MiciMike will turn your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant Voice Satellite

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

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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

Google Home Mini (Gen 1): https://amzn.to/3RtvxxG

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