Prototype 1 – Alexa Seasonings Skill
My first prototype will be a published Alexa skill that will help me learn the basic Alexa skill creation workflow. I will use one of my ideas, spices sorted by region, and work it into a helpful skill that will recommend spices based on what region you are cooking from. I will use Amazon AWS, Alexa Developer, and Getstoryline.com to put this skill together.
Prototype 2 – Arduino LED coding
I will learn how to code for Arduino in this prototype and demonstrate how I can program lights to make them turn on and off at specific times. For example, there will be a designated light for each spice and if I want to know the location of a certain spice, the light will know when to light up.
Prototype 3 – Alexa-enabled Arduino LED
For this prototype, I will put all my previous ideas together to build the simplest Smart Home program possible: telling Alexa to turn on and off an LED light with Arduino. Once I get that far, I can start configuring the lights for certain regions and flavors. This will get me as close as I can to my finished project.
Looking towards the future, I will still need to implement a database to save favorites and custom spice combinations.