[IDEA] Allow interaction with iHost hardware from Node-RED

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I completely discovered the power and fun of Node-RED, but a few things I really miss right now is the ability to interact with the hardware of the iHost.

Some of the ideas I have:

  • Light up / blink one of the RGB front leds in a specific color.
  • Make nightrider effects / rainbow glow effects / etc. with the front RGB leds.
  • Record sound with the onboard microphone.
  • Play audio files and TTS on the onboard speaker. In combination with the microphone ideal for localized voice command execution.
  • Some buttons at the top of the iHost do nothing. It would be great to assign it to a Node-RED flow. The same goes for the lights behind those buttons.
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This is part of our planned feature, but due to staffing, we may be spending more time on system stability and reliability at the moment - the next version of Node-Red node update is scheduled for September

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Bummer that it will take that long, but I do understand the priorities.