TTS only plays first 4 seconds of message

embrito · April 13, 2021, 5:53am

I'm trying to setup tts on google home mini (using the Chromecast Integration (beta)) app.

For whatever reason it only plays the first (approximately) 4 seconds of the message when option "Stop after TTS is complete" is enabled. If i disable it the whole message will play just fine.

My experiment:
I created a virtual button and a rule that uses speech device when button is pressed.
The test message is:

At least one window is open for an extended period. A.C. will be turned off in 2 minutes unless all windows are closed.

It always stops around the word "extended" and "period".
Again, it will play the whole message if I disable "Stop after TTS is complete".

By the way, does tts relies on internet connection?

Angus_M · April 13, 2021, 6:38am

I've had similar issues. I've given up using the stop after method.

Rxich · April 13, 2021, 1:37pm

Pull your internet and find out...
Hint- it does 100% rely on internet.
Check your mini device page, does it have queued up commands under state variables?

mike.maxwell · April 13, 2021, 2:17pm

Only for the first use of a given phrase, subsequent uses will use the locally cashed instance.

mark.amber · April 13, 2021, 2:23pm

Just FYI its cache (not cash)

embrito · April 13, 2021, 2:53pm

This is all I have under state variables:

utiQ: []
retry: 0

That is kind of a bummer.
I'm trying to avoid the cloud as much as possible, to make sure I have everything running regardless of my internet connection. Which may be a bit extreme considering how reliable connections are these days.

But if am going to rely on the internet... I guess I should create virtual switches instead and use routines in the device so it can use the native voice and handle the pause/resume itself.

That is interesting.
How does it manage storage? I mean, files that are not used for a while and things like that?

mike.maxwell · April 13, 2021, 3:05pm

Thanks, blame spell check...

rlithgow1 · April 13, 2021, 4:38pm

Rxich · April 13, 2021, 5:56pm

Thank you Mike, very interesting.
Is there a cache time/size limitation? Removed/reset on reboot?

mike.maxwell · April 13, 2021, 6:25pm

No

embrito · April 13, 2021, 6:33pm

Does it mean my hub will eventually run out of storage if I keep using tts?

mike.maxwell · April 14, 2021, 12:51am

Probably not unless you start reading books with it...

embrito · April 14, 2021, 1:17am

Maybe an auto maintenance/cleanup routine is something you guys should think about, specially when you start reaching the masses (which I hope you do because the more money you make the more awesome stuff you will build).

I engineered a few IOT devices myself and the idea is that everything that was running on the edge should "take care of itself" cleaning up logs, temp files and everying in between.