# +croak or +whisper
# -a for amplitude (0 to 200)
# -s for speed 80 to 500
# -p for pitech 0 to 99
from picoh import picoh
import threading
from time import time, sleep, localtime, strftime
from random import randint
# Switch the speech synthesizer to epseak
picoh.setSynthesizer("espeak")
# Set the voice to english West Midlands accent medium speed.
picoh.setVoice("-ven-wm+m1 -s150")
#module level variable for breaking out of the blinking thread
blinking = False
#this is called on a separate thread to blink the eyes while running
def blinkLids():
while (blinking):
picoh.move(picoh.LIDBLINK, 0)
sleep(0.2)
picoh.move(picoh.LIDBLINK, 10)
#wait for a random amount of time for realistic blinking
sleep(randint(0, 4))
# -s for speed 80 to 500
# -p for pitech 0 to 99
# ESPEAK-NG
# supports some of the ESPEAK but some is missing
# import the picoh module
from picoh import picoh
# Reset picoh
picoh.reset()
# Default synthesizer SAPI. Default Voice as set in Control Panel
picoh.say("I. I just took a ride")
# Quieter
picoh.setVoice("-a82")
picoh.say("In a silver machine.")
# Faster
picoh.setVoice("-r4")
picoh.say("And I'm still feeling mean.")
# Slower
picoh.setVoice("-r-4")
picoh.say("Do you wanna ride? See yourself going by.")
# American
picoh.setVoice("-vzira")
picoh.say("The other side of the sky.")
# Default voice
picoh.setVoice("")
picoh.say("I got a silver machine.")
# Switch to espeak-ng - some of the voice attributes aren't supported
from picoh import picoh
import random
# Run 'say -v?' in Terminal to list options for voices. speechSpeed is 90 +.
picoh.reset()
picoh.say("Hi it is great to be here, i am finally running on a mac, wow")
picoh.wait(2)
picoh.setVoice("Karen")
picoh.setSpeechSpeed(150)
picoh.move(picoh.HEADTURN, random.randint(3, 6))
picoh.say("hello i am Karen")
picoh.setVoice("Alex")
picoh.setSpeechSpeed(90)
picoh.move(picoh.HEADTURN, random.randint(2, 6))
picoh.say("hello i am Alex slow")
picoh.setVoice("Oliver")
picoh.move(picoh.HEADTURN, random.randint(1, 6))
from picoh import picoh
# A list of voices can be found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/speech-service/language-support#text-to-speech
# You can register a free Azure account here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/free/
# Set up the Azure text to speech synth with your subscription key.
picoh.setSynthesizer('Azure', ID="################################")
# This will be spoken in the default Azure voice.
picoh.say("Woo now my voice comes from Azure")
# Change voice to MiaNeural
picoh.setVoice("MiaNeural")
picoh.say("My name is Mia")
# Change voice to HeatherRus and region to Canada.
picoh.setVoice("HeatherRUS", "en-CA")
picoh.say("And I am Heather")