Siri Light: Procedure
Materials
Equipment
Safety:
Steps:
1. Buy an SD card, any size that is 8GB or more.
2. Plug the SD card into your Windows computer appropriately with an SD card reader, or just into your computer, if your computer already has an SD card slot in it.
3. Go on to this website: http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/
4. You will be greeted with a list of operating systems to download on your SD Card, such as Raspian, Linux, and Pidora.
5. There is another option, which is NOOBS (New Out Of The Box). This is an option where once you boot up your RPI, you will be given a list of options of operating systems to download onto your RPI.
6. If you are downloading NOOBS, we recommend downloading Offline/Network installation, the Zip file.
7. If you were to choose an operating system, download the Zip file as well.
8. Once your file has downloaded, open it up and extract the Zip file, by clicking “EXTRACT.”
9. Go to this link: http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/noobs-setup/
10. Download the SD formatter onto your computer.
11. Open up the SD formatter file, and we recommend you chose to format your card with the quick format, but it’s all up to you.
12. Once your SD card is done formatting, then you can COPY/PASTE the files from the Zip file you downloaded onto your SD card.
13. Now you are ready to boot up your Raspberry Pi.
14. Plug the SD card in the SD card slot.
15. Plug the HDMI into your Monitor/TV and then plug the other end into your RPI, OR, plug the yellow RCA Cable into your TV, and the other end goes into the Yellow slot of the RPI.
16. Plug your USB Keyboard/Mouse into the USB slots of the RPI.
17. Finally, plug your power supply cable into your power bar, and the other end will go into the small slot at the corner of the RPI.
18. You should see your RPI boot up. (see fig # )
19. IF YOU ARE USING RCA, and there is no output, then try pressing 4 on your keyboard. This will allow the system to detect that you are using RCA.
20. IF YOU INSTALLED NOOBS, select the desired OS, and click “yes” to overwrite the SD Card.
21. If you used LINUX, click ENTER, and the default username and password is “root.” From here you have a Command Prompt
22. You can now power down your RPI, by removing the power cable from the RPI.
23. Head on over to this link: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/12/09/how-to-install-siri-proxy-tutorial-video/ and follow the instructuions to download Siri Proxy.
24. BUT, when you are done all the commands, save them onto your SD card. Also, at the change your Wifi DNS to the IP address of your RPI (To find the IP, boot your RPI and type the command “ifconfig” on your command line of your RPI and your RPI info should show up.
25. Next, you will also need to download one plugin, so head over to this link, and follow the steps to download : http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/12/11/how-to-install-siri-proxy-plugins-video/
26. For the list of plugins, go to this link: https://github.com/plamoni/SiriProxy/wiki/Plugins
27. When you are downloading the plugins, find the plugin on the github page that says “Siri controlled home automation through HomeSeer.” This will be the plugin you use.
28. Now that the Siri Proxy setup is finished, we can get to the relays. First take out your RPI, GPIO cables, your relay board, battery, and your alligator clips.
29. What you will be doing is creating a basic circuit. First, connect your red alligator clip to the metal circle on your relay card, and the other end will connect to the light.
30. Next, take your other red alligator clip and connect one side to the light, and connect the other side to the positive tab of the D battery holder.
31. Finally, take your black alligator clip, and connect one side to the negative tab of the D battery holder, and the other side should connect to the last metal circle on the relay.
32. Now grab your GPIO cables and your RPI. Head on over to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2B67hybdAA
33. Lastly, power up your your RPI, and DO NOT disconnect anything. Keep the sd card in your RPI, and hook your monitor up to the RPI, through the HDMI cable.
34. Plug the ethernet cable into the RPI, and the other end will go into your router.
35. Now go to Siri on your IPhone, and say “Test Siri Proxy.”
36. Siri should respond with “Siri Proxy is up and running on the Raspberry Pi.”
37. Now say, “Turn the light on,” and Siri should do as you say!
Materials
- Raspberry Pi (RPI)
- SD Card
- Hdmi Cable
- Raspberry Pi Power Cable
- Ethernet Cable or Wifi Dongle
- Monitor/TV
- Relay Board/Card (it only needs to be 1 channel)
- Alligator Clips
- Light
- Battery (D)
- D battery holder
- Female-Female GPIO Jumper Cables
Equipment
- Computer/Laptop (Windows/ Parallels, with Ubuntu Deskop)
- IPhone (IOS 6, with Siri)
- Keyboard and Mouse
Safety:
- Be careful not to push/plug anything in the raspberry Pi too hard, or hold it the wrong way, you could get cut (I know I did, haha)
- DO NOT use any of the electrical equipment with any liquid or water on your hands
Steps:
1. Buy an SD card, any size that is 8GB or more.
2. Plug the SD card into your Windows computer appropriately with an SD card reader, or just into your computer, if your computer already has an SD card slot in it.
3. Go on to this website: http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/
4. You will be greeted with a list of operating systems to download on your SD Card, such as Raspian, Linux, and Pidora.
5. There is another option, which is NOOBS (New Out Of The Box). This is an option where once you boot up your RPI, you will be given a list of options of operating systems to download onto your RPI.
6. If you are downloading NOOBS, we recommend downloading Offline/Network installation, the Zip file.
7. If you were to choose an operating system, download the Zip file as well.
8. Once your file has downloaded, open it up and extract the Zip file, by clicking “EXTRACT.”
9. Go to this link: http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/noobs-setup/
10. Download the SD formatter onto your computer.
11. Open up the SD formatter file, and we recommend you chose to format your card with the quick format, but it’s all up to you.
12. Once your SD card is done formatting, then you can COPY/PASTE the files from the Zip file you downloaded onto your SD card.
13. Now you are ready to boot up your Raspberry Pi.
14. Plug the SD card in the SD card slot.
15. Plug the HDMI into your Monitor/TV and then plug the other end into your RPI, OR, plug the yellow RCA Cable into your TV, and the other end goes into the Yellow slot of the RPI.
16. Plug your USB Keyboard/Mouse into the USB slots of the RPI.
17. Finally, plug your power supply cable into your power bar, and the other end will go into the small slot at the corner of the RPI.
18. You should see your RPI boot up. (see fig # )
19. IF YOU ARE USING RCA, and there is no output, then try pressing 4 on your keyboard. This will allow the system to detect that you are using RCA.
20. IF YOU INSTALLED NOOBS, select the desired OS, and click “yes” to overwrite the SD Card.
21. If you used LINUX, click ENTER, and the default username and password is “root.” From here you have a Command Prompt
22. You can now power down your RPI, by removing the power cable from the RPI.
23. Head on over to this link: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/12/09/how-to-install-siri-proxy-tutorial-video/ and follow the instructuions to download Siri Proxy.
24. BUT, when you are done all the commands, save them onto your SD card. Also, at the change your Wifi DNS to the IP address of your RPI (To find the IP, boot your RPI and type the command “ifconfig” on your command line of your RPI and your RPI info should show up.
25. Next, you will also need to download one plugin, so head over to this link, and follow the steps to download : http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/12/11/how-to-install-siri-proxy-plugins-video/
26. For the list of plugins, go to this link: https://github.com/plamoni/SiriProxy/wiki/Plugins
27. When you are downloading the plugins, find the plugin on the github page that says “Siri controlled home automation through HomeSeer.” This will be the plugin you use.
28. Now that the Siri Proxy setup is finished, we can get to the relays. First take out your RPI, GPIO cables, your relay board, battery, and your alligator clips.
29. What you will be doing is creating a basic circuit. First, connect your red alligator clip to the metal circle on your relay card, and the other end will connect to the light.
30. Next, take your other red alligator clip and connect one side to the light, and connect the other side to the positive tab of the D battery holder.
31. Finally, take your black alligator clip, and connect one side to the negative tab of the D battery holder, and the other side should connect to the last metal circle on the relay.
32. Now grab your GPIO cables and your RPI. Head on over to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2B67hybdAA
33. Lastly, power up your your RPI, and DO NOT disconnect anything. Keep the sd card in your RPI, and hook your monitor up to the RPI, through the HDMI cable.
34. Plug the ethernet cable into the RPI, and the other end will go into your router.
35. Now go to Siri on your IPhone, and say “Test Siri Proxy.”
36. Siri should respond with “Siri Proxy is up and running on the Raspberry Pi.”
37. Now say, “Turn the light on,” and Siri should do as you say!