These notes build and install a Mycroft voice assistant on the Raspberry Pi. They include instructions for purchasing equipment, cutting and assembling a case, and building a few custom skills.
Here are the parts we selected. The microphone and speakers are USB only, simplifying power supply issues for a contained box. It is important that the power supply be at least 2.5 Amps. The SD Card must be at least 8 GB. The 16 GB did not cost any more than the 8 GB at the time of purchase.
- Raspberry Pi: CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with 2.5A Power Supply (UL Listed) Includes RPI 3B+, 2.5A power supply, and heat sinks.
- Microphone: Sony Play Station Eye
- Speaker: [Mini USB Speaker] (https://www.amazon.com/HONKYOB-Speaker-Computer-Multimedia-Notebook/dp/B075M7FHM1/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Mini+External+USB+Stereo+Speaker&qid=1560385201&s=gateway&sr=8-2)
- SD Card: [SanDisk 16GB MicroSD] (https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B073K14CVB/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Micro%2BSD%2BCard&qid=1558986929&s=gateway&sr=8-4&th=1)
We have a custom disk image.
We experienced a few anomalies in our audio output. Check out these instructions for our solution.
See our notes on wifi.
We completed several customization steps to personalize our Picroft installation. See what we did.