The Complete Raspberry Pi Course Bundle
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Building Alexa Skills for Home Automation with Raspberry Pi
Lee Assam
55 Lessons (4h)
Lifetime

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- Experience level required: All levels
- Access 55 lectures & 4 hours of content 24/7
- Length of time users can access this course: Lifetime
Course Curriculum
55 Lessons (4h)
- IntroductionWhat is Alexa?2:30Why is this important?2:24
- Taking a Deeper Dive into Custom Alexa SkillsWhat are Custom Alexa Skills?1:25Understanding the components that make up Custom Alexa Skills4:09
- Preparing the hardware and softwareParts list for the courseSetting up your Raspberry Pi1:24Installing the software that you will need4:19Downloading all the code and resources for the course4:41Creating your Amazon Developer Account1:07Setup and register your Alexa Device1:48
- Understanding flask-askOverview of flask-ask4:47
- Building a Hello World Alexa Skill with flask-askOverview of the Hello World Skill4:22Creating the Skill Interaction Model12:48Creating the flask-ask Skill Handler Python Program13:46Exposing and configuring a URL for the Skill Endpoint3:46Testing our Skill10:16
- Building a Custom Alexa Skill to control an LEDOverview of the Project2:44Setting up the Circuit3:17Creating the Skill Interaction Model5:58Creating the flask-ask Skill Handler Python Program9:43Exposing and configuring a URL for the Skill Endpoint3:25Testing our Skill4:36Test from an Alexa-enabled Device3:27
- Build a Custom Skill to control any device using a relayOverview of the Project3:13Overview of how relays work8:14Overview of the Circuit6:40Wiring the Circuit11:23Creating the Skill Interaction Model6:43Testing our Relay4:00Exposing and configuring a URL for the Skill Endpoint2:37Testing our Skill from the Alexa Console2:20Enable Skill on the Alexa App1:28Testing our Skill on an actual Alexa Device1:47Code Review of the MyDevice Skill Handler Python program8:15
- Build a Custom Skill to Control any TV using an Alexa-enabled deviceIntroduction to the Project1:32Technical Overview of the Project2:04Resources for the ProjectParts that are neededSetup your Raspberry Pi
- Setting up the CircuitReview of the Circuit Diagram1:54Wiring the Circuit8:26
- Configuring LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote Control)Installing the LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote Control) Library1:00LIRC Setup5:10Testing LIRC with our Circuit1:39Programming our Remote7:54
- Testing the LIRC setupChange your device name2:06Testing our Circuit5:19Review of the Test Code12:09
- Alexa Skill SetupCreating the Skill Interaction Model4:01Starting the flask-ask Skill Handler Python Program & setting the Skill Endpoint2:39Code Review for the Skill9:49
- Final TestChange your device name1:36Let's control our TV!4:01
- Project EnhancementsReview of Enhancements for the Project
- ClosingClosing Remarks
Building Alexa Skills for Home Automation with Raspberry Pi
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Lee AssamInstructor
Lee Assam has over 18 years of programming, development and IT experience. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science.Lee teaches at Universities on topics ranging from Software Development to Electrical Engineering and prototyping. He likes coming up with new ideas and prototyping them using the Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms.
His passion and hobby is Arduino and the Internet of Things. He has been playing around with the Arduino and the Raspberry Pi platforms since their inception, and uses his Electrical Engineering background coupled with software development skills to create and develop exciting projects. Lee prefers a hands-on, project-based learning approach and uses his teaching background to make concepts fun and entertaining, while at the same time educational and informative.
Description
Amazon Alexa is seeping into dozens of products and Amazon's voice platform is selling by the millions, now is the time to learn how to develop products using Alexa. With Raspberry Pi, it's easy to interface with home electronics and devices to create custom skills that use Alexa to voice control virtually anything in your home. In this course, you'll learn by building projects to control your lights, appliances, and even your TV via Raspberry Pi.
- Access 55 lectures & 4 hours of content 24/7
- Explore the underlying Alexa ecosystem
- Discuss custom Alexa skills & learn the components that make up a custom Alexa skill
- Prepare your Raspberry Pi for building voice-automated projects
- Learn how to use the Amazon Developer Portal to configure & create
- Build a skill to control an LED connected to the Raspberry Pi w/ Alexa
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- Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
- Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
- Certification of completion included
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: all levels
Requirements
- Internet required

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