Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Solution
Just install the
flite
text-to-speech program:
bone#
apt-get install flite
Then add the code from
Example 3-8
in a file called
speak.js
and run.
Example 3-8. A program that talks (speak.js)
#!/usr/bin/env node
var
exec
=
require
(
'child_process'
).
exec
;
function
speakForSelf
(
phrase
) {
{
exec
(
'flite -t "'
+
phrase
+
'"'
,
function
(
error
,
stdout
,
stderr
) {
console
.
log
(
stdout
);
if
(
error
) {
console
.
log
(
'error: '
+
error
);
}
if
(
stderr
) {
console
.
log
(
'stderr: '
+
stderr
);
}
});
}
speakForSelf
(
"Hello, My name is Borris. "
+
"I am a BeagleBone Black, "
+
"a true open hardware, "
+
"community-supported embedded computer for developers and hobbyists.
"
+
"I am powered by a 1 Giga Hertz Sitara™ ARM® Cortex-A8 processor. "
+
"I boot Linux in under 10 seconds. "
+
"You can get started on development in "
+
"less than 5 minutes with just a single USB cable."
+
"Bark, bark!"
);
See
Recipe 2.12
to see how to use a USB audio dongle and set your default audio out.
