TTS using built in RPi3 analogue audio output with Hassio?

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Okay, I’ve got the answer!

I’ve consolidated these instructions based on my needs, to get generated tts audio out of the local raspberry pi 3 audio output using hass.io. Many thanks to this thread, and specifically @richardgewy.

Instructions

  1. Install the “modipy” addon using the /hassio/store Add-On Repositories section, this might take a bit, be patient
  2. Start the service
  3. Add the configuration below to your configuration.yaml file and SAVE
# Mopidy addon for hass.io
media_player:
  platform: mpd
  host: YOUR.HOST.IP
  1. Restart your server
  2. Now you can use media_player.mpd as the entity_id to send tts audio to, I use google text to speech (tts)
  3. To test, you can go to your hassio Services (looks like a remote icon)

Domain:

tts

Service:

google_say

Service Data:

{
"entity_id":"media_player.mpd",
"message":"Hello Brian, how are you today?"
}

Then click Call Service and you should hear tts generated audio output to your RPi3’s audio output jack!

I hope this helps someone!

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