New Say It Voice Recognition Module!
Tim-M
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Parallax has released a new voice recognition module... I can't believe there is no discussion about it yet.
http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/Communication/tabid/161/ProductID/589/List/1/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName
Looks like a really cool third-party product and a great addition to the Parallax line up!
Tim
http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/Communication/tabid/161/ProductID/589/List/1/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName
Looks like a really cool third-party product and a great addition to the Parallax line up!
Tim
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Anyway, looks like another nice module to add to the inventory.
A bit pricey, but think of the things you could do.
Must have one
Look where they squirted a blob of epoxy over a chip to hide it.
We do that sometimes here as well, sometimes we grind off the
writing on the chip.
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That blob of epoxy is hiding a Propeller? Is that little 8-legged chip an EEPROM?
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Whit+
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Most times the epoxy is there to encase the die which would be otherwise exposed to the elements, not obfuscation.
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Post Edited (Agent420) : 8/21/2009 3:31:34 PM GMT
Tim
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Thanks for posting this!
Dave
Whit> The blob of epoxy hides an alien chip that was removed from my neck after my abduction
Sorry, Phil, but I'm gonna have to go with Whit on that explainer.
Just don't Speak "WHIT" into the device, or the Ships will land in your backyard.
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-Phil
Now for real conspiracy theory, why on Earth would Parallax use Alien chips ?
Whit, you feeling better ?
" E.T. Phone Home ? "
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I think Parallax messed up. I could have sworn that Ken was bragging about "keeping jobs at home", but here he goes and outsources a chip to an alien race. That's why our economy is failing! [noparse]:)[/noparse]
YAS (Yet Another Story) -- I was working with a voice recognition setup on my Radio Shack Color Computer 2 way back when. It was called "EARS", FWIW. Being an eager young lad, I ran the program and had it memorize a slew of commands so that I could do verbal programming. I finally wound it up at oh-dark-thirty. When I got up the next morning, NONE of my commands worked! I finally realized that I was really tired the night before, so the overtones of my voice were all flattened, and the system just could not recognize my lively A.M. voice!
That could be one reason: people in a panic sound WAY different from calm people. Another reason could be that in an emergency there could be a LOT of background noise confusing the Say It module.
--Rich
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Chris Savage
Parallax Engineering
Any particular reason why you went with an on-board microphone rather than the pig-tail version as seen here:
http://www.tigal.com/product.asp?pid=1770
I think it could be nice to have the option.
Thanks,
Tim
This is a third party product designed outside of Parallax. As far as I know we did not define the specifications or drive any part of the design. Take care.
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Chris Savage
Parallax Engineering
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That said - my first one of these arrived merely moments ago (along with my first propeller demo board) - and I am like a kid on Christmas <replace with your own ethnic tradition's major holiday here> morning! My voice controlled home automation system is soon to be a reality!
Thanks Parallax!!!
Dave
Xanatos, you summed it up exactly. I'd prefer to purchase without the carrier board as well and keep the Mic and/or the LED on a pig-tail, even if it's a short one.
Tim
Did you read the first part? It's more than a breakout board, it's a whole system, including a COB.
You're right, it is a whole speech recognition system in one module... what's hard to see though, is that the module is piggybacked (soldered) onto a carrier board. That carrier board contains the microphone and status LED. As the SR module is supplied from the manufacturer, the mic and led are on pig-tail wires that plug into the module itself -- no carrier board.
For a better view, take a look at this Parallax marketing photo:
http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0//Images/H3_SayIt.jpg
Also take a look at page 14 of the Say It manual:
http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/prod/comm/30080-SayItModule-v1.1.pdf
You can see how the manufacturer supplies the module here:
http://micono.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/07/15/vrbot1.jpg
(The mfgr. web site does not come up right now, so this is a Google image search result of the same photo.)
I was interested in the reason for Parallax supplying the module on a carrier board - my concerns are for vibration being transmitted to the microphone through the hard mount to the carrier board. This may degrade the recognition performance. Notice that the mfgr. supplies the mic with a foam surround.
Like Xanatos, my thing is embedded systems too and both of us would buy the module only each time as a preference, that's all.
Tim
I'm guessing the carrier board was designed to make it as easy·as possible for breadboarders and the like.· Although you would think that any finished project would need the mic element mounted somewhere to the case by itself rather than requiring this module be placed to accommodate that.· I'd probably just strip the carrier board or investigate obtaining the original module if quantity was an issue.
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-Phil
The mic is not a big deal to me. As you said, it's not tough to make your own shielded pig-tail. The discussion started from a curious question after seeing how the OEM had offered the product, that's all.
Tim
But I'm just happy Parallax got it available for us anyway... I was going to send my hard-earned cash to Sensory, Inc for their dev kit, and I can buy almost 9 of the Parallax unit for the cost of one dev system from Sensory!
Dave
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Computers are microcontrolled.
Robots are microcontrolled.
I am microcontrolled.
But you·can·call me micro.
If it's not Parallax then don't even bother.
I have changed my avatar so that I will no longer be confused with others who use generic avatars (and I'm more of a Prop head then a BS2 nut, anyway)
Tim
Dave