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Building Your Own Amazon Echo with a Raspberry Pi:
- Parts: Raspberry Pi (Model 3 or Model 2), Micro USB cable and power adapter, 8 GB or larger Micro SD, USB MicSpeaker, Keyboard, and Mouse
- Amazon Developer Services site: https://developer.amazon.com
- Web Settings:
1. Allowed Origins: https://localhost:3000
2. Allowed Return: URL's https://localhost:3000/authresponse
- Terminal Commands - Install Alexa:
1. cd Desktop
2. git clone https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app.git
3. cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app
4. nano automated_install.sh
- Fill in the fields with the information from your Developer account.
1. Hit CTRL X to save
2. cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app
3. ./automate_install.sh
- Run Alexa Service:
1. cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app/samples
2. cd companionService && npm start
- Run Sample App to Confirm Account:
1. cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app/samples
2. cd javaclient && mvn exec:exec
- Start Wake Word:
1. cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app/samples
2. cd wakeWordAgent/src && ./wakeWordAgent -
