For Pi Zero

apt install build-essential git raspberrypi-kernel-headers

For some reason this installs an ARM64 toolchain on a 32-bit Raspberry Pi Zero along with a ton of other stuff that seems unrelated.

git clone https://github.com/HinTak/seeed-voicecard
cd seeed-voicecard
sudo ./install.sh

Installation will take quite some time.

Disable internal sound devices and reduce memory consumption.

/boot/config.txt:

# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
#dtparam=audio=on

# Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver
#dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
#max_framebuffers=2

# Local
gpu_mem=16
dtparam=spi=on

REBOOT

aplay -l && arecord -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: seeed2micvoicec [seeed-2mic-voicecard], device 0: bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi wm8960-hifi-0 [bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi wm8960-hifi-0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: seeed2micvoicec [seeed-2mic-voicecard], device 0: bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi wm8960-hifi-0 [bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi wm8960-hifi-0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Install the Respeaker demo with picovoice 1.

The demo contains binary blobs of unknown origin.

sudo apt install python3-pip python3-pyaudio
rehash
pip3 install pvrespeakerdemo==1.1.3

Add $HOME/.local/bin to PATH

You can install Version 2 but it needs a LICENSE key whereas version 1 does not.

Product page

Updated kernel driver

Respeaker demo history