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General Discussion / A short film about my psychopathic computer

« on: June 22, 2013, 12:54:12 PM »

I made a little movie about my psychopathic computer. A slightly more imaginative way to demo my home automation Morning routine   ...

http://youtu.be/KM_J-3XQJRI


-P

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XBMC (Old board see 'KODI' above) / Vox freezing, issue with XML Payloads?

« on: June 18, 2013, 04:38:48 AM »

Hi gents,

Finally convinced my best mate to get involved.  We've installed XBMC and Vox but even with a fresh install of both I am getting an issue with Vox Freezing.  It gets as far as advertising the Amulet and then nothing.

After a bit of trial and error I realised it was each time I generated the XML via JSON and restarted VOX that it would cause it to freeze.

I killed the Voxcommando process, but it freezes everytime I start it at that point.  I deleted all the XML files from the XML payloads folder and Vox started fine.  I generated the XML again and it froze after the next restart.

I reinstalled XBMC and Vox again but the same issue keeps occurring.  I get the issue with both my copy of Vox and with a fresh install from the website with no tweaks, I was still faced with the issue everytime I generated XML and restarted.

I can't figure out why Vox would have a problem with Adam's library.  Has anyone else seen this issue before?

-P

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Android based watch and Vox wav. Did I just have the best idea ever?

« on: June 14, 2013, 05:30:31 AM »

Gentlemen,

I may have just had the best idea ever in the whole world (if it will work).

What do you reckon the chances are of Voxwav working on this... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daditong-Watch-Mobile-Bluetooth-Camera/dp/B009GDUP2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371198477&sr=8-1&keywords=Daditong+watch

We could all finally be Michael Knight.  No more picking up a tablet or taking your phone out of your pocket.  The microphone is simply on your wrist and only costs 40 bucks!!!!

What do you reckon??

-P

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XBMC (Old board see 'KODI' above) / Unwatched epidsodes of pokemon not working

« on: May 29, 2013, 04:41:44 PM »

Hi all,

Bizarre issue.

I regularly use "show unwatched episodes of..." 

Neesha watches a lot of Pokemon (because she's a doofus) and she used to be able to use this command but it randomly stopped working but only for this show!?!

I'm guessing it must be related to the little tilda above the 'e' in Pokemon, but I can't for the life of me figure out why.  I tried re-scanning it, deleting and re-adding it, and cleaning the library.  Nothing seems to fix it.  Each time I say the command XBMC returns a blank list as if the search hasn't matched any criteria.  Vox has no errors.

Pokemon does exist in TV shows, and I can even use the command "find TV show Pokemon" and it works fine, just not "unwatched episodes of Pokemon".  These two commands use the same xbmcTvShowTitles.xml so I don't understand what is wrong. 

Probably a million miles off base but could it be the unwatchedepisode.xsp file somehow?  I don't know how else to narrow down the issue.

Any help will result in promises of beers that I will likely never have the opportunity to fulfill

-P

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Kodi (XBMC) Frodo / Gotham / Isengard / Jarvis / {item.artist[[, also, ]]} popup when asking "which artist is this"

« on: May 19, 2013, 06:09:02 PM »

Hi gents,

Been having this issue for a while, but only just decided to do something about it.  I don't know how I ruined it, but you know me!

Baiscally, when I ask "Which artist is this I gt a popup and nothing happens until I close the pop up.  The pop up just says
range:{item.artist[[, also, ]]}

I presume Vox gets stuck whilst trying to carry out the XJson.ParseTokens part of the command but I can't see what's wrong, it works, but only once I've pressed OK.  Below is the XML

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<command id="1062" name="get artist test" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
  <action>
    <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
    <cmdString>Player.GetItem&amp;&amp;"playerid":0, "properties": ["artist"]</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>XJson.ParseTokens</cmdType>
    <cmdString>{item.artists[0]}</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>XJson.ParseTokens</cmdType>
    <cmdString>{item.artist[[, also, ]]}</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>OSD.ShowText</cmdType>
    <cmdString>{LastResult}&amp;&amp;500</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
  <action>
    <cmdType>TTS.SpeakSync</cmdType>
    <cmdString>This song is by  {LastResult}</cmdString>
    <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
  </action>
</command>
Cheers,

-P

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General Discussion / Home Automation High Tech Alarm, powered by Vox!

« on: May 17, 2013, 06:00:14 PM »

Hi gents,

I will do a tutorial video soon, but thought I'd upload a demo whilst I had some time this afternoon.

Enjoy...

 

-P

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General Discussion / Vox commando (and other software) as a house alarm

« on: May 11, 2013, 07:31:36 AM »

Woke up with this idea in my head.

How feasible do you guys think it would be to have a webcam pick up movement and start a sequence?

I was thinking something along the lines of...

Wait 10 seconds
If certain keyboard keys are pressed during this time; start welcome home command, otherwise...
Set Volume to 30
TTS: Intruder alert, your photograph has been taken and will be emailed to a remote location
Switch lights on and off via telstick/HALX
Take photograph via webcam and email it to email address
TTS: You have 10 seconds to leave the premises before dewadlock sequence.
10...
9...
8...
7...
6...


They'd soon leave 
It is even feasible to buy a home easy door lock and lock the bastards in, but I don't think I'll take it that far

Anyone got any suggestions on how this could be easily achieved?

I know how to do TTS, and send commands to tellstick/HALX.  Not so clear on IF statements, keyboard input being recognised and clueless on Webcam side of things.

What do you guys reckon?

-P

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Kodi (XBMC) Frodo / Gotham / Isengard / Jarvis / Playlist command JSON

« on: March 05, 2013, 04:54:33 PM »

Hi all,

Just upgraded to Frodo, to my amazement it bollocksed up both Vox commando and my audio settings which I now can't fix because the XBMC team have decided to remove the option for "Default audio device".  I'll sort that another time though, I have some semblance of sound back.

I upgraded VOX and am now slowly rebuilding my life.  Got most stuff back in but can't figure out the command to start a playlist...

XJson.Raw
Player.Open
"item":{"file":"special://profile/playlists/music/Waterfall.m3u"}, "options": { "shuffled": true}

GUI.ActivateWindow
"window": "musicplaylist"

I'm guessing as usual I'm being dumb, but I can't figure out what I'm supposed to change the path to.  I tried leaving it as it was, I tried setting it to the actual path (C:\Users\Chloe\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\playlists\music), and I've tried every variation I could think of.

XBMC just gives me a blank playlist.

What am I doing wrong?  How should my statement read?

Thanks,

-P

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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / Getting TTS to say the the reported seconds as minutes

« on: January 15, 2013, 02:25:05 PM »

Hi gents,

A while ago you helped me set a nap timer, so that I could say "Wake me up in 10 minutes", or wake me up in "20 minutes"... 

VC.SetEventTimer {1} Alarm

Then we had the following payloads...
600   10 minutes
900   15 minutes
1200   20 minutes
1500   25 minutes
1800   30 minutes
2100   35 minutes
2400   40 minutes
2700   45 minutes
3600   an hour

The issue I have now is that I want be certain I was correctly heard, so I want him to say "I will wake you again in 10 minutes".  So I added the following...

TTS.SpeakSync    I will wake you again in {1} minutes

That works apart from the fact he now says "I will wake you again in 600 minutes".

I thought I would be able to do it by setting up a bunch of Results.Replace commands...

Results.Replace   600   1
Results.Replace   900   15
TTS.SpeakSync    I will wake you again in {1} minutes

That doesn't work, primarily I imagine because I am an uneducated baboon.

Can someone correct my dreadful handy work?

-P

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Multiple mics via multiple sound cards

« on: January 06, 2013, 11:57:41 AM »

Hi gents,

You may be aware that I have recently bought a Lindy wireless audio box which is detected as its own sound card and transmits the audio via wifi to the little white box in my kitchen and can also transmit microphone data back to the PC in the bedroom...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LINDY-Portable-Wireless-Audio-System/dp/B00475XR9U

I've finally found a cheap desktop mic that works with this device.

Thanks to James' magic new plugin I have been able to convince the PC to change sound cards so that audio will play downstairs in the kitchen by saying the phase "I'm in the kitchen".

Only problem I have now is I want to be able to stand in the kitchen whilst Vox is listening to my upstairs mic and say the words "I'm in the kitchen" to the mic downstairs.

Is there a way to have Vox listen to both Mics simultaneously?

Thanks as always,

-P

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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / Switching primary sound card with Vox

« on: January 05, 2013, 11:40:32 AM »

Hi gents,

Me again, I couldn't leave you alone for more than 5 minutes.

So I've bought This Lindy USB Wireless audio box.  Very cool indeed.

I have pointed XBMC at Primary sound driver, and I can see that to switch the sound from my speakers to my little portable audio box is as simple as changing the Default device in Windows from my Surround sound card to the Lindy wireless.

Question is, how can I automate this so that Vox does it for me when I speak?

-P

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XBMC (Old board see 'KODI' above) / Surround sound for all videos in XBMC

« on: December 19, 2012, 06:25:59 AM »

Hi gents,

Not really related to Vox this, so apologies to James if I've put this in the wrong place, though it is an XBMC issue I think.

I have my HTPC output the audio via the onboard sound to my Logitech z-5500, and my video via my graphics card to my projector.  See my dreadfully crude and probably unnecessary diagram.
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If I set the Logitech receiver to Dolby pro logic II then I can get surround sound using all speakers for any movie (SD and HD).

If I set the Logitech receiver to 6 Channel direct then I can get Surround sound via all speakers, but only for HD movies, the SD movies come out the front speakers only.

My limited understanding is that 6 channel direct is allowing the PC to do the decoding, and when I have it switched to 6 channel direct I am getting true surround sound rather than simulated.  The true surround sound is far better than simulated, and the HD audio is spoiled if I leave the amplifier permanently set to Dolby pro II.

My problem is this:  I don't want to have to switch the amplifier between the two modes for every movie.  Is there no way to have the PC do the Dolby pro logic II encoding as and when it is required rather than keep switching the amp?

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EventGhost / James awesome HALX Eventghost plugiin

« on: September 23, 2012, 06:08:08 PM »

He guys,

Can someone repost James awesome plugin for HALX in Eventghost?

It got taken down and I've lost the software since a reinstall of windows.

Thanks in advance.

-P

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EventGhost / Eventghost controlling mouse and keyboard in place of an XBMC plugin for NBA TV

« on: August 22, 2012, 05:33:53 PM »

Just a quick demonstration of having Eventghost load a web page, mouse to the right place and logon to nba.com to play NBA live TV.  In the absence of a proper XBMC plugin for streaming NBA TV this seemed like a good idea.

Once I'd sussed out that Eventghost hates long strings of requests this was actually a very straight forward thing to do.

There are probably slicker ways of doing this, and if anyone can make one happen then I'm all ears

Cheers,

-P

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EventGhost / Home automation demonstration

« on: August 06, 2012, 05:58:37 PM »

Just made a quick demo to show folks some home automation if they needed their imaginations firing up a bit.

Cheers,

-P