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• MacGeek117 Posts: 747

  2005-01-09 02:42 edited 2005-01-09 02:42

  (bugg) I'm sorry, I meant to put this on the Sandbox.
• Jim McCorison Posts: 359

  2005-01-09 03:16 edited 2005-01-09 03:16

  Bugg,
  
  See the first post in this forum about moving threads to a different forum.
  
  Jim
• Chris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406

  2005-01-09 14:17 edited 2005-01-09 14:17

  As to your question, at least 2 of these topics were very recently covered...Try the search feature.·
  
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• MacGeek117 Posts: 747

  2005-01-09 18:45 edited 2005-01-09 18:45

  Will do. Thanks guys, but still, how do you connect a microphone
  (like the Shack's 270-090) to the Basic Stamp? -bugg
• MacGeek117 Posts: 747

  2005-01-09 21:21 edited 2005-01-09 21:21

  Oh, by the way I can't get the search to work- I guess I'll try again -bugg
  
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• MacGeek117 Posts: 747

  2005-01-09 21:37 edited 2005-01-09 21:37

  Okay, I did get the search to work. thanks again.
  
  
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• RickB Posts: 395

  2005-01-10 04:06 edited 2005-01-10 04:06

  Bugg: The stamp is much to slow to deal with amplified audio from a mic. Having said that, there are things that can be done once the audio has been squared up and converted to logic levels. You can then measure the average frequency or measure pulse width. If you are dealing with steady tones, then meaningful calculations can be made, but making heads or tails of voice audio is a lost cause. It would help to state what you want to accomplish with the mic. As you have found, the search engine has been on vacation for some time now.
  
  Rick
• MacGeek117 Posts: 747

  2005-01-10 17:44 edited 2005-01-10 17:44

  Guys, you know what the Clapper is, right, well that is what I want the BS2 to do.
  
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• Paul Baker Posts: 6,351

  2005-01-10 18:41 edited 2005-01-10 18:41

  easy enough, your just measuring dBs. Set up the mic in typical bias (chipcorder pdfs show the circuit, online search should also show some example circuits) amp the output, then feed it to something like this circuit:
  
  http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=520684
  
  (ie integrate the signal, compare the amplitude of the signal to some threshhold, then·extend the pulse width)
  
  Though this circuit may provide false positives (turn your stereo way up and the lights will switch on and off) if you want a "smarter" unit, youll need a bandpass after the first amp tuned to a frequency that is above a woofer's response, knock the pulse extender off the circuit and use the BS to measure the pulse width, rejecting all signals outside a range of acceptable pulse widths. Whether this is capable of being achieved using a BS, I cannot answer (Im a SX user).
  
  Paul
  
  Post Edited (Paul Baker) : 1/10/2005 6:48:35 PM GMT
• MacGeek117 Posts: 747

  2005-01-11 16:54 edited 2005-01-11 16:54

  Thanks, Paul. Actually, the woofer is what I'm trying to do.
  You would make a loud noise and my Boe-Bot would start moving.
  
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