Developer makes setup to control Google Home with rfid cards

A developer set up to play his music on his Google Home speakers by holding a card with a picture of the album on the side of his desk. The set-up works with an rfid reader and Raspberry Pi Zero.

The developer, presumably from the United States, calls the set-up an RFID Jukebox, although it does not have the appearance of a jukebox. The set-up works with rfid cards that can trigger a command to turn on a playlist at a music service. Under his desk are an RFID reader and Raspberry Pi Zero to send the commands to his Home speakers, Android Police writes.

Hoveeman says on his Github page that his Assistant runs on a virtual machine, which allows him to use a Pi Zero. According to him, anyone who wants to run the Assistant locally on the device is better off with a Pi 3. Programming is done via Python.

The practical application for normal users is limited. The Google speakers can also be commanded via a voice command to play albums such as the Christmas album of former boy band *NSYNC.