Waldemar Sakalus
Published © GPL3+

Alexa Voice Control for (Almost) Any Amplifier, TV, CD, DVD

A vast quantity of home entertainment devices on market are equipped with a serial port. This controller enables Alexa voice control.

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Alexa Voice Control for (Almost) Any Amplifier, TV, CD, DVD

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Schematics

Nulsom Ns-RS232 to Particle Photon

Code

krell.ino

Arduino
Code for Particle Photon for the serial RS-232 controller
void setup() {
    Serial1.begin(9600, SERIAL_8N1);
    Particle.function("KrellSerial", controlAmplifier);
}

void loop() {
    
}

int controlAmplifier(String command)
{
    if (command != NULL) {
        Serial1.println(command);
        return 1;
    }
    else return -1;
}

krell.js

JavaScript
Lambda code
var https = require('https');
var serialPortControllerId = "SAKA_Krell_10102017";
var serialPortEchoId = "SAKA_Krell_Echo_10102017"
var particleServer = "api.particle.io";
var particlePath = "/v1/devices/";
var particleId = "put_here_your_particle_device_id";
var powerOn = "1PWRZ";
var powerOff = "0PWRZ";
var volumeUp = "V10UZ"; //up by 10
var volumeDown = "V10DZ"; //down by 10
var setVolumeToXXXLevel = "MVLZ"; //append in front volume level xxxMVLZ
var muteEnable = "MUTZ";
var muteDisable = "UMTZ";
var selectInput1 = "SS1MZ";
var selectInput2 = "SS2MZ";
var selectInput3 = "SS3MZ";

exports.handler = function(event, context) {
    log('Input', event);
    switch (event.directive.header.namespace) {
    
    /**
    * The namespace of "Discovery" indicates a request is being made to the lambda for
    * discovering all appliances associated with the customer's appliance cloud account.
    * can use the accessToken that is made available as part of the payload to determine
    * the customer.
    */
    case 'Alexa.Discovery':
        handleDiscovery(event, context);
        break;
    case 'Alexa.PowerController':
        handleControl(event, context);
        break;

    case 'Alexa.Speaker':
        handleControl(event, context);
        break;

    case 'Alexa.InputController':
        handleControl(event, context);
        break;

    case 'Alexa.ChannelController':
        handleControl(event, context);
        break;

    default:
        log('Err', 'No supported namespace: ' + event.directive.header.namespace);
        context.fail('Something went wrong');
        break;
    }
};
/**
* This method is invoked when we receive a "Discovery" message from Alexa Connected Home Skill.
* We are expected to respond back with a list of appliances that we have discovered for a given
* customer. 
*/
function handleDiscovery(event, context) {
    var payload = {
        "endpoints":[
            {
            "endpointId": serialPortControllerId,
            "friendlyName": "Stereo",
            "description": "Serial port controller for Krell amplifier S-300i",
            "manufacturerName": "SAKA",
            "displayCategories": ["OTHER"],
            "cookie": {
                "deviceId" : particleId
                },
            "capabilities": [
            {
                "type": "AlexaInterface",
                "interface": "Alexa.Speaker",
                "version": "1.0",
                "properties":{ 
                    "supported": [
                        {
                            "name": "volume"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "muted"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            {
                "type": "AlexaInterface",
                "interface": "Alexa.PowerController",
                "version": "1.0",
                "properties": {
                    "supported" : [
                        {
                            "name": "powerState"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            {
                "type": "AlexaInterface",
                "interface": "Alexa.InputController",
                "version": "1.0",
                "properties": {
                    "supported": [
                        {
                            "name": "input"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            {
                "type": "AlexaInterface",
                "interface": "Alexa.ChannelController",
                "version": "1.0",
                "properties": {
                "supported": [
                        {
                            "name": "channel"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]},
    ]};

    /**
    * Craft the final response back to Alexa Connected Home Skill. This will include all the 
    * discoverd appliances.
    */
    var header = event.directive.header;
    header.name = "Discover.Response";
    context.succeed({ event: {
    header: header, payload: payload
    } });
    //log('Discovery', result);
}
/**
 * Control events are processed here.
 * This is called when Alexa requests an action (IE turn off appliance).
 */
function handleControl(event, context) {
    var namespace = event.directive.header.namespace;
    var messageId = event.directive.header.messageId;
    var correlationToken = event.directive.header.correlationToken;
    var accessToken = event.directive.endpoint.scope.token;
    var endpointId = event.directive.endpoint.endpointId;
    var deviceId = event.directive.endpoint.cookie.deviceId;
    var name = "";
    var value = "";
    var UTCDate = new Date();
    var jsonDate = JSON.stringify(UTCDate);
    var strDate = JSON.parse(jsonDate); 
    var funcName = "KrellSerial";
    if ((namespace === "Alexa.PowerController") || 
        (namespace === "Alexa.Speaker") ||
        (namespace === "Alexa.InputController") ||
        (namespace === "Alexa.ChannelController")){

        var param = "";
        var index = "0";
        var executeParticle = true;
        if (namespace === "Alexa.PowerController") {
            if(event.directive.header.name == "TurnOn"){
                krellSerialCommand = powerOn;
                name = "powerState";
                value = "ON";
            }
            else if(event.directive.header.name == "TurnOff"){
                krellSerialCommand = powerOff;
                name = "powerState";
                value = "OFF";
            }
        }
        else if (namespace === "Alexa.Speaker") {
            if(event.directive.header.name == "SetVolume"){
                value = event.directive.payload.volume;
                krellSerialCommand = pad(value, 3) + setVolumeToXXXLevel;
                name = "volume";
            }
            else if(event.directive.header.name == "SetMute"){
                var mute = event.directive.payload.mute;
                if (mute) {
                    krellSerialCommand = muteEnable;
                    value = true;}
                else if (!mute) {
                    krellSerialCommand = muteDisable;
                    value = false;}
                name = "muted";
            }
            else if(event.directive.header.name == "AdjustVolume"){
                var volume = event.directive.payload.volume;
                if (volume >= 0) {
                    krellSerialCommand = volumeUp;
                    value = 10;}
                else if (volume << 0) {
                    krellSerialCommand = volumeDown;
                    value = -10;}
                name = "volume";
            }
        }
        else if (namespace === "Alexa.InputController") {
            if(event.directive.header.name == "SelectInput"){
                var inputNumber = event.directive.payload.input;
                if (inputNumber == "1") 
                    {
                        krellSerialCommand = selectInput1;
                    }
                else if (inputNumber == "2")
                    {
                        krellSerialCommand = selectInput2;
                    }
                else if (inputNumber == "3")
                    {
                        krellSerialCommand = selectInput3;
                    }
                else {
                    krellSerialCommand = inputNumber;
                    executeParticle = false;
                    context.succeed(generateControlError(event, 'INVALID_VALUE', 'Input name or number not recognized'));
                    }
                name = "input";
            }
        }

        else if (namespace === "Alexa.ChannelController") {
            if(event.directive.header.name == "ChangeChannel"){
                var channelNumber = event.directive.payload.channel.number;
                value = event.directive.payload.channel;
                if (channelNumber == "1") 
                    {
                        krellSerialCommand = selectInput1;
                    }
                else if (channelNumber == "2")
                    {
                        krellSerialCommand = selectInput2;
                    }
                else if (channelNumber == "3")
                    {
                        krellSerialCommand = selectInput3;
                    }
                else {
                    krellSerialCommand = channelNumber;
                    executeParticle = false;
                    context.succeed(generateControlError(event, 'INVALID_VALUE', 'Input name or number not recognized'));
                    }
                name = "channel";
            }
        }

        if(deviceId == particleId){
            index = "0";
        }
        param = krellSerialCommand;

        var options = {
            hostname: particleServer,
            port: 443,
            path: particlePath + deviceId + "/" + funcName,
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
            }
        };

        log(options);

        var data = "access_token=" + accessToken + "&" + "args=" + param;

        log(data);
        var serverError = function (e) {
            log('Error', e.message);
            context.fail(generateControlError(event, 'ENDPOINT_UNREACHABLE', 'Unable to connect to server'));
        };
        if (executeParticle) {
            var callback = function(response) {
                var str = '';
                response.on('data', function(chunk) {
                    str += chunk.toString('utf-8');
                });

                response.on('end', function() {
                log('Return Value');
                log(str);

                var result = {
                    "context": {
                        "properties": [ {
                        "namespace": namespace,
                            "name": name,
                            "value": value,
                            "timeOfSample": strDate,
                            "uncertaintyInMilliseconds": 500
                            } ]
                        },
                        "event": {
                            "header": {
                                "namespace": "Alexa",
                                "name": "Response",
                                "payloadVersion": "3",
                                "messageId": messageId,
                                "correlationToken": correlationToken
                            },
                            "endpoint": {
                                "scope": {
                                    "type": "BearerToken",
                                    "token": accessToken
                                },
                            "endpointId": endpointId
                            },
                            "payload": {}
                            }
                        };
                    context.succeed(result);
                });

                response.on('error', serverError);
            };

            var req = https.request(options, callback);

            req.on('error', serverError);

            req.write(data);
            req.end();
        }
    }
}
/**
 * Utility functions.
 */
function log(title, msg) {
    console.log(title + ": " + msg);
}
function generateControlError(event, code, description) {
    var messageId = event.directive.header.messageId;
    var correlationToken = event.directive.header.correlationToken;
    var accessToken = event.directive.endpoint.scope.token;
    var endpointId = event.directive.endpoint.endpointId;
    var response = {
        "header": {
            "namespace": "Alexa",
            "name": "ErrorResponse",
            "messageId": messageId,
            "correlationToken": correlationToken,
            "payloadVersion": "3"
            },
            "endpoint":{
                "scope":{
                    "type":"BearerToken",
                    "token":accessToken
                },
                "endpointId":endpointId
            },
            "payload": {
                "type": code,
                "message": description
            }
        };
    var result = { event : {response}};
    return result;
}
//Function to format the volume with leading zeros
function pad(num, size) {
    var s = "000" + num;
    return s.substr(s.length-size);
}

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Waldemar Sakalus

Waldemar Sakalus

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