Mycroft with Google AIY Voice kit disk image

voiceco · April 3, 2018, 2:44pm

so tried this as well. tell you what’s currently happening -

after removing and purging everything, did a fresh mopidy install
updated the config file at /etc/mopidy/
when i run sudo mopidyctl config -
i still see the same config file details (though they are not the same in /etc/mopidy or ~/.config) - which is it doesn’t reflect http (i have removed static dir = though its still showing up in the config file), it doesn’t show mopify (which i have added the extension via pip and also modified the config file)

here it is for reference (output of mopidyctl config) -

^Cpi@picroft:~ sudo mopidyctl configf
Running "/usr/bin/mopidy --config /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d:/etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf config" as user mopidy
[core]
cache_dir = /var/cache/mopidy
config_dir = /etc/mopidy
data_dir = /var/lib/mopidy
max_tracklist_length = 10000
restore_state = false

[logging]
color = true
console_format = %(levelname)-8s %(message)s
debug_format = %(levelname)-8s %(asctime)s [%(process)d:%(threadName)s] %(name)s\n  %(message)s
debug_file = /var/log/mopidy/mopidy-debug.log
config_file = /etc/mopidy/logging.conf

[audio]
mixer = software
mixer_volume = 
output = autoaudiosink
buffer_time = 

[proxy]
scheme = 
hostname = 
port = 
username = 
password = 

[mpd]
enabled = true
hostname = 127.0.0.1
port = 6600
password = 
max_connections = 20
connection_timeout = 60
zeroconf = Mopidy MPD server on $hostname
command_blacklist = 
  listall
  listallinfo
default_playlist_scheme = m3u

[http]
enabled = true
hostname = ::
port = 6680
static_dir =
zeroconf = 

[stream]
enabled = true
protocols = 
  http
  https
  mms
  rtmp
  rtmps
  rtsp
metadata_blacklist = 
timeout = 5000

[m3u]
enabled = true
base_dir =
default_encoding = latin-1
default_extension = .m3u8
playlists_dir = /var/lib/mopidy/playlists

[softwaremixer]
enabled = true

[file]
enabled = true
media_dirs = 
  $XDG_MUSIC_DIR|Music
  ~/|Home
excluded_file_extensions = 
  .jpg
  .jpeg
show_dotfiles = false
follow_symlinks = false
metadata_timeout = 1000

[local]
enabled = true
library = json
media_dir = /var/lib/mopidy/media
scan_timeout = 1000
scan_flush_threshold = 100
scan_follow_symlinks = false
excluded_file_extensions = 
  .directory
  .html
  .jpeg
  .jpg
  .log
  .nfo
  .png
  .txt

actual file in /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf -

[core]
cache_dir = /var/cache/mopidy
config_dir = /etc/mopidy
data_dir = /var/lib/mopidy

[logging]
config_file = /etc/mopidy/logging.conf
debug_file = /var/log/mopidy/mopidy-debug.log

[local]
media_dir = /var/lib/mopidy/media

[m3u]
playlists_dir = /var/lib/mopidy/playlists

[mopify]
enabled = true
debug = false

[spotify]
enabled = true
username = **
password = **
client_id = **
client_secret = **
bitrate = 160
volume_normalization = true
private_session = true
timeout = 10
allow_cache = true
allow_network = true
allow_playlists = true
search_album_count = 20
search_artist_count = 10
search_track_count = 50
toplist_countries =

[http]
enabled = true
hostname = ::
port = 6680
zeroconf =

voiceco · April 3, 2018, 3:01pm

really scratching my head over this, since i have scoured through related posts on this forum. have a feeling that its just one command away from sorting this out and enjoy mycroft to the fullest.

tjoen · April 3, 2018, 3:42pm

So does the service start if you try: sudo systemctl start mopidy
What does the /var/log/mopidy.mopidy.log say?

If I manually run /usr/bin/mopidy it seems to create a config file
at /home/pi/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf (or in root dir if using sudo…)

Mopidy then seems to be running, but I cannot reach the webinterface.
So I can only use the service to start it, which is what I want anyway.

voiceco · April 3, 2018, 4:02pm

yes, service starts. its enabled as a system service. i can also see the webpage at ipadd:6680. as mentioned earlier, the problem is the config file its loading. hence, cannot access the web frontends, plugins and so on…

tjoen · April 3, 2018, 4:10pm

Yes, but you don’t need a webinterface to use the skill though…

It is much handier, 'cause you can use your phone for instance, but it should work without a webinterface too. If you can see the webinterface then the skill should work.

voiceco · April 3, 2018, 4:36pm

hmm. not sure. as you can see from the config file that its not updated with [spotify] section in the output of sudo mopidyctl config. which i have provided the details in the /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf file. i want to control spotify via mopidy and bunch of other plugins such as tune in, podcasts etc.

voiceco · April 3, 2018, 4:37pm

output when i check the status -

● mopidy.service - Mopidy music server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mopidy.service; enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2018-04-03 17:25:25 CEST; 1h 11min ago
  Process: 682 ExecStartPre=/bin/chown mopidy:audio /var/cache/mopidy (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 630 ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/cache/mopidy (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 696 (mopidy)
   CGroup: /system.slice/mopidy.service
           └─696 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/mopidy --config /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d:/etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf

Apr 03 17:25:31 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     Starting Mopidy audio
Apr 03 17:25:31 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     Starting Mopidy backends: StreamBackend, M3UBackend, FileBackend, LocalBackend
Apr 03 17:25:31 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     No local library metadata cache found at /var/lib/mopidy/local/library.json.gz. Please run `mopidy local scan` to index your local music library. If you do not have a local music collection, you can disable the local backend to hide this message.
Apr 03 17:25:31 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     Loaded 0 local tracks using json
Apr 03 17:25:31 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     Starting Mopidy core
Apr 03 17:25:31 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     Audio output set to "autoaudiosink"
Apr 03 17:25:31 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     Starting Mopidy frontends: MpdFrontend, HttpFrontend
Apr 03 17:25:31 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     MPD server running at [::ffff:127.0.0.1]:6600
Apr 03 17:25:32 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     HTTP server running at [::]:6680
Apr 03 17:25:32 picroft mopidy[696]: INFO     Starting GLib mainloop```

tjoen · April 3, 2018, 5:52pm

Everything I install from the apt-source seems to work here and be picked up by mopidy…

I also installed mopidy-spotify from the apt directory.
Installing from apt-get enabled it for me, it tries to load it from my config, (and complains because I did not enter the settings.)

so sudo apt-get install mopidy-tunein mopidy-podcast mopidy-spotify
should work, but you probably tried that already?

The only thing that does not work for me is installing from pip.

voiceco · April 3, 2018, 6:09pm

same here with pip.

are you able to pass a command - hey mycroft, play michael jackson from spotify ? or play radio from tune in ?

tjoen · April 3, 2018, 6:36pm

I don’t have a premium account so spotify does load, but does not work anyway.
I will check the tune-in plugin tomorrow.
My testmachines are in the office,

Local directories/artists already play fine with “play artist michael jackson”. I think the skill from @forslund works a bit different, allowing you to skip the artist or track keyword.

tjoen · April 4, 2018, 11:26am

I just installed podcast and tune-in though apt-get, and they get installed and loaded.

cat /var/log/mopidy/mopidy.log:

2018-04-04 13:20:15,329 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.__main__: Starting Mopidy 2.1.0
2018-04-04 13:20:15,379 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.config: Loading config from builtin defaults
2018-04-04 13:20:15,389 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.config: Loading config from /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
2018-04-04 13:20:15,395 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.config: Loading config from command line options
2018-04-04 13:20:15,790 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.__main__: Enabled extensions: mpd, http, stream, m3u, tunein, softwaremixer, file, podcast, local, local-sqlite
2018-04-04 13:20:15,791 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.__main__: Disabled extensions: spotify
2018-04-04 13:20:16,072 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.commands: Starting Mopidy mixer: SoftwareMixer
2018-04-04 13:20:16,079 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.commands: Starting Mopidy audio
2018-04-04 13:20:16,085 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.commands: Starting Mopidy backends: PodcastBackend, StreamBackend, M3UBackend, FileBackend, LocalBackend, TuneInBackend
2018-04-04 13:20:16,126 INFO [1665:Audio-2] mopidy.audio.actor: Audio output set to "autoaudiosink"
2018-04-04 13:20:16,167 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.local.library: Loaded 105 local tracks using sqlite
2018-04-04 13:20:16,186 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.commands: Starting Mopidy core
2018-04-04 13:20:16,232 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.commands: Starting Mopidy frontends: MpdFrontend, HttpFrontend
2018-04-04 13:20:16,236 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.mpd.actor: MPD server running at [::ffff:127.0.0.1]:6600
2018-04-04 13:20:16,243 INFO [1665:HttpFrontend-12] mopidy.http.actor: HTTP server running at [::ffff:0.0.0.0]:6680
2018-04-04 13:20:16,244 INFO [1665:MainThread] mopidy.commands: Starting GLib mainloop

So the big problem is installing the webinterfaces with pip.

I’ll see if doing a manual install with git works. May take some time, I’m currently a bit busy with a totally unrelated android VR game.

voiceco · April 4, 2018, 3:49pm

okay, but it does it work via voice command ?

tjoen · April 5, 2018, 10:44am

I don’t think so, spotify maybe works with forslunds version?
I’m not sure what skill you are using. There are at least 3 different versions as far as I know.

I came across http://remotedy.com/ which works nicely in browsing and playing songs using my android phone, but I’m not sure if it also searches spotify.

henridbr · September 23, 2018, 2:10pm

Hi Tjoen,

Thanks to your nice job I can see what Mycroft is able to do with my Raspberry and Google Voice kit.

I tried to install the raspian-strech_Picroft-2018-09-12 but failed : errors and issues are above my skills.
So I am happy with your version.

Henri

Jamie_Langer · April 1, 2019, 3:42pm

Was really helpful !

Starkium · October 28, 2020, 4:19pm

Is this mycroft on the google kit or is it loading it onto the mycroft device?

andlo · October 28, 2020, 6:44pm

If you install Picroft on the raspberrypi, then the you can choose Google AIY voice kit in the setup guide. It is for the version 1 of the kit.
After installation you can install the Google AIY voicekit skill from the market to get the botton and lidht to work.
I use it on all my devises

MuxMastermann · November 26, 2020, 3:16pm

Hey,

I used Mycroft on a rpi3b+ with the ps3 and had problems that Mycroft wasn’t able to detect the wake word after an amount of time.
Did any of you run into this problem using the G-AIY-Voice-Kit? Because it has a 2mic (or 4mic?)
Microphone board.

Would you recommend buying this kit (also should I rather buy the v1 over the v2 bc I already have a rpi3b+ and don’t want to use a rpi pi0)? I’d like to use the picroft daily in my room but due to the problems I was never able to. Also I’m wondering if maybe I should just by a better mic board or does the one of the g aiy voice kit does the job quite good?

Sry for all of these questions

PS: @andlo Seeing the picroft-google-aiy-voicekit-skill it should be easy to implement the button just as a mute button, right? (just changing the behavoir of the handle_button() method). Dont want to push it anytime just to give a voice cmd

baconator · November 26, 2020, 6:38pm

If you can find the v1 for < $5 still, it’s worth it. Microcenter used to have them for $1, even. It’s a decent mic and speaker, but not a miracle worker (no aec/beamforming).

nerlins · January 3, 2021, 3:06am

This image no longer works. Upon reboot the system force installs v20.08 then hangs. It never finished the upgrade. I have tested this twice, and future users should avoid this image, unless the creator can fix the upgrade problem.