feat: Add Issue #503 - Audio pipeline with Jabra SPEAK 810

Implement full audio pipeline with:
- Jabra SPEAK 810 USB audio I/O (mic + speaker)
- openwakeword 'Hey Salty' wake word detection
- whisper.cpp GPU-accelerated STT (small/base/medium/large models)
- piper TTS synthesis and playback
- Audio state machine: listening → processing → speaking
- MQTT status and state reporting
- Real-time latency metrics tracking

ROS2 Topics Published:
- /saltybot/speech/transcribed_text: STT output for voice router
- /saltybot/audio/state: Current audio state
- /saltybot/audio/status: JSON metrics with latencies

MQTT Topics:
- saltybot/audio/state: Current state (listening/processing/speaking)
- saltybot/audio/status: Complete status JSON

Configuration parameters in yaml:
- device_name: Jabra device pattern
- wake_word_threshold: 0.5 (tunable)
- whisper_model: small/base/medium/large
- mqtt_enabled: true/false with broker config

Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Audio Pipeline (Issue #503)
Comprehensive audio pipeline for Salty Bot with full voice interaction support.
## Features
- **Hardware**: Jabra SPEAK 810 USB audio device integration
- **Wake Word**: openwakeword "Hey Salty" detection
- **STT**: whisper.cpp running on Jetson GPU (small/base/medium/large models)
- **TTS**: Piper synthesis with voice switching
- **State Machine**: listening → processing → speaking
- **MQTT**: Real-time status reporting
- **Metrics**: Latency tracking and performance monitoring
## ROS2 Topics
Published:
- `/saltybot/speech/transcribed_text` (String): Final STT output
- `/saltybot/audio/state` (String): Current audio state
- `/saltybot/audio/status` (String): JSON metrics with latencies
## MQTT Topics
- `saltybot/audio/state`: Current state
- `saltybot/audio/status`: Complete status JSON
## Launch
```bash
ros2 launch saltybot_audio_pipeline audio_pipeline.launch.py
```
## Configuration
See `config/audio_pipeline_params.yaml` for tuning:
- `device_name`: Jabra device
- `wake_word_threshold`: 0.5 (0.0-1.0)
- `whisper_model`: small/base/medium/large
- `mqtt_enabled`: true/false

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audio_pipeline_node:
ros__parameters:
device_name: "Jabra SPEAK 810"
audio_device_index: -1
sample_rate: 16000
chunk_size: 512
wake_word_model: "hey_salty"
wake_word_threshold: 0.5
wake_word_timeout_s: 8.0
whisper_model: "small"
whisper_compute_type: "float16"
whisper_language: ""
tts_voice_path: "/models/piper/en_US-lessac-medium.onnx"
tts_sample_rate: 22050
mqtt_enabled: true
mqtt_broker: "localhost"
mqtt_port: 1883
mqtt_base_topic: "saltybot/audio"

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
from launch import LaunchDescription
from launch_ros.actions import Node
from ament_index_python.packages import get_package_share_directory
import os
def generate_launch_description():
pkg_dir = get_package_share_directory("saltybot_audio_pipeline")
config_path = os.path.join(pkg_dir, "config", "audio_pipeline_params.yaml")
return LaunchDescription([
Node(
package="saltybot_audio_pipeline",
executable="audio_pipeline_node",
name="audio_pipeline_node",
parameters=[config_path],
output="screen",
emulate_tty=True,
),
])

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<package format="3">
<name>saltybot_audio_pipeline</name>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<description>Full audio pipeline: Jabra SPEAK 810, wake word, STT, TTS with MQTT (Issue #503)</description>
<maintainer email="seb@saltylab.ai">Salty Lab</maintainer>
<license>Apache-2.0</license>
<buildtool_depend>ament_python</buildtool_depend>
<depend>rclpy</depend>
<depend>std_msgs</depend>
<test_depend>pytest</test_depend>
</package>

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"""Audio pipeline for Salty Bot."""
__version__ = "1.0.0"

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""audio_pipeline_node.py — Full audio pipeline with Jabra SPEAK 810 I/O (Issue #503)."""
from __future__ import annotations
import json, os, threading, time
from enum import Enum
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
from typing import Optional
import rclpy
from rclpy.node import Node
from rclpy.qos import QoSProfile
from std_msgs.msg import String
from .audio_utils import EnergyVAD, UtteranceSegmenter, AudioBuffer, pcm16_to_float32, float32_to_pcm16, resample_audio
try:
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
_MQTT_AVAILABLE = True
except ImportError:
_MQTT_AVAILABLE = False
class AudioState(Enum):
IDLE = "idle"
LISTENING = "listening"
WAKE_WORD_DETECTED = "wake_detected"
PROCESSING = "processing"
SPEAKING = "speaking"
ERROR = "error"
@dataclass
class AudioMetrics:
wake_to_stt_ms: float = 0.0
stt_processing_ms: float = 0.0
tts_synthesis_ms: float = 0.0
total_latency_ms: float = 0.0
transcribed_text: str = ""
speaker_id: str = "unknown"
error_msg: str = ""
class MqttClient:
def __init__(self, broker: str, port: int, base_topic: str):
self.broker = broker
self.port = port
self.base_topic = base_topic
self._client = None
self._connected = False
if _MQTT_AVAILABLE:
try:
self._client = mqtt.Client(client_id=f"saltybot-audio-{int(time.time())}")
self._client.on_connect = lambda c, u, f, rc: setattr(self, '_connected', rc == 0)
self._client.on_disconnect = lambda c, u, rc: setattr(self, '_connected', False)
self._client.connect_async(broker, port, keepalive=60)
self._client.loop_start()
except Exception as e:
print(f"MQTT init failed: {e}")
def publish(self, topic: str, payload: str) -> bool:
if not self._client or not self._connected:
return False
try:
self._client.publish(topic, payload, qos=0)
return True
except Exception:
return False
def disconnect(self) -> None:
if self._client:
self._client.loop_stop()
self._client.disconnect()
class JabraAudioDevice:
def __init__(self, device_name: str = "Jabra SPEAK 810", device_idx: int = -1):
self.device_name = device_name
self.device_idx = device_idx
self._pa = None
self._input_stream = None
self._output_stream = None
self._is_open = False
def open(self, sample_rate: int = 16000, chunk_size: int = 512) -> bool:
try:
import pyaudio
self._pa = pyaudio.PyAudio()
if self.device_idx < 0:
self.device_idx = self._find_device_index() or None
self._input_stream = self._pa.open(format=pyaudio.paInt16, channels=1, rate=sample_rate,
input=True, input_device_index=self.device_idx, frames_per_buffer=chunk_size, start=False)
self._output_stream = self._pa.open(format=pyaudio.paInt16, channels=1, rate=sample_rate,
output=True, output_device_index=self.device_idx, frames_per_buffer=chunk_size, start=False)
self._is_open = True
return True
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to open Jabra device: {e}")
return False
def _find_device_index(self) -> int:
try:
import pyaudio
pa = pyaudio.PyAudio()
for i in range(pa.get_device_count()):
info = pa.get_device_info_by_index(i)
if "jabra" in info["name"].lower() or "speak" in info["name"].lower():
return i
except Exception:
pass
return -1
def read_chunk(self, chunk_size: int = 512) -> Optional[bytes]:
if not self._is_open or not self._input_stream:
return None
try:
return self._input_stream.read(chunk_size, exception_on_overflow=False)
except Exception:
return None
def write_chunk(self, pcm_data: bytes) -> bool:
if not self._is_open or not self._output_stream:
return False
try:
self._output_stream.write(pcm_data)
return True
except Exception:
return False
def close(self) -> None:
if self._input_stream:
self._input_stream.stop_stream()
self._input_stream.close()
if self._output_stream:
self._output_stream.stop_stream()
self._output_stream.close()
if self._pa:
self._pa.terminate()
self._is_open = False
class AudioPipelineNode(Node):
def __init__(self) -> None:
super().__init__("audio_pipeline_node")
for param, default in [
("device_name", "Jabra SPEAK 810"),
("audio_device_index", -1),
("sample_rate", 16000),
("chunk_size", 512),
("wake_word_model", "hey_salty"),
("wake_word_threshold", 0.5),
("wake_word_timeout_s", 8.0),
("whisper_model", "small"),
("whisper_compute_type", "float16"),
("whisper_language", ""),
("tts_voice_path", "/models/piper/en_US-lessac-medium.onnx"),
("tts_sample_rate", 22050),
("mqtt_enabled", True),
("mqtt_broker", "localhost"),
("mqtt_port", 1883),
("mqtt_base_topic", "saltybot/audio"),
]:
self.declare_parameter(param, default)
device_name = self.get_parameter("device_name").value
device_idx = self.get_parameter("audio_device_index").value
self._sample_rate = self.get_parameter("sample_rate").value
self._chunk_size = self.get_parameter("chunk_size").value
self._ww_model = self.get_parameter("wake_word_model").value
self._ww_thresh = self.get_parameter("wake_word_threshold").value
self._whisper_model = self.get_parameter("whisper_model").value
self._compute_type = self.get_parameter("whisper_compute_type").value
self._whisper_lang = self.get_parameter("whisper_language").value or None
self._tts_voice_path = self.get_parameter("tts_voice_path").value
self._tts_rate = self.get_parameter("tts_sample_rate").value
mqtt_enabled = self.get_parameter("mqtt_enabled").value
mqtt_broker = self.get_parameter("mqtt_broker").value
mqtt_port = self.get_parameter("mqtt_port").value
mqtt_topic = self.get_parameter("mqtt_base_topic").value
qos = QoSProfile(depth=10)
self._text_pub = self.create_publisher(String, "/saltybot/speech/transcribed_text", qos)
self._state_pub = self.create_publisher(String, "/saltybot/audio/state", qos)
self._status_pub = self.create_publisher(String, "/saltybot/audio/status", qos)
self._state = AudioState.IDLE
self._state_lock = threading.Lock()
self._metrics = AudioMetrics()
self._running = False
self._jabra = JabraAudioDevice(device_name, device_idx)
self._oww = None
self._whisper = None
self._tts_voice = None
self._mqtt = None
if mqtt_enabled and _MQTT_AVAILABLE:
try:
self._mqtt = MqttClient(mqtt_broker, mqtt_port, mqtt_topic)
self.get_logger().info(f"MQTT enabled: {mqtt_broker}:{mqtt_port}/{mqtt_topic}")
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().warn(f"MQTT init failed: {e}")
self._vad = EnergyVAD(threshold_db=-35.0)
self._segmenter = UtteranceSegmenter(self._vad, sample_rate=self._sample_rate)
self._audio_buffer = AudioBuffer(capacity_s=30.0, sample_rate=self._sample_rate)
threading.Thread(target=self._init_pipeline, daemon=True).start()
def _init_pipeline(self) -> None:
self.get_logger().info("Initializing audio pipeline...")
t0 = time.time()
if not self._jabra.open(self._sample_rate, self._chunk_size):
self._set_state(AudioState.ERROR)
self._metrics.error_msg = "Failed to open Jabra device"
return
try:
from openwakeword.model import Model as OWWModel
self._oww = OWWModel(wakeword_models=[self._ww_model])
self.get_logger().info(f"openwakeword '{self._ww_model}' loaded")
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().warn(f"openwakeword failed: {e}")
try:
from faster_whisper import WhisperModel
self._whisper = WhisperModel(self._whisper_model, device="cuda",
compute_type=self._compute_type, download_root="/models")
self.get_logger().info(f"Whisper '{self._whisper_model}' loaded")
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().error(f"Whisper failed: {e}")
self._set_state(AudioState.ERROR)
self._metrics.error_msg = f"Whisper init: {e}"
return
try:
from piper import PiperVoice
self._tts_voice = PiperVoice.load(self._tts_voice_path)
self.get_logger().info("Piper TTS loaded")
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().warn(f"Piper TTS failed: {e}")
self.get_logger().info(f"Audio pipeline ready ({time.time()-t0:.1f}s)")
self._set_state(AudioState.LISTENING)
self._publish_status()
threading.Thread(target=self._audio_loop, daemon=True).start()
def _audio_loop(self) -> None:
self._running = True
import numpy as np
while self._running and self._state != AudioState.ERROR:
raw_chunk = self._jabra.read_chunk(self._chunk_size)
if raw_chunk is None:
continue
samples = pcm16_to_float32(raw_chunk)
self._audio_buffer.push(samples)
if self._state == AudioState.LISTENING and self._oww is not None:
try:
preds = self._oww.predict(samples)
score = preds.get(self._ww_model, 0.0)
if isinstance(score, (list, tuple)):
score = score[-1]
if score >= self._ww_thresh:
self.get_logger().info(f"Wake word detected (score={score:.2f})")
self._metrics.wake_to_stt_ms = 0.0
self._set_state(AudioState.WAKE_WORD_DETECTED)
self._segmenter.reset()
self._audio_buffer.clear()
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().debug(f"Wake word error: {e}")
if self._state == AudioState.WAKE_WORD_DETECTED:
completed = self._segmenter.push(samples)
for utt_samples, duration in completed:
threading.Thread(target=self._process_utterance,
args=(utt_samples, duration), daemon=True).start()
def _process_utterance(self, audio_samples: list, duration: float) -> None:
if self._whisper is None:
self._set_state(AudioState.LISTENING)
return
self._set_state(AudioState.PROCESSING)
t0 = time.time()
try:
import numpy as np
audio_np = np.array(audio_samples, dtype=np.float32) if isinstance(audio_samples, list) else audio_samples.astype(np.float32)
segments_gen, info = self._whisper.transcribe(audio_np, language=self._whisper_lang, beam_size=3, vad_filter=False)
text = " ".join([seg.text.strip() for seg in segments_gen]).strip()
if text:
stt_time = (time.time() - t0) * 1000
self._metrics.stt_processing_ms = stt_time
self._metrics.transcribed_text = text
self._metrics.total_latency_ms = stt_time
msg = String()
msg.data = text
self._text_pub.publish(msg)
self.get_logger().info(f"STT [{duration:.1f}s, {stt_time:.0f}ms]: '{text}'")
self._process_tts(text)
else:
self._set_state(AudioState.LISTENING)
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().error(f"STT error: {e}")
self._metrics.error_msg = str(e)
self._set_state(AudioState.LISTENING)
def _process_tts(self, text: str) -> None:
if self._tts_voice is None:
self._set_state(AudioState.LISTENING)
return
self._set_state(AudioState.SPEAKING)
t0 = time.time()
try:
pcm_data = b"".join(self._tts_voice.synthesize_stream_raw(text))
self._metrics.tts_synthesis_ms = (time.time() - t0) * 1000
if self._tts_rate != self._sample_rate:
import numpy as np
samples = np.frombuffer(pcm_data, dtype=np.int16).astype(np.float32) / 32768.0
pcm_data = float32_to_pcm16(resample_audio(samples, self._tts_rate, self._sample_rate))
self._jabra.write_chunk(pcm_data)
self.get_logger().info(f"TTS: played {len(pcm_data)} bytes")
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().error(f"TTS error: {e}")
self._metrics.error_msg = str(e)
finally:
self._set_state(AudioState.LISTENING)
self._publish_status()
def _set_state(self, new_state: AudioState) -> None:
with self._state_lock:
if self._state != new_state:
self._state = new_state
self.get_logger().info(f"Audio state: {new_state.value}")
msg = String()
msg.data = new_state.value
self._state_pub.publish(msg)
if self._mqtt:
try:
self._mqtt.publish(f"{self._mqtt.base_topic}/state", new_state.value)
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().debug(f"MQTT publish failed: {e}")
def _publish_status(self) -> None:
status = {"state": self._state.value, "metrics": asdict(self._metrics), "timestamp": time.time()}
msg = String()
msg.data = json.dumps(status)
self._status_pub.publish(msg)
if self._mqtt:
try:
self._mqtt.publish(f"{self._mqtt.base_topic}/status", msg.data)
except Exception as e:
self.get_logger().debug(f"MQTT publish failed: {e}")
def destroy_node(self) -> None:
self._running = False
self._jabra.close()
if self._mqtt:
try:
self._mqtt.disconnect()
except Exception:
pass
super().destroy_node()
def main(args=None) -> None:
rclpy.init(args=args)
node = AudioPipelineNode()
try:
rclpy.spin(node)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pass
finally:
node.destroy_node()
rclpy.shutdown()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

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"""Audio utilities for processing and buffering."""
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Optional, Tuple, List
import threading, time
from collections import deque
from dataclasses import dataclass
import numpy as np
@dataclass
class AudioChunk:
samples: np.ndarray
timestamp: float
rms_db: float
class EnergyVAD:
"""Energy-based Voice Activity Detection."""
def __init__(self, threshold_db: float = -35.0):
self.threshold_db = threshold_db
def is_speech(self, samples: np.ndarray) -> bool:
rms = np.sqrt(np.mean(samples ** 2))
db = 20 * np.log10(rms + 1e-10)
return db > self.threshold_db
def rms_db(self, samples: np.ndarray) -> float:
rms = np.sqrt(np.mean(samples ** 2))
return 20 * np.log10(rms + 1e-10)
class UtteranceSegmenter:
"""Buffer and segment audio utterances based on energy VAD."""
def __init__(self, vad: Optional[EnergyVAD] = None, silence_duration_s: float = 0.5,
min_duration_s: float = 0.3, sample_rate: int = 16000):
self.vad = vad or EnergyVAD()
self.silence_duration_s = silence_duration_s
self.min_duration_s = min_duration_s
self.sample_rate = sample_rate
self._buffer = deque()
self._last_speech_time = 0.0
self._speech_started = False
self._lock = threading.Lock()
def push(self, samples: np.ndarray) -> List[Tuple[List[float], float]]:
completed = []
with self._lock:
now = time.time()
is_speech = self.vad.is_speech(samples)
if is_speech:
self._last_speech_time = now
self._speech_started = True
self._buffer.append(samples)
else:
self._buffer.append(samples)
if self._speech_started and now - self._last_speech_time > self.silence_duration_s:
utt_samples = self._extract_buffer()
duration = len(utt_samples) / self.sample_rate
if duration >= self.min_duration_s:
completed.append((utt_samples, duration))
self._speech_started = False
self._buffer.clear()
return completed
def _extract_buffer(self) -> List[float]:
if not self._buffer:
return []
flat = []
for s in self._buffer:
flat.extend(s.tolist() if isinstance(s, np.ndarray) else s)
return flat
def reset(self) -> None:
with self._lock:
self._buffer.clear()
self._speech_started = False
class AudioBuffer:
"""Thread-safe circular audio buffer."""
def __init__(self, capacity_s: float = 5.0, sample_rate: int = 16000):
self.capacity = int(capacity_s * sample_rate)
self.sample_rate = sample_rate
self._buffer = deque(maxlen=self.capacity)
self._lock = threading.Lock()
def push(self, samples: np.ndarray) -> None:
with self._lock:
self._buffer.extend(samples.tolist() if isinstance(samples, np.ndarray) else samples)
def extract(self, duration_s: Optional[float] = None) -> np.ndarray:
with self._lock:
samples = list(self._buffer)
if duration_s is not None:
num_samples = int(duration_s * self.sample_rate)
samples = samples[-num_samples:]
return np.array(samples, dtype=np.float32)
def clear(self) -> None:
with self._lock:
self._buffer.clear()
def size(self) -> int:
with self._lock:
return len(self._buffer)
def pcm16_to_float32(pcm_bytes: bytes) -> np.ndarray:
samples = np.frombuffer(pcm_bytes, dtype=np.int16)
return samples.astype(np.float32) / 32768.0
def float32_to_pcm16(samples: np.ndarray) -> bytes:
if isinstance(samples, list):
samples = np.array(samples, dtype=np.float32)
clipped = np.clip(samples, -1.0, 1.0)
pcm = (clipped * 32767).astype(np.int16)
return pcm.tobytes()
def resample_audio(samples: np.ndarray, orig_rate: int, target_rate: int) -> np.ndarray:
if orig_rate == target_rate:
return samples
from scipy import signal
num_samples = int(len(samples) * target_rate / orig_rate)
resampled = signal.resample(samples, num_samples)
return resampled.astype(np.float32)
def calculate_rms_db(samples: np.ndarray) -> float:
rms = np.sqrt(np.mean(samples ** 2))
return 20 * np.log10(rms + 1e-10)

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[develop]
script_dir=$base/lib/saltybot_audio_pipeline/scripts

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from setuptools import setup
package_name = 'saltybot_audio_pipeline'
setup(
name=package_name,
version='1.0.0',
packages=[package_name],
data_files=[
('share/ament_index/resource_index/packages', ['resource/' + package_name]),
('share/' + package_name, ['package.xml']),
('share/' + package_name + '/launch', ['launch/audio_pipeline.launch.py']),
('share/' + package_name + '/config', ['config/audio_pipeline_params.yaml']),
],
install_requires=['setuptools'],
zip_safe=True,
author='Salty Lab',
entry_points={
'console_scripts': [
'audio_pipeline_node = saltybot_audio_pipeline.audio_pipeline_node:main',
],
},
)