the alexa app, if so can you please tell how.

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

No I was unable to, I do not think AlexaPi is supported by the Alexa app. Thanks for watching!

@Saff2015

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Thanks

Would this work on a Raspberry Pi Pico..? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm new to this stuff.

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe it should. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found the video useful please consider subscribing!

Good presentation , should also showed us working 🔥

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, I will make sure to do so next time! Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you'd like to see more, please consider subscribing to the channel.

Last question sir.. Is it possible for me to run Alexa even though i never made the step of ALLOW which you type your IP add and log in to amazon? I can do it to our IP add plus the 5050

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

I think you'd have to authenticate through the login process on Amazon to get everything working properly.

@marvinbarber6972

5 жыл бұрын

I see thank you.

Hi there! First of all thanks for upload this video. I'll try this out tomorrow, with this method, cuz I tried out everything and it doesn't work. I'll talk here when I finish :)

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

hey me again xD when i reboot the rpi i hear nothing , do you know why ?(i made all changes at raspi-config)

@Miabeloved

3 жыл бұрын

same

@Miabeloved

3 жыл бұрын

DID YOU FIX IT

@Miabeloved

3 жыл бұрын

DID IT FIX HOW

@prashantranjan3175

3 жыл бұрын

Same, tried it 4-5 times from beginning Never worked

vlc-nox is missing and I can't seem to install it even manually any way to bypass that ... I have Vlc-bin installed

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, that's odd as you have both installed it should technically work. What release of Raspbian are you using (Stretch/Buster)? Another viewer managed to get it working by changing *vlc-nox* to *vlc-bin* in the *debian.sh* . Which can be done by editing the file with nano *sudo nano ./AlexaPi/src/scripts/inc/os/**debian.sh*

@naveysookoo

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech This worked!! Thanks a million!

Can I get the raspberry pi to display weather data on a display by voice using this method?

Dude you are awesome

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you like the video, thanks for watching and please consider subscribing!

which mic did you use

Hey Richard, everything went smooth and alexa said hello too, but i,m stuck on terminal after reboot. what do i do? not getting the desktop and also magic mirror does not start. says errr

how can i open the monitor for the alexa process running in the background?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

As far as I am aware there is no way to visually monitor the AlexaPi process. Thanks for watching!

thank you!

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Does this work with Raspberry Buster? I after i type the setup.sh command it says repository buster inrelease changed from testing to stable. This must be accepted before repository can be applied. Any ideas? much appreciated

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't tested this out with Raspbian Buster, I used Stretch when I created this tutorial. You can download Stretch here: bit.ly/RaspbianStretch. Thanks for watching!

Hi there, does it auto start after every boot? and what command do I use to check whether Alexa is idle, listening?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

By default the configuration is set to have AlexaPi start on boot, you can check the status of AlexaPi with the following command: sudo systemctl status AlexaPi.service Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found it useful, please consider subscribing!

@kaukiaa4590

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Thanks!! Subscribed :)

@Richard Tech I have installed it but I want to unistall it again because I dont have enough space on my SD card. How can I do this?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Information on how AlexaPi is uninstalled can be found here: bit.ly/2JrhrJE. Thanks for watching!

Hello, I have an extra Raspberry Pi 4 8GB, and I want to install Alexa on it as a Home Assistant, The way I mean home assistant, is that it is directly connected near to the router, and it connects to a Bluetooth speakers with an inbuilt microphone. How is it possible to use the Bluetooth speaker's microphone in Alexa? If there's any guide, please tell me. Thanks

@RichardTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, that sounds like an interesting project however I’m not sure how I would approach it - although I’m sure there are ways to sort it. I imagine the biggest hurdle would be to see how you can get a connection between the microphone and the Pi to be always on. Thanks for watching!

Hi Richard, everything went great, but at the end my browser refuses to connect to the Pi's IP address. I also tried it on the Pi itself but just the message I can't connect. what's the problem?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, that is quite odd and I can't recall anyone else in the comments having the same issue. It's especially odd that the Pi was not able to connect to itself, you could try connecting to localhost:5050 from the Pi browser. If that doesn't work I could only recommend trying to run the setup script again and double checking your Allowed Origins and Allowed Return URLs. I hope this can help you out, thanks for watching!

Can u use a raspberry pi zero w Pls do reply really want to make

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you can. Thanks for watching, if you’d like to see more videos please consider subscribing!

Thank you. you are an ANGEL

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked the tutorial, please consider subscribing and thanks for watching!

@kebronsolomon1371

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Done! I am trying to connect my Bluetooth speaker (with microphone) to the pi3 b+ but I only made the speaker work not the built-in microphone I have looked at many websites but it just drives me to infinite steps with dead ends. Would be VERY happy if you could tell how to do it or direct me to sources that can solve my problem

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I've had a few other people ask the same thing and I haven't been able to try using a Bluetooth microphone with AlexaPi myself. I found this guide which seems to be fairly comprehensive at explaining everything, although the post is over a year old bit.ly/33v2XPf.

You're a lifesaver!! It only doesn't finish her sentences.. do you have any idea on how I can fix this? ^^

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like the video, please consider subscribing! I've never had the chance to try out one of the Google AIY kits, but it should be able to work although it may need some tinkering. HDMI audio should work, although it may need additional configuration bit.ly/2KDKO8Z. Nice one, MagicMirror stuff sounds very cool, I might have to try it out for myself!

Hey Nice Video! I got one problem, when you swith to Chrome at @6.04 it gives me an error, do you know why this is?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm not sure why you would be seeing an error, what error are you seeing?

@virenbahadoer2184

5 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Heey I got it working now!! But I have a question. I also installed a MagicMirror on my rpi. Alexa is working fine but when i turn on the MagicMirror Alexa is not working anymore. Do you know why this is?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear you got your first problem fixed. Unfortunately I'm not sure as I haven't been able to mess around with MagicMirror, I did find this which you may find useful bit.ly/2Tc1Qxi, and also something called MMM-AlexaPi bit.ly/2Ob4N0j

Did everything as described by you, successfully registered, filled all the URLs and changed to console mode and rebooted, but no hello heard. Audio diverted to 3.5 mm jack and connected to speakers. Is port forwarding required from my router to raspberry pi? Do I need DDNS service since I don't have a fixed IP address? Regards, Dr. Darshan Jhala.

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

No port forwarding should be required. Check to see if AlexaPi is running with the following command "sudo systemctl status AlexaPi.service". If it's not running you can use "sudo systemctl start AlexaPi.service" to start it. Thanks for watching the tutorial, please consider subscribing if you found it useful!

@santinokaffon5590

3 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech i`m having the same problem but i can`t start the AlexaPi service. it says "Active: failed (result: exit-code)" can you please help me? i`m using raspberry pi 3b+ V1.2

does your pi take more time to shutdown after installing alexa?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't notice a significant difference but as AlexaPi has to stop running, I could imagine it could take a little longer. Thanks for watching the tutorial!

Hi, many thanks for the video I got my Rpi working until the point it says hello. Now Im trying to configure it on the Alexa App in my phone but it says is not online. Did anyone have the same problem?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, due to the Alexa Voice Service having limited functionality on non-commercial devices you may not be able to get the full range of Alexa features. I believe one of those is not being able to connect the Pi to the Alexa app on your mobile device, unfortunately. Thanks for watching!

It works and THANK YOU but the last fraction of a second is cut off. Example "alexa what time is it' If it is 9:04pm you hear 9:04 and the pm is cut off. you hear the start of p but that is all. So no matter what you ask it cuts off a fraction of a second. everything before that sounds right.. Even the "DING" when you say her name is cut short. I went to github.com/alexa-pi/AlexaPi/wiki/Audio-setup-&-debugging but I don't know what to do. Any thoughts? Thank you.

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, I'm glad to hear that it's up and running. It's been a while since I've used AlexaPi myself, but hopefully my comment can help. Under "Post-installation steps" on the Installation page of the wiki, it mentions changing the playback handler from vlc to sox if playback is choppy - so I think that may be the best thing to try at the moment. To do this you'll need to edit the configuration file which is normally found at /etc/opt/AlexaPi/config.yaml. You can open this up in the nano editor using *sudo nano /opt/AlexaPi/config.yaml* and changing the *playback_handler* from vlc to sox. I hope this helps, thanks for watching!

When running 'sudo ./AlexaPi/src/scripts/setup.sh' I'm getting an error saying: Command "phython setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-h895hqns/pocketsphinx/ Can someone explain why this is happening? I'm completely new to all types of coding so am just following instructions as given, so no idea what this means. I should add that I've tried running it twice, and still get the same error. Thanks

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick, I've done a bit of searching for you to try and figure out why this would be happening. A few people have said it's due to network/connectivity issues but someone managed to get it working by using this command "sudo pip2 install python_vlc" which I found at bit.ly/2Uw4Idd. I'm not sure why this would be happening entirely and it's definitely odd why it would happen twice if it was a network issue, but I hope this at least helps the setup progress further for you. Thanks for watching!

It is a bit late but when i boot up i do hear a hello from alexa but when i say her name nothing happens... Do you have to use a usb mic or can you also use a headphone microphone?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I have only ever tried AlexaPi using a USB microphone. See "Setting up your devices" on this page to find additional information on how to use alsamixer to configure the audio levels for your microphone bit.ly/2ywH1sh. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found it useful, please consider subscribing!

Coooool bro. It worked!!!!!

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to hear, thanks for watching!

@briyanpaul4617

5 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Welcome

Is it possible to run alexa on a different network? I got her to work on my home network, but she isn’t working over my school’s WiFi. Thanks

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

The only thing I can think of is that your school's WiFi may blocking access to Amazon's Alexa Service, so unfortunately not. Or you may need to also add the IP address of your Pi on the school network to the Amazon Developer page. Thanks for watching!

@chrixxbar

5 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Thanks for the response. I tried what you mentioned and it still doesn't work. I also tried via Dunkin Donut's WiFi. Nothing

Hi I just want usb controller for tv, any help

Hi I had issue it showing you haven't downloaded alexapi int/ opt like After that showed to interrupt I clicked no option for that and it continues the installation process but installed it's not worked can I get any help regards this

I kneed help at 5.00 it say that I can’t get git hub it says I need to manually run ‘sudo dpkg - -configure -a’ to correct the problem please help me as I am stuck on what to do

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Have you ensured that your Raspbian installation is updated/up to date beforehand? Thanks for watching!

Am I able to access the device through the Alexa app? And if I am able too , can I access “Skills and Games” or as I call them, add ons

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t able to get my AlexaPi to show up in the app, only the official Alexa devices showed up for me but I believe you should be able to have some basic skills by default, although certain features are blocked as AlexaPi is not a commercial Alexa device. Thanks for watching!

@Lucky-ix9nu

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info and the quick reply!

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, if you liked the video please consider subscribing! 😀

What cable do I need to connect it with my computer

@electroware9390

4 жыл бұрын

Rj.45 a ethernet straight cable

I did everything like you said in the video and alexa says hello on startup but I somehow can´t use my microphone as input...when I use vnc to go to audio device settings my micro is not even there

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried using a different USB microphone? You could also have a go at listing the USB audio capture devices to see if you microphone is detected with the *arecord -L* command. For more information see this page of the AlexaPi wiki: emerickh.github.io/AlexaPi-config/setup/alsa.html. Thanks for watching!

@somebody2331

5 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech It works now thanks for the video and the fast answer

If I were too create an “Alexa-Pi” (a raspberry pi with alexa enabled) will there be any way to access it from my main amazon account and use it with my other echo’s?

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

I believe Amazon limits some of the functionality of AlexaPi as it is not a commercial device, so you may not be able to use it alongside your other Echo devices. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found the video useful please consider subscribing!

@Oatma

3 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech thanks for the reply!

Can I use pie zero w for this setup ???

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I believe you can, thanks for watching!

excellent video I followed the instructions and everything went well, but in the final part amazon sent me SUCCESS CONFIRMATION, now when I restart my raspberry nothing happens, ... any suggestions? Thank you

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! I'm not sure why that would be happening, you can check the status of AlexaPi with "sudo systemctl status AlexaPi.service" to double check that it is running, if it's not you may need to look into debugging github.com/alexa-pi/AlexaPi/wiki/Debugging#logs. I hope this helps, thanks for watching!

Will this work with Magic Mirror running?

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

I've not tried this with Magic Mirror, so I am not too sure but I believe you may need to do some additional configuration to get AlexaPi working alongside the GUI interface. github.com/alexa-pi/AlexaPi/wiki/Audio-setup-&-debugging#pulseaudio. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found the video useful please consider subscribing!

is it automatically started or you have to activate it all the time you start the raspberry pi ???

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

If you selected the same options as I did during the AlexaPi setup, it should start automatically. Thanks for watching!

I booted in and logged in my pi. How do I start talking with Alexa. It did’t say hello or anything.

Good tutorial but when I try to access the browser through ip or localhost I do not load any web, any ideas?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not too sure to be honest, I'd suggest double checking the IP addresses entered into the configuration on the Amazon Developers website. Thanks for watching!

@vvkds8669

4 жыл бұрын

configure the 'Allowed origins' and 'Allowed returned URLs' properly, then re-run the script on Pi. Make a fresh configuration with the updated security profile.

Hi i cant get out of the start screen telling me to login when i boot up my raspberry pi.

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Once you’ve logged in using your credentials (the default ones are “pi” as the username and “raspberry” as the password), you can use the command “startx” to boot back into the desktop interface. AlexaPi may need additional configuration if you want to use the GUI desktop alongside AlexaPi. Thanks for watching!

Hello, I have a problem after reboot, I wrote sudo systemctl status AlexaPi.service and I recieved failed. Active: failed Process: 445 execStart=usr/bin/python3 /opt/AlexaPi/src/main.py --daemon (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Could you help me please?

Hi, once I boot up my pi, I hear say it “Hello”, but after that the Alexa won’t listen to my inputs or even show any form of picking up me saying the wake word into my usb mic. Can anyone help me?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm that is odd that it doesn't detect the wake word, have you tried using another microphone to see if that makes a difference? Thanks for watching!

Can you get your device to play Spotify? I couldn’t :/ routines don’t work either but I’ve seen people who made magic mirrors and have it working

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not, the Alexa Voice Service on the Pi has extremely limited functionality. Thanks for watching!

@waiyudiefnbr3026

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Tech alright :/ bummer lol. Is there a way where we can see the terminal of Alexa’s replies with this method? She just runs in the background on start up for me now

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I'm not aware of any way to view the replies in the terminal.

Can I use a screen for do Alexa echo show?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't looked into this myself, but you might find this Instructables guide useful: www.instructables.com/id/Amazon-Echo-Wall-Display/. Thanks for watching!

The alexa said hello but im confused on how to give it the commands, the mike isnt getting any sound. how do i make sure the device gets input?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

You can find out how to check what AlexaPi is recording here: bit.ly/2mbKF4j. You may also find this page useful: emerickh.github.io/AlexaPi-config/setup/alsa.html. I hope these links help, thanks for watching!

Can alexa access and play music and video files from a drive connected to the raspberry pi?

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I do not believe that is possible with this setup. Thanks for watching the video, please consider subscribing to see more videos in the future!

Hi Richard tech how do connect alexa PI with the app??

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, due to the nature of AlexaPi being connected as a developer app, Alexa has more limited functionality and less than a device such as an Amazon Echo - so adding it to the app may not be possible. Thanks for watching!

Would this work with Raspbian buster??

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it should. There is an additional step that you now have to do (see my pinned comment), but this method should still work for Buster. Thanks for watching!

@yamacode9958

4 жыл бұрын

Can i use a pi2 with buster? The pi2 is connected to the internet via a wifi adapter?

@stonesword5124

4 жыл бұрын

pazira love you can

does it charge any money for using AVS services?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

As far as I am aware, no it does not. The main limitation is the Alexa skills and functionality you can use. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found it useful, please consider subscribing!

will raspberry zero w work please comment

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I believe it should work, thanks for watching!

Hey! I got everything up and running, when I booted up my pi Alexa said hello! But I can’t talk to her, im tring to say Alexa but she’s not answering! You know why?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried using a different USB microphone? You could also have a go at listing the USB audio capture devices to see if your microphone is detected with the *arecord -L* command. For more information see this page of the AlexaPi wiki: emerickh.github.io/AlexaPi-config/setup/alsa.html. Thanks for watching!

Richard, Like anything big tech today, they keep changing everything. So, what worked in 2019 needs to be revisited. Or, at least think it does. All the pages look different. Do I go to the Alexa Voice page or the Alexa Connected Devices. Trying to sort it out...

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

If you go to the Alexa page from the developer website and then go to "Alexa Voice Service" and open the "AVS Console" you should be in the right place, here's a direct link to make it easier developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/avs/home. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found it useful, please consider subscribing to the channel.

@castercam8510

3 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Got through all of that. Somehow extra characters got added to one of the ID streams and it failed at end. Can I just restart the script? (I'm subscribed)

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe you can just restart the script. Thanks for subscribing!

@castercam8510

3 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Wonder how much trouble to use a Bluetooth speaker as that's what I have.

Great tutorial, I managed to get it installed step by step. But at later stage a warning that device is not tested. After booting up Pi, responds to "Alexa" and later when something is asked no response. Any idea if this tutorial is still valid in 2022?

@RichardTech

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm interesting… I haven’t tried it recently to be honest but it is odd that it would work initially but then begin to be a little buggy - it may be worth checking to ensure that the IP hasn’t changed.

nice men thank you sou much for the video i am Student from Austria that is nex to Germany swizerland and italy . can i youse ol kinde of microphones ore are there Spezial ones.

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

You should be able to use any microphone you want to, I used a USB podcast-style microphone. Thanks for watching!

Is a static IP address required for this?

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t believe so, although you may want to set a static IP for the Pi if you plan to use it for an extended period of time so you don’t need to update the Developer console. Thanks for watching the video, please consider subscribing to see more!

hi it says that this website refuses to connect during the last step what to do?

Hi ! When i do the command at 5:19, the terminal displays "command not found". Someone can help me ?

@TD-vz5hk

3 жыл бұрын

type "bash" after sudo

@adadaa_079

3 жыл бұрын

@@TD-vz5hk ok

Can I do the same project using nodemcu instead raspberry pi?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

You should be able to, AlexaPi supports most Linux systems. Thanks for watching!

@saimeghala3550

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech will there be any changes in the code if we use nodemcu? as the above is written employing raspberry pi

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I don't know the answer to that question - but I can't imagine it would be drastically different from what is shown in the video.

How can I start the alexa manullay from the terminal as after the successful installation of the Alexa on my Pi I just get the terminal and nothing else.??

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

You can start AlexaPi with the *sudo systemctl start AlexaPi.service* command. Thanks for watching!

Mine hangs up after running the setup script. Tells me "E: Unable to locate package vlc-bin" and also "Unable to locate package vlc-plugin-base" Any ideas?

I have an issue Alexa after is done she said hello I put the mic volume up and as well as speaker but it looks like she can’t hear me ....... so I need a new mic or any idea what the issue is ???

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Try listing the USB audio capture devices to see if you microphone is detected with the *arecord -L* command. For more information see this page of the AlexaPi wiki: emerickh.github.io/AlexaPi-config/setup/alsa.html. Thanks for watching!

I wanted to move a servo motor using gpio pin, when i say hey alexa move servo. Is it possible ? please help

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine it could be possible. This isn't my tutorial and it is a few years old but you may find it useful bit.ly/2QRVYxW. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found the video useful please consider subscribing!

i like this video thank you

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked the video, thanks for watching, please consider subscribing to the channel if you'd like to see more!

@WGTNETHNIDU

3 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech alexa add my raspberry pi zero w it is work.i subscribe you

Is that amazon account a one time login as i cannot login again?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you would only need to log in to Amazon with the AlexaPi setup once. Thanks for watching!

@ Richard Tech I really am so sorry for bothering you, but your the only person I half-know on how to do this, I have been planning for months and this is technically a challenge from my science teacher, but I am getting the same error over and over again.

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I'll try setting this up again myself and see what happens. I'll let you know if I have any issues. There is an alternative to AlexaPi called AVS which is a more up-to-date version of the Alexa Voice Service compared to AlexaPi which you could try out amzn.to/2Xx14RZ. I won't be able to help too much with that as I haven't tried it myself, but I may end up doing an updated tutorial in the future covering it.

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Just an update. I managed to run the installation setup fine without any issues, so if you're still going to try the AlexaPi method I'd recommend a fresh Raspbian installation. You can download the latest version of Raspbian (Buster) here: www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/. When I created this tutorial, I used Raspbian Stretch which can be downloaded here: bit.ly/RaspbianStretch.

@astroneural

5 жыл бұрын

I am probably asking for too much now, but that tutorial would be really helpful, so... could you do one?

@randomguru3117

5 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Would it still work if I used NOOBS?

how much did you pay for building all of it

say i wanted to move the raspberry pi to a different room. Would i have to do all of this again after it boots up?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

No you would not. Once AlexaPi is configured it should start automatically with your Raspberry Pi or started manually by you, depending on how you configured AlexaPi during the setup. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you liked it, please consider subscribing!

@akshay-jq5kd

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech Ok thanks for the quick response. One more question, i can't seem to get my raspberry pi to detect that i have a speaker plugged in. Is there anything i could do?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Did you force the audio output to the 3.5mm output as shown at 6:27?

@akshay-jq5kd

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech I tried to yet it didn't detect that i had a speaker plugged in.

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm, very odd. Have you tried a different speaker or headphones? You could also try setting the volume level, this link shows how to do it from the command line: bit.ly/3gTLjum.

do you need to set the raspberry pi with a static ip?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't find the need to allocate a static IP for the Raspberry Pi, but if you are planning to use it for this purpose for a long time it could be a good idea to. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found it useful, please consider subscribing to the channel!

@kerron_

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech thanks i plan on using it on a Robotic Rover Project. Thats good

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, best of luck with your project!

I completely followed your steps, but when i entering my ip address to allow the mic, the page in not being connected in web browser, please do help.

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I would recommend double-checking all of the IPs on the Amazon developer website, to ensure that they are correct. You can also try using localhost:5050 from the Pi's browser. Thanks for watching!

I made some mistake in configuration How would i skip to that step and edit the configuration freshly?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

You can uninstall AlexaPi and begin the process again to re-do the configuration, learn about uninstalling AlexaPi here: bit.ly/2JrhrJE. I hope this helps, thanks for watching!

is that project works with headset with jack 3.5?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried it with a 3.5mm headset, but it may be worth a try. I've only used a USB microphone. Thanks for watching!

@94panayiotis

4 жыл бұрын

Im getting errors when im going to install AlexaPi sudo ./AlexaPi/src/scripts/setup.sh

what can i do if my Running setup.py install for pocketsphinx is stuck

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, I'm afraid. I'd recommend ensuring that Raspbian is up to date and trying again. Sorry I can't be of much help, thanks for watching!

@christianjulch1958

4 жыл бұрын

Mine did the same thing I left it running and it loaded. Seems like it needed to download allot lol.

Hi again. Once I´ve finished all the steps and rebooted raspberry, what do I have to do to talk to Alexa?

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

All you should have to do is say “Alexa” into your microphone which will activate Alexa, then you can ask the question you want to ask.

@alvaroml03

5 жыл бұрын

I resolved myself the issue, thank you anyway!

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear, thanks for watching!

@niklasprobst5241

3 жыл бұрын

@@alvaroml03 what did you do?

Thanks brother ..however i am getting below error and the script stops without asking for any id details .Could you help!Package vlc-nox is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source However the following packages replace it: vlc-bin E: Package 'vlc-nox' has no installation candidate

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

What you'll need to do once you've cloned the git repository is change *vlc-nox* to *vlc-bin* in the *debian.sh* file. Which can be done by editing the file with *sudo nano ./AlexaPi/src/scripts/inc/os/**debian.sh* . I hope this helps, thanks for watching!

@pinkguests6996

5 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech when i run the command ..it just shows a blank screen.

@RichardTech

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I had a typo in my previous comment and have just amended it. Hopefully if you try again, it should work now.

@pinkguests6996

5 жыл бұрын

@@RichardTech awesome .. you are the best ..love from India

Hi, I have one problem at installing AVS. I see that: E: Unable to locate package vlc-bin E: Unable to locate package vlc-plugin-base Do you know why ? I must have firstly installed something on Raspbian before install Alexa?

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

Your Raspbian installation may not be up to date, make sure you're running the latest version of an up-to-date Raspbian install for this tutorial and update your package lists with sudo apt-get update, that should allow your Pi to find vlc-bin. Thanks for watching!

@dariuszdragan9273

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately this is not it. I upgrade and update, tried also remove vlc-nox but continously I have that same problem :/

the git has been changed, in select os, only cant write devian, not raspbian? and finally say error need vlc-vox? y check your page :C

@RichardTech

4 жыл бұрын

As far as I know it hasn't been changed, the default option should be correctly populated. The vlc-vox will need changing, though, I've mentioned this in the pinned comment on the video as an additional step is now required. Thanks for watching!

thank you it say hello when you switch on but my what will be my log in and password.

@RichardTech

3 жыл бұрын

This will be the username and password for your Raspberry Pi, if you have not changed it the default is "pi" for the username and "raspberry" for the password. Thanks for watching the tutorial, if you found the video useful please consider subscribing!