Intro to Alexa for IoT

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In this tutorial, you will implement Alexa Voice Service Integration for AWS IoT (AFI) on the M5Stack Core2 for AWS IoT EduKit reference hardware kit. You will learn how to use the Espressif Voice Assistant SDK (VA-SDK) and Alexa to control the onboard LED using Alexa Smart Home commands. This tutorial currently uses an AWS account provided by Espressif. This is a beta port of the Espressif VA-SDK for the M5Stack Core2 for AWS IoT EduKit reference hardware.

Assumptions. Before starting this tutorial, verify the following prerequisites:

  1. You have an M5Stack Core2 ESP32 IoT Development Kit for AWS IoT EduKit.
  2. You have completed the Getting Started and Blinky Hello World tutorials and have your development environment setup and able to compile and upload firmware to the device.
  3. You have at least a basic technical understanding of AWS IoT messaging concepts such as topics, publishing, and subscribing.

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