IA8201 Raspberry Pi Quick Start Guide
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Chapter 1: IA8201 Raspberry Pi
1.1
Overview
This guide will provide the steps to setting up the IA8201-LT with a Raspberry Pi along with standard
software to enable Alexa keyword detection.
1.2
Components
1x Raspberry Pi Connector
1x IA8201-LT Board
1x 3-mic Array
1x 2-mic Array
2x Flex Cables
1.3 Prerequisites to Flash Image
Download IA8201 Raspberry Pi Release Image from solutions.knowles.com
Linux PC for running flashing scripts (windows flashing is not supported currently).
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
1.4 Flashing SD Card with release image
Go to a Bash shell on your machinesee which devices are
Run
lsblk –p
to see which devices are currently connected to your machine
Insert SD card into your machine or SD card reader
Flex Cables
Raspberry Pi
Connector
Mic Arrays
IA8201-LT
Board
