Raspberry Pi4 - Video Call Answering device to help non-techy-isolated people

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I've been working on this project, and am loving it! Hope more people can join this exploration and help me out by answering 2 questions:

1. How to ask the browser to automate the "join meeting" button? I know there are python browser automation libraries but I don't know how to implement them.

2. How to configure the device so that the Jitsi Meeting room can be remotely launched with cellular/GSM connections? It can now be connected with either ethernet or wifi.

The video call function is working ok, but the user on the other end has to click the "join meeting" button. And if the connection is off for some reason (usually with wifi), I need to relaunch the app from Balena's dashboard or the user on the other end has to click the "join meeting" button AGAIN. It isn't ideal for isolated people who may never have the experience of using a mouse.

Hope to hear from you!

gam3t3ch · Answer

There is a simpler way to be honest, So with zoom there is the chromium extension that can be used with the raspberry pi. (Just click on the apps icon in the browser hit up the store and search for the extension) This making it fairly simple to add the feature you want directly within that. zoom on the chromium store - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom/hmbjbjdpkobdjplfobhljndfdfdipjhg?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon zoom scheduler on the store - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom-scheduler/kgjfgplpablkjnlkjmjdecgdpfankdle?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon If at anytime the video (webcam) starts to lag or become unusable you can try my fix here. Fix Raspberry Pi Webcam Freezing Lagging Jittering issue Sign in to the Zoom web portal , [ Meeting Settings ] and then click. Go to the Auto Answer Groups in Chat　 option on the Meetings tab and make sure the settings are enabled. If the setting is invalid, click the status toggle to enable it. When the confirmation dialog is displayed , select [On] to confirm the change. It is an auto attend feature. you may have to have the initial setup done by someone else if the person is not tech smart but in the end you will get the result without having to write extra scripts along the way. Hope this helps and good luck with your project. I would put something together with more detail if needed when I can get sometime to do so here.

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stevie2018 · Answer

The Balena dashboard allows me to add and change the Device Service Variables through some input fields. There is also a terminal where I can have remote access to the RPi as a root user, but I have no real work experience with CLI. If you can give me some step-by-step guidance, I should be able to follow, hopefully, ^^ I can change the LAUNCH_URL variable by typing in any web address. Since Jitsi does not require any sign-up or registration, it automatically pops up the meeting page.

stevie2018 · Answer

You are totally right! In jitsi, rather ambigously hiding in the setting menu, there is a box that I need to uncheck - "Enable pre-meeting screen". Thank you Mike!

mfetting · Answer

After you power up the Raspberry Pi: On the top of the main panel (menu, shortcuts, and clock) there is a network symbol next to the clock. When you click on the network symbol you will see a list of available wifi access points (SSIDs), which you then click on the one you want to use and provide the necessary password.