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microphone attach to microcontroller

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-08-06 20:59 in General Discussion
Please help! i'm overdue with project and i can't get
my mic to connect properly. ok so here is what i
have. PLEASE tell me if i have anything wrong. I
want to hook up a sound sensor to a A/D converter. i
have a 2 pin panasonic elec condenser microphone (~5v
rated, 60dB sig-noise ratio, +/- ~40dB sensitivity).
This plugs into a Jameco
preamp(http://www.jameco.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/jameco/searchResult.d2\
w/report?sort=BKW&search=preamp
)
which has "Output impedance: 1 kilo ohm
Max. input signal: 40mV
Frequency range: 20Hz-20kHz +/-3dB". from here, i'm
guessing the signal will be boosted but i have no clue
in what range. anyways, then i hook it up to the A/D
with this
circuit(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicx/message/3815)
to convert the AC wave into a linear DC signal. I'm
using a 10bit A/D built into a BasicX controller. I
have no clue what i'm doing, so anyone, PLEASE GIVE ME
ADVICE as to whether this will work, or if you have suggestions!

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-08-06 20:59
    Are you trying to detect a certain noise level or frequency?

    If trying to detect a certain level then I would buffer the output
    with an opamp. Then determine which level you need to detect and set
    up a compairator to output a high level when the level is reached. I
    doubt the A/D in a Basicx is fast enough to catch even the slowest
    spikes.

    Jason

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, Jack Wu <wulabshoo@y...> wrote:
    > Please help! i'm overdue with project and i can't get
    > my mic to connect properly. ok so here is what i
    > have. PLEASE tell me if i have anything wrong. I
    > want to hook up a sound sensor to a A/D converter. i
    > have a 2 pin panasonic elec condenser microphone (~5v
    > rated, 60dB sig-noise ratio, +/- ~40dB sensitivity).
    > This plugs into a Jameco
    > preamp(http://www.jameco.com/cgi-
    bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/jameco/searchResult.d2w/report?
    sort=BKW&search=preamp)
    > which has "Output impedance: 1 kilo ohm
    > Max. input signal: 40mV
    > Frequency range: 20Hz-20kHz +/-3dB". from here, i'm
    > guessing the signal will be boosted but i have no clue
    > in what range. anyways, then i hook it up to the A/D
    > with this
    > circuit(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicx/message/3815)
    > to convert the AC wave into a linear DC signal. I'm
    > using a 10bit A/D built into a BasicX controller. I
    > have no clue what i'm doing, so anyone, PLEASE GIVE ME
    > ADVICE as to whether this will work, or if you have suggestions!
    >
    > __________________________________
    > Do you Yahoo!?
    > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
    > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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