My first step is to test the voice recognition board with an Arduino Uno and some LEDs. The voice board connects to the Arduino via a serial connection on the RX and TX pins and sends a unique HEX ID for each voice command.

1. I stored my first 5 voice commands on the voice board using a FTDI connection to my PC and a terminal program.

2. I programmed a simple Arduino sketch that reads the input from the voice board and turns ON and OFF the appropriate LED.