Snips.ai Add-on shows no input with Respeaker 2 mic array connected

Configuration
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The title pretty much tells the story.

I recently wanted to see if I could replace my echos with snips.
Purchased the Respeaker 2 mic array since it was fairly cheap, just to try out snips.

I have it on a raspberry pi 3b running Hass.io .93.2

Upon starting the snips add-on, it’s showing no audio input available
-shown below with a screenshot from the add-on page
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It’s also showing two available output devices but currently there is nothing other than ethernet and the respeaker plugged into the pi… shown below

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Log showing the following:

INFO:snips_audio_server_cli: Starting audio server on mqtt for site default
INFO:snips_broadcast_mqtt_server: Starting broadcasting audio on hermes as site "default"
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.front
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround21
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround21
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround40
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround41
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround50
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround51
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround71
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1713:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1713:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1713:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
ERROR:snips_audio_server         : NoDevice
1560139216: Socket error on client snips-audio-server|85-core-snips-1, disconnecting.
2019-06-09 22:00:16,609 INFO exited: snips-audio-server (exit status 1; not expected)
2019-06-09 22:00:17,612 INFO gave up: snips-audio-server entered FATAL state, too many start retries too quickly

Also showing this in Hass.io -> System -> Hardware if it helps

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Anyone using the 2 mic or 4 mic array and have it working with the Hass.io add-on? Am I missing some key piece of config?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

edit: moved post to Configuration category

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Hi @auto.neub i just connect my Respeaker 4 mic array and i have the same problem.
Did you solve in someway?

Thank’s,
Massimo

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I didn’t end up getting this to work in hassio. I would still like to though.
I ended up running snips on my mac and then using an rpi with the respeaker as the device. I have it working but I haven’t set any intents up yet. I think it’ll be a winter project for me to get this for operational. My lawn care business doesn’t allow for a lot of tinkering in the summertime.

Let me know if you get it running in hassio. I’d much rather run it that way.