AVS Device SDK Optional Features


This page provides extra information to help you implement optional AVS features with the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) Device SDK. For code samples and full implementation details, see the AVS Device SDK on GitHub or the AVS Device SDK API references.

Note

This page isn't an exhaustive list of all SDK features available.

Alerts

To enable Alerts, you must follow these instructions.

  1. Install SQLite.
  2. Set your device system clock to UTC time. To set UTC time, use Network Time Protocol (NTP).
  3. Install a file system.

Bluetooth

Building with Bluetooth is optional and is supported on Linux or Raspberry Pi.

SAMPLE-AES decryption

SAMPLE-AES decryption is optional.

To enable SAMPLE-AES decryption for audio streamed to your device

  1. Install the FFMPEG library.
  2. Enable SAMPLE-AES decryption with the following CMake command.

     cmake [absolute path to source] -DENABLE_SAMPLE_AES[ON|OFF]     
                                     -DFFMPEG_LIB_PATH=[absolute path to ffmpeg library]
                                     -DFFMPEG_INCLUDE_DIR=[absolute path to ffmpeg include directory]
    

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Last updated: Sep 28, 2021