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MiciMike will turn your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant Voice Satellite
Description
Imre is a Home Assistant user, who was frustrated with his Google Home mini, so he created a PCB that can turn your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant Voice Satellite
Show notes for this episode are available at https://homeassistant.fm/HA235
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Welcome & sponsors
00:02:30 - Imi’s smart home origin
00:05:00 - Lights first, then sensors
00:07:30 - Heating logic in Node-RED
00:10:00 - Room presence tactics
00:12:30 - Millimeter wave realities
00:15:00 - Cameras, alarms, UniFi
00:17:30 - Notifications via Telegram
00:20:00 - AI greetings at the door
00:22:30 - Protocols: Zigbee to Matter
00:25:00 - Wi‑Fi at scale pitfalls
00:28:30 - Voice stack & languages
00:31:30 - MickiMic: project intro
00:35:00 - Drop‑in PCB details
00:38:00 - HA Voice compatibility
00:41:00 - Gen2 plans & audio
00:44:00 - Echo future & limits
00:47:00 - Firmware hurdles
00:49:30 - Crowdsupply journey
00:53:00 - Pricing & sustainability
00:56:00 - What’s next & thanks
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Products Discussed
MiciMic PCB (Google Home Mini drop-in board): https://www.crowdsupply.com/micimike-rev-devices/micimike-home-mini-drop-in-pcb#products
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