Sound Detector Hookup Guide
Contributors:
Byron J.
Byron J. Introduction
The Sound Detector is a small board that combines a microphone and some processing circuitry. It provides not only an audio output, but also a binary indication of the presence of sound, and an analog representation of it's amplitude.
Covered in This Tutorial
This tutorial will guide you through hooking up and using the Sound Detector. It will examine how the circuit works, explain some details about getting the best performance from the Sound Detector, then present two different projects that demonstrate how to use it.
Suggested Reading
- How to Use a Breadboard
- Analog vs. Digital
- The Wikipedia article on sound.