box link to aliexpress: sold out 
Well, I just ordered one. I’ll let everyone know how it works out. On paper it should work but we all know that doesn’t always on out. I just happened to search Amazon and they have them in the US store for the same price. My main issue was ordering from AliExpress and having to deal with a return if it didn’t work but Amazon will take anything back so if it doesn’t work I’ll just send it back for a refund. only 7 left in stock. Not sure about the UK store.
ESP32-S3-Korvo-1 Development Board
https://a.co/d/1xahvv4
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If you live in the UK then you can buy an ESP32-S3-BOX-3 from my store.
I only have a limited amount and no idea how popular they are going to be. I hope people will understand it’s best price I can do it for with all of the effort that’s gone into the site etc.
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I attempted to compile the code for the s3-box-3 and got the following compile termination, any ideas?
...
Compiling .pioenvs/esp32-voice-node-5a9788/src/esphome/components/micro_wake_word/micro_wake_word.o
Compiling .pioenvs/esp32-voice-node-5a9788/src/esphome/components/network/util.o
In file included from src/esphome/components/micro_wake_word/micro_wake_word.cpp:1:
src/esphome/components/micro_wake_word/micro_wake_word.h:19:10: fatal error: tensorflow/lite/core/c/common.h: No such file or directory
#include <tensorflow/lite/core/c/common.h>
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
*** [.pioenvs/esp32-voice-node-5a9788/src/esphome/components/micro_wake_word/micro_wake_word.o] Error 1
========================= [FAILED] Took 288.57 seconds =========================
Removing all the yaml and trying again fixed it and it compiled. After adding my esp32-s3 to HA should I expect to be able to add it to my assist pipeline at the bottom under wake word? It just says I don’t have a wake word engine setup yet.
This is not mostly my work and could use some attention to detail for the included h files used for Arduino by esspressif specifically for the korvo-1. Works for the S3 korvo-1 though.
substitutions:
friendly_name: korvo
esphome:
name: korvo
friendly_name: ${friendly_name}
name_add_mac_suffix: true
platformio_options:
board_build.flash_mode: dio
upload_speed: 460800
project:
name: esphome.voice-assistant
version: "1.0"
min_version: 2023.11.1
on_boot:
- priority: 600
then:
- light.turn_on:
id: led_ring
brightness: 70%
effect: connecting
esp32:
board: esp32-s3-devkitc-1
framework:
type: esp-idf
sdkconfig_options:
CONFIG_ESP32S3_DEFAULT_CPU_FREQ_240: "y"
CONFIG_ESP32S3_DATA_CACHE_64KB: "y"
CONFIG_ESP32S3_DATA_CACHE_LINE_64B: "y"
CONFIG_AUDIO_BOARD_CUSTOM: "y"
CONFIG_ESP32_S3_KORVO1_BOARD: "y"
components:
- name: esp32_s3_korvo1_board
source: github://abmantis/esphome_custom_audio_boards@main
refresh: 0s
psram:
mode: octal
speed: 80MHz
external_components:
- source: github://pr#5230
components: esp_adf
refresh: 0s
ota:
logger:
api:
on_client_connected:
then:
- if:
condition:
switch.is_on: use_wake_word
then:
- delay: 1s
- voice_assistant.start_continuous:
- delay: 1s
- voice_assistant.stop:
- delay: 2s
- voice_assistant.start_continuous:
- script.execute: reset_led
on_client_disconnected:
then:
- light.turn_on:
id: led_ring
blue: 0%
red: 100%
green: 100%
brightness: 50%
effect: connecting
dashboard_import:
package_import_url: github://esphome/firmware/voice-assistant/esp32-s3-korvo1.yaml@main
wifi:
use_address: 192.168.0.xx
ap:
on_connect:
then:
- delay: 5s # Gives time for improv results to be transmitted
- ble.disable:
on_disconnect:
then:
- ble.enable:
improv_serial:
esp32_improv:
authorizer: none
button:
- platform: factory_reset
id: factory_reset_btn
name: Factory reset
esp_adf:
board: esp32s3korvo1
microphone:
- platform: esp_adf
id: korvo_mic
speaker:
- platform: esp_adf
id: korvo_speaker
voice_assistant:
id: voice_asst
microphone: korvo_mic
speaker: korvo_speaker
noise_suppression_level: 4
auto_gain: 10dBFS
volume_multiplier: 1
use_wake_word: false
on_listening:
- light.turn_on:
id: led_ring
blue: 100%
red: 0%
green: 0%
brightness: 100%
effect: wakeword
on_tts_start:
- light.turn_on:
id: led_ring
blue: 0%
red: 0%
green: 100%
brightness: 50%
effect: pulse
on_end:
- delay: 100ms
- wait_until:
not:
speaker.is_playing:
- script.execute: reset_led
on_error:
- light.turn_on:
id: led_ring
blue: 0%
red: 100%
green: 0%
brightness: 100%
effect: none
- delay: 1s
- script.execute: reset_led
- script.wait: reset_led
- lambda: |-
if (code == "wake-provider-missing" || code == "wake-engine-missing") {
id(use_wake_word).turn_off();
}
script:
- id: reset_led
then:
- if:
condition:
switch.is_on: use_wake_word
then:
- light.turn_on:
id: led_ring
blue: 100%
red: 0%
green: 0%
brightness: 30%
effect: none
else:
- light.turn_off: led_ring
switch:
- platform: gpio
id: pa_ctrl
pin: GPIO38
name: "${friendly_name} Speaker Mute"
restore_mode: ALWAYS_ON
- platform: template
name: Use wake word
id: use_wake_word
optimistic: true
restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_ON
entity_category: config
on_turn_on:
- lambda: id(voice_asst).set_use_wake_word(true);
- if:
condition:
not:
- voice_assistant.is_running
then:
- voice_assistant.start_continuous
- script.execute: reset_led
on_turn_off:
- voice_assistant.stop
- script.execute: reset_led
light:
- platform: esp32_rmt_led_strip
id: led_ring
name: "${friendly_name} Light"
pin: GPIO19
num_leds: 12
rmt_channel: 0
rgb_order: GRB
chipset: ws2812
default_transition_length: 0s
effects:
- pulse:
name: "Pulse"
transition_length: 0.5s
update_interval: 0.5s
- addressable_twinkle:
name: "Working"
twinkle_probability: 5%
progress_interval: 4ms
- addressable_color_wipe:
name: "Wakeword"
colors:
- red: 0%
green: 50%
blue: 0%
num_leds: 12
add_led_interval: 20ms
reverse: false
- addressable_color_wipe:
name: "Connecting"
colors:
- red: 60%
green: 60%
blue: 60%
num_leds: 12
- red: 60%
green: 60%
blue: 0%
num_leds: 12
add_led_interval: 100ms
reverse: true
binary_sensor:
- platform: template
name: "${friendly_name} Volume Up"
id: btn_volume_up
- platform: template
name: "${friendly_name} Volume Down"
id: btn_volume_down
- platform: template
name: "${friendly_name} Set"
id: btn_set
- platform: template
name: "${friendly_name} Play"
id: btn_play
- platform: template
name: "${friendly_name} Mode"
id: btn_mode
on_multi_click:
- timing:
- ON for at least 10s
then:
- button.press: factory_reset_btn
- platform: template
name: "${friendly_name} Record"
id: btn_record
on_press:
- voice_assistant.start:
- light.turn_on:
id: led_ring
brightness: 100%
effect: "Wakeword"
on_release:
- voice_assistant.stop:
- light.turn_off:
id: led_ring
sensor:
- id: button_adc
platform: adc
internal: true
pin: 8
attenuation: 11db
update_interval: 15ms
filters:
- median:
window_size: 5
send_every: 5
send_first_at: 1
- delta: 0.1
on_value_range:
- below: 0.55
then:
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_volume_up
state: ON
- above: 0.65
below: 0.92
then:
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_volume_down
state: ON
- above: 1.02
below: 1.33
then:
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_set
state: ON
- above: 1.43
below: 1.77
then:
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_play
state: ON
- above: 1.87
below: 2.15
then:
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_mode
state: ON
- above: 2.25
below: 2.56
then:
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_record
state: ON
- above: 2.8
then:
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_volume_up
state: OFF
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_volume_down
state: OFF
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_set
state: OFF
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_play
state: OFF
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_mode
state: OFF
- binary_sensor.template.publish:
id: btn_record
state: OFF
I just got my Box3, when its working I like it. Though it seems to cut off or misundertand words. For instnace when I say “turn on the den” I get an error saying something like “can’t find the device Din” or that.
My main concern however is the wake word “Ok Nabu” is only working around 20% of the time the first time and usually have to say between 3-5 times to get it to wake.
Any one have any suggestions?
Thank you
Tommy
Still surprised about all the satellite talks when basically everyone has a mobile phone and most have tablets. So why spend cash on some satellites if all we really need is wake word support in the companion app.
Would even work on Android TVs, Android cars etc. etc.
No cost, lots of processing power and readily available everywhere.
I guess you do not have kids or other family members that do not always carry their phone everywhere (if they even have one, which I am sure most small kids do not have). Even I who do carry my phone almost all the time personally still use our existing Google Nest / Google smart speakers a lot for hand-free voice control.
I believe that most common usecases are when and where handsfree operation makes sense, like example in the kitchen while your hands are busy, with usecases like controlling lights (brightness or ON/OFF), set/operate timers and reminders or alarms, adding stuff to shopping lists or to-do list, and music controls.
Regardless, there are several usecase reasons that appeal to mainstream users and that is why Google and Amason have each sold more than 500,000 Google Nest / Google Home and Amazon Echo / Alexa smart speakers each ao far.
Check out result in this wish list poll once you done it yourself:
Not sure what you are trying to show me with that poll. It is about features, not hardware. And wake word support is one of the top priorities there.
I do not have kids but I do not need kids to know that I have multiple Android and iOS devices in my household. And I do not need to be the owner of the iOS devices to be able to use them to use voice control.
So the point is, that if the companion app supported wake words, anybody in my home could enter any room that has any Android or iOS device lying around and could give voice commands.
The device just needs to be in hearing distance.
And you are quoting sales for echo, alexa etc. woth 500 k. 500 k units is not that much. And very few people here want to share all their data with big tech.
So a lot of people are buying more or less expensive satellite hardware. They are fun to play with but they have little future. They will lie around somewhere in a year or two because they are too bulky or too slow. Or because people realize that they need to buy one per room because they are not as mobile as all our Android and iOS phones and tablets.
So, sure, you can buy lots of dedicated hardware for a task that really is just a mic and speaker. Or you could use what everybody owns and most people even have old devices lying around (I still have my Samsung S2 and S6edge). So my wife and I would currently own >6 perfectly fine “satellites” in the form of phones and tablets. Just waiting to be used as local voice controls.
Cost for 6 ESP S3 boxes? Couple of hundred euros. For what? A big, bulky satellite with inferior screen and sound compared to a mobile phone or tablet 
Alex, you do what works best for you. It’s great if you prefer to use the Android app rather than setup satellite devices. That is why there are several options.
Personally I find that getting my phone out, logging in to the phone, and starting the app before I can turn a light on or off … is more painful than getting out of my chair and walking to the light switch. But speaking a command seems so easy … all i need is for it to work reliably
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The idea is to use wake words on the locked phone.
Or have devices like old phones or tablets remain unlocked.
Or speaking to my TV while I am watching.
You can already control all your devices with the locked phone by using the tiles. Now it is “just” necessary to add wake words 
And the computing power of a 50 € tablet is much higher than that of a 50 € esp device. Mic and speaker are also better. Imagine just hanging a bunch of firehd tablets on your walls and speaking to them. Would look much nicer than esp devices and offer nice big screens and great touch control
I think it would not hurt to use some old devices like that. Does not mean one can’t buy as many devices as one likes as well.