Sound Detector Hookup Guide

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Contributors: Byron J.
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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.

SparkFun Sound Detector

SparkFun Sound Detector

SEN-12642
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SparkFun Sound Detector (with Headers)

SparkFun Sound Detector (with Headers)

SEN-14262
$13.25
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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.

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