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This question is about adding deeper voice control of a Bose Lifestyle 30 from1998. I need more voice control than offered by an Amazon Alexa Input on the grounds of severe physical disability.
in particular, I went to be able to turn the Bose on/off and select sources by voice commandsI.
I am new here and wondering if anyone would know how to make all this possible but through Amazon Alexa not Google Assistant as per this YouTube video...
YouTube Bose voice control video
I encourage you to watch the video as it is proof of concept though I do acknowledge it is challenging.
I have the Bose service manual with the serial codes referred to in the video. My Bose Lifestyle 30 music centre has a serial port as per the video. The author of the video says he has put the code he used on Github harrylepotter - Overview
The Amazon Echo Input i use at the moment which is connected to the Bose by the Aux port does not offer enough voice control. In particular I want to be able to power the Bose on and off by voice commands and select source by voice commands. Also, include those functions in Alexa routines. Don’t need the Apple TV functionality referred to in the video. Only deeper voice control of my Bose music centre.
I don’t want to consider other newer music centres. My Bose Lifestyle 30 cost £3,500 twenty years ago. It is a high quality system still in good working order and a new equivalent that would have Alexa integration would cost more. My existing 5 speaker Bose system also has all the speakers professionally installed under floorboards so would be a lot of upheaval to move to a new system.
The other option is if the Bose can be reprogrammed in some way to always power on in AUX mode by default and not CD mode as at present this would fix my problem. I
have the Bose connected to a smart plug but as soon as power is added it defaults to CD. My Echo Input is connected to Aux.
The Bose Lifestyle 30 is no longer manufactured and supported so Bose cannot help.
I have tried the Bose Soundtouch wireless adapter. This allowed me to stream music but not turn my Bose on and off or select the source.
Apart from the option covered in the YouTube video above another option is a device by Audio Authority that converts IR codes into RF to control the Bose. The problem is this Audio Authority device is no longer manufactured and I can’t find one on the second hand market. It anyone has one you no longer needit please let me know.
if anyone out there readng this with Amazon Alexa and computer coding experience, Raspberry Pie knowledge thinks they can help me I would be eternally grateful!
Please note the Lifestyle 30 is Bose propriety RF and universal remotes like Harmony and Broadlink do not solve my issue. |
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