README.md

DICTO-WRITTER

This project is about building a mechanical prototype of a Speech to Text Plotter able to write on the given solid surface. Also trying to build a speech synthesizer as the feed back system.

Install Library

1. SpeechRecognition 3.8.1

   sudo pip3 install SpeechRecognition
   

   Library for performing speech recognition, with support for several engines and APIs, online and offline. Also check for other requirments at https://pypi.org/project/SpeechRecognition/

2. Install Pyaudio

   sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev 
   sudo pip install pyaudio
   
   

   If the problem occur during installation pyaudio in raspiberry Pi try this, If your system is not "broken", you may be successful with this sequence:

   1. sudo apt-get update 
   2. sudo apt-get upgrade 
   3. sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev 
   4. sudo pip install pyaudio ```
   
   In general: 1. updates the package list on your system, and 2.
   upgrades all installed packages. These two steps should usually be
   done before you install any new packages.
   
   If your system still complains of broken packages and such, try this
   sequence:
   
   

   1. sudo apt-get update
   2. sudo apt-get upgrade
   3. sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
   4. sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev
   5. sudo pip install pyaudio

   
   Briefly, the difference between step 2 and step 3 is this:
   
   `sudo apt-get dist-upgrade`  will add & remove packages if necessary,
   and attempts to deal "intelligently" with changed dependencies.
   
   `sudo apt-get upgrade`  under no circumstances are currently installed
   packages removed, or packages not already installed retrieved and installed. This may be considered "safer" than  `dist-upgrade`, but not as effective in all cases.
   
   [1]reference : [https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com](https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/84666/problem-on-installing-pyaudio-on-raspberry-pi)
   

3. Python Serial Port Extension for Win32, OSX, Linux

   sudo pip3 install pyserial
   

TEXT TO CNC CODE(GCODE)

To use a library that converts text to gcode FIXED : HF2GCODE IS BEST SOLUTION (CONFIRMED )

Installation

unzip hf.zip
cd hf2gcode-master/src
make # COMPILE THE C SOURCE CODE
mv hf2gcode-master h2g # RENAME FOLDER

To test installed sucessfully

cd h2g/src
./hf2gcode -font "rowmans" -y 0 -x 0 -o text_to_write.gcd --min-gcode "Welcome to DictoWriter!"

SOURCE CODE : https://github.com/Andy1978/hf2gcode

Go to the testing brach for more detail

https://github.com/hackerminds/DICTO-WRITTER/tree/testing_branch