Set volume for voice assistant

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1

Is there a way to adjust the volume out of the speaker? I need to tone it down a bit.
Im using the Max98357
Here is a snippet of my code:

i2s_audio:
  - id: i2s_in
    i2s_lrclk_pin: GPIO25
    i2s_bclk_pin: GPIO26
  - id: i2s_out
    i2s_lrclk_pin: GPIO32
    i2s_bclk_pin: GPIO13

microphone:
  platform: i2s_audio 
  id: external_microphone 
  adc_type: external 
  i2s_audio_id: i2s_in
  i2s_din_pin: GPIO34
  pdm: false
  bits_per_sample: 32bit


speaker:
  platform: i2s_audio 
  id: external_speaker 
  dac_type: external
  i2s_audio_id: i2s_out
  i2s_dout_pin: GPIO33

voice_assistant:
  id: va
  microphone: external_microphone 
  speaker: external_speaker
  use_wake_word: true
  noise_suppression_level: 2
  auto_gain: 31dBFS
  volume_multiplier: 2.5

  on_listening:
    - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_listening_phase_id};
    - script.execute: control_led

  on_stt_vad_end:
    - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_thinking_phase_id};
    - script.execute: control_led

  on_tts_stream_start:
    - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_replying_phase_id};
    - script.execute: control_led

  on_tts_stream_end:
    - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_idle_phase_id};
    - script.execute: control_led

  on_error: 
    - if:
        condition:
          lambda: return !id(init_in_progress);
        then:
          - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_error_phase_id};
          - script.execute: control_led
          - delay: 1s
          - if:
              condition:
                switch.is_on: use_wake_word
              then:
                - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_idle_phase_id};
              else:
                - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_muted_phase_id};
          - script.execute: control_led

  on_client_connected: 
    - if:
        condition:
          switch.is_on: use_wake_word
        then:
          - voice_assistant.start_continuous
          - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_idle_phase_id};
        else:
          - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_muted_phase_id};
    - script.execute: control_led          

  on_client_disconnected: 
    - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_not_ready_phase_id};
    - script.execute: control_led

switch:
  - platform: template
    name: Use Wake Word
    id: use_wake_word
    optimistic: true
    restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_ON
    on_turn_on:
      - if:
          condition:
            lambda: return !id(init_in_progress);
          then:
            - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_idle_phase_id};
            - if:
                condition:
                    not:
                      - voice_assistant.is_running
                then:
                  - voice_assistant.start_continuous
            - script.execute: control_led          
 
    on_turn_off:
      - if:
          condition:
            lambda: return !id(init_in_progress);
          then:
            - voice_assistant.stop
            - lambda: id(voice_assistant_phase) = ${voice_assist_muted_phase_id};
            - script.execute: control_led          

globals:
  - id: init_in_progress
    type: bool
    restore_value: no
    initial_value: 'true'
  - id: voice_assistant_phase
    type: int
    restore_value: no
    initial_value: ${voice_assist_not_ready_phase_id}
  
script:
  - id: control_led
    then:
      - if:
          condition:
            lambda: return !id(init_in_progress);
          then:
            - if:
                condition:
                    wifi.connected:
                then:
                  - if:
                      condition:
                          api.connected:
                      then:
                        - lambda: |
                            switch(id(voice_assistant_phase)) {
                              case ${voice_assist_listening_phase_id}:
                                id(led).turn_on().set_rgb(0, 0, 1).set_brightness(1.0).set_effect("none").perform();
                                break;
                              case ${voice_assist_thinking_phase_id}:
                                id(led).turn_on().set_rgb(0, 1, 0).set_effect("slow_pulse").perform();
                                break;
                              case ${voice_assist_replying_phase_id}:
                                id(led).turn_on().set_rgb(0, 0, 1).set_brightness(1.0).set_effect("fast_pulse").perform();
                                break;
                              case ${voice_assist_error_phase_id}:
                                id(led).turn_on().set_rgb(1, 1, 1).set_brightness(.5).set_effect("none").perform();
                                break;
                              case ${voice_assist_muted_phase_id}:
                                id(led).turn_off().perform();
                                break;
                              case ${voice_assist_not_ready_phase_id}:
                                id(led).turn_on().perform();
                                break;
                              default:
                                id(led).turn_on().set_rgb(1, 0, 0).set_brightness(0.2).set_effect("none").perform();
                                break;
                            }
                      else:
                        - light.turn_off:
                            id: led
                else:
                  - light.turn_off:
                      id: led
          else:
            - light.turn_on:
                id: led
                blue: 50%
                red: 50%
                green: 50%
                effect: "fast_pulse"
2

If nothing else, I believe you can put a resister on the speaker + line and lower the volume. As I have the same build as you with, slightly modified yaml for stability, I’m going to give the resister option a try. I’ll let you know if it drops the volume. I also saw in other threads where people indicated they configure the esp32 output as a media player and then they can adjust the volume via HA. However, they never provide any yaml to show the configuration. I’m also going to look and see if piper has a gain adjustment for the text to speech.

3

a 10 ohm resister on the speaker power line lowers the volume to a reasonable level.

4

I have since figure out that connecting the VCC to the gain pin lowers the volume down a couple DB also.

5

I tried that and it still seemed kind of loud. You’re supposed to be able to add a resistor inline with VCC to the gain pin to get additional gain reduction. I figured if I had to add a resistor then putting it on the speaker line would be better, as I wouldn’t have to add another line off the power.

6

I have been hacking on the M5 Stack Atom Echo lately and after a bit of digging, I managed to figure out how to add a volume control:

number:
  - platform: template
    name: "Volume"
    id: volume
    unit_of_measurement: "%"
    min_value: 0
    max_value: 1
    step: 0.1
    mode: SLIDER
    update_interval: never
    optimistic: true
    restore_value: true
    initial_value: 0.5
    icon: "mdi:knob"
    entity_category: config
    on_value:
      - speaker.volume_set: !lambda "return x;"

I’m a little late to the party here, however I kept finding this post when trying to figure out a solution and figured it would help other people in my situation in the future!.

7

@hellweaver666 Thanks for that, works great!

8

I didn’t… but this guy did! 🏡 KidsChores – Family Chore Management Integration