# PIcroft not responding to mic

**URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/t/picroft-not-responding-to-mic/11124
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**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/picroft-not-responding-to-mic/11124 "2021-08-12T23:56:16Z")
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### Author: ![brezlord](https://community.openconversational.ai/user_avatar/community.openconversational.ai/brezlord/32/3240_2.png) [@brezlord](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/brezlord)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/picroft-not-responding-to-mic/11124/1 "2021-08-12T23:56:16Z")

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I have successfully installed PIcroft on a PI3b+ with respeaker 2 hat. All of the audio in and out is working correctly when running mycroft-start audiotest but it wont respond to the wake word and there is no activity on the mic, see picture.

![mic](https://community.openconversational.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3f054d7ce19259fc26824791447f34599d721208.jpeg)

Can anyone tell me where to look next?

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### Author: ![Culturedropout](https://community.openconversational.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Culturedropout](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Culturedropout)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/picroft-not-responding-to-mic/11124/2 "2021-08-13T00:23:50Z")

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I think I ended up playing with alsa settings before I could get it to work for me…

[https://mycroft-ai.gitbook.io/docs/using-mycroft-ai/troubleshooting/audio-troubleshooting](https://mycroft-ai.gitbook.io/docs/using-mycroft-ai/troubleshooting/audio-troubleshooting)

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### Author: ![SGee](https://community.openconversational.ai/user_avatar/community.openconversational.ai/sgee/32/3411_2.png) [@SGee](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/SGee)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/picroft-not-responding-to-mic/11124/3 "2021-08-20T22:27:44Z")

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You might have to set up a udev rule

```auto
#!/bin/bash

echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idProduct}=="0018", ATTR{idVendor}=="2886", MODE:="0660"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/60-respeaker.rules &> /dev/null

```

toss `/etc/udev/rules.d/60-respeaker.rules` if this wont work.

EDIT: Just realised your talking about a HAT, so i don’t know how the signal is bussed.  
This [commit](https://github.com/RPi-Distro/spindle/commit/a1d723753cc521b34b26a53f490365ae4ca8ae46) (unrelated) might give you some ideas. So basically i think it’s a permission issue

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### Author: ![brezlord](https://community.openconversational.ai/user_avatar/community.openconversational.ai/brezlord/32/3240_2.png) [@brezlord](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/brezlord)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/picroft-not-responding-to-mic/11124/4 "2022-01-15T14:39:55Z")

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I pass the below audio test and according to [Audio Troubleshooting - Mycroft AI](https://mycroft-ai.gitbook.io/docs/using-mycroft-ai/troubleshooting/audio-troubleshooting) it should just work. But no mic level still.

1. Mycroft Audio Test

Mycroft comes with a built-in audio test. This tool will attempt to record, then play back a short audio clip using the default microphone (source) and speakers (sink). To start the test run:

mycroft-start audiotest

If the test is successful and you hear the recorded audio back, it should be possible for Mycroft to use the intended microphone.