janvda/voice-kit-controller repository overview

⁠voice-kit-controller

Github: janvda/my-google-voice-kit/controller⁠

The voice-kit-controller is a node-red application providing

• a dashboard (ui) to:
  • control the volume
  • start/stop vrt radio news
  • play one of the many radio channels

⁠Configuration

⁠Locations for "will it rain" intent

The file global_context_my_locations.json⁠ specifies 2 global context variables:

It is possible to change the default location using the "My Location" tab of the Voice-Kit dashboard. This change will be persisted so that it is remembered even after a reboot.

FYI Saving context data to the file-system⁠ has been configured in settings.js⁠ so that changes to above global context variables become automatically persisted.

If you want to support other locations then you must update global_context_my_locations.json⁠ and rebuild the voice-kit-controller image.

⁠Internet radio channels

radio.m3u⁠ defines the playlist of internet radio channels. Note that this list is tightly coupled to node-red flow tab mpd2.

See also common playlist folder below.

⁠prerequisites

⁠pigpiod

If you want to use the Voice-Kit button and control the voice-kit LED (= LED in the button) then pigpiod must be installed on the host using port 8888.

⁠common playlist folder

The webradio playlist (radio.m3u⁠) will only work if folder /playlists/ is common with mpd service. In other words the same docker volume is mapped to this folder in both services (controller and mpd)

⁠Change History

• version 1.23.1 : fix issue with same mqtt client id used by dev and prod version.
• version 1.23.0 : added SetHeating intent
• version 1.22.1 : assured that it uses the cache for the apk installed packaged when building the docker image
• version 1.22.0 : new intents: PlayRadioLageLanden, VolumeNormal, VolumeUp, VolumeDown
• version 1.21.1 : Will it Rain also reports mm rain instead of only probability.
• version 1.21.0 : Will it Rain intent supports 3 locations. Using dashboard it is possible to change the default location.
• version 1.20.0 : added duration of dry period to Will it Rain output.
• version 1.19.0 : Will it Rain intent also uses open-meteo data for rain forecast; Button LED will not show SLOW_PULSE when vrt news is playing.
• version 1.18.0 : used host.docker.internal as host for pigpiod instead of env variable PIGPIOD, removed RPi.GPIO stuff from dockerfile
• version 1.17.0 : uses pigpiod (on host) and env variable PIGPIOD
• version 1.16.0 : setting LED state based on rhasspy state + upgraded node-red dashboard to 3.6.0
• version 1.15.0 : LED states 25%, 50% and 70% added + brightness rescaled for pwm %
• version 1.14.0 : voicehat LED control added + LED tab added to dashboard to test this.
• version 1.13.0 : Volume Control tab: added slider to set volume of all clients at once; when radio news or mpd is playing wake word detection is disabled.
• version 1.12.0 : added group pa_volume in tab `Volume Control`` allowing to control volume of all clients (also those clients that are not running.)
• version 1.11.0 : same as 1.10.0 but this time also build for linux/arm64/v8 and linux/amd64
• version 1.10.0 : upgraded to version nodered/node-red:3.1.0-18 only build for linux/arm/v7
• version 1.9.0 : Will it Rain intent added.
• version 1.8.0 : stop timer intent added + tts (dutch) feedback
• version 1.7.0 : alarm added + rhasspy dashboard
• version 1.6.0 : side menu hidden = nicer display on mobile phone
• version 1.5.0 : copies radio playlist to /playlists folder (= volume)
• version 1.4.0 : web radio (integration with mpd service)
• version 1.3.0 : removed encryption credential file and used voice-kit-mqtt-broker
• version 1.2.0 : added buttons to dashboard to start and stop vrt news radio
• version 1.1.0 : added volume control dashboard + play latest radio vrt news
• version 1.0.0 : initial version