UM3482A Melody Generator - Adding Harmony to the Melodies
I found this UM3482A melody generator I bought at Radio Shack 30+ years ago and thought I'd fire it up and try to improve its sound output characteristics.
Running it through the Sound Logic board I made recently (video: https://youtu.be/hv5_Nsf6wCU ), I was able to change the tonal qualities in a few ways as well as generate harmony out of the single tone melodies.
This mailbag is a combination of opening up recently received items and some that have been sitting around for months. We have a long awaited WS2812 RGB LED strip, some confusion over SCRs vs Thyristors, more toroid iron core parts, and some high temperature knock off "Kapton" tape.
WS2812B 5050 RGB LED Strip 5M 150 300 Leds 144 30LED/M Individual Addressable 5V
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/WS2812B-5050-RGB-LED-Strip-5M-150-300-Leds-144-30LED-M-Individual-Addressable-5V-/252323935303?var&hash=item0&_uhb=1
50PCS Unidirectional thyristor BT169 BT169D 400V 0.8A Logic Level TO-92 - 6 week delivery time
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/50PCS-Unidirectional-thyristor-BT169-BT169D-400V-0-8A-Logic-Level-TO-92/331813242792?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
20PCS MCR100-6 0.8A/400V SCR TO-92 DIP transistor​s NEW - 8 week delivery time
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/20PCS-MCR100-6-0-8A-400V-SCR-TO-92-DIP-transistor-s-NEW/332073127416?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
5 pcs Micro metals Amidon T37-2 Iron Powder Toroidal Core T-37-2 Toroid
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/5-pcs-Micro-metals-Amidon-T37-2-Iron-Powder-Toroidal-Core-T-37-2-Toroid-/162776335554?hash=item25e639c4c2&_uhb=1
100ft Kapton Tape Adhesive High Temperature Heat Resistant Polyimide 20mm W87
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/100ft-Kapton-Tape-Adhesive-High-Temperature-Heat-Resistant-Polyimide-20mm-W87-/132740934120?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
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NES 852 in 1 cartridge https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDHmfcJ
NES 852 in 1 info https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Forever_Duo_Games_of_NES_852-in-1
Lighted AC Rocker Switches https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-rocker-switch-lighted.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.search.0
ESP8266 Relay Module https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DE76TyJ
PCB Plastic Standoffs https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dm8oBcr
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SMD LM358 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEDmHjN
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In the mail, some things ordered recently, some long ago, and some items from a few decades ago have been unearthed downstairs...
MAX7219 4 In 1 LED Display Microcontroller+5P Line Dot Matrix Module For Arduino
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=max7219+dot+matrix+module+4+in+1
ICL7660 Switched Capacitor Positive to Negative Voltage Converter Module
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=ICL7660+module
1.8" inch Full Color 128x160 SPI Full Color TFT LCD Display Module
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=1.8+inch+LCD+Display+128x160+TFT+SPI
5-20'' Shape Contour Duplicator Profile Gauge Tiling Laminate Edge Shaping Wood
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=5inch+Shape+Contour+Duplicator+Profile+Gauge
10x Reed Switch 2x14mm Normally Open Magnetic Induction Switch Electromagnetic
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=10x+Reed+Switch
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Testing the ability of the MAX4466 based electret mic preamp Arduino module to pick up and boost audio across the rated 20 Hz to 20 KHz audio range. Will it squawk?
Blooper List
- I am not plugging in the microphone output into the speaker amplifier input. I am plugging the sine wave signal generator into the amplifier input.
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A lot of new old stock Radio Shack parts in unopened packages this time around.
Spring Reverb Tank 2EB2C1B
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12V mini computer fan 40x40mm https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dmc99jT
45x LED Magnifying Glass https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCIhKil
2.54mm female header socket kit https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmTFJsd
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This PCB provides an I2C interface to control 555 timer frequency and the ability to switch multiple audio channels on and off to create simple or complex tones, melodies, or sound effects.
Arduino Uno is used as the I2C controller in this project.
This PCB can be ordered from PCBWay (I will receive a small commission):
https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/555_Sound_Generator_I2C_Controlled.html
Sketch & Schematic
https://github.com/GadgetReboot/GR_555_Controller
Atari Punk Console / Stepped Tone Generator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Punk_Console
https://www.jameco.com/Jameco/workshop/diy/atari-punk-console.html
Datasheets
https://www.renesas.com/us/en/www/doc/datasheet/x9c102-103-104-503.pdf
https://www.renesas.com/br/zh/www/doc/datasheet/icm7555-56.pdf
http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/cd4066b.pdf?ts=1590842832904
http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/pcf8574.pdf?ts=1590843096845
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This is an ATTiny 14 pin 0-Series or 1-Series breakout pcb with on-board MCP23017 GPIO expander, I2C OLED display header, and a UPDI header for connecting to a programmer.
This can be used as a basic controller with support for I2C, SPI, UART, or normal ATTiny GPIO plus 16 extra GPIO pins.
Sketch/schematic: https://github.com/GadgetReboot/ATTiny_GPIO_Controller
PCBs at PCBWay.com: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/ATTiny_GPIO_Expander_0_Series_1_Series_MCP23017_265babd7.html
UPDI Programming with an Uno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOGeoW_QySs
More on the MCP23017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74DgM2nAeLo
Arduino megaTinyCore board file for ATTiny support: https://github.com/SpenceKonde/megaTinyCore
ATTiny OLED examples from Technoblogy: http://www.technoblogy.com/show?2CFT
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I received some music related electronic hobby project boxes with no idea what's in them, what they were used for, so I reverse engineered the designs and tested them out.
Info about buffering music instrument signals:
http://zerocapcable.com/?page_id=209
http://www.analogman.com/buffer.htm
http://screaminfx.com/tech/why-and-when-to-use-a-guitar-buffer-pedal.htm
Electret Microphone design/usage (EEVBlog):
https://youtu.be/UhG83WS51q8
MXR Phase 90 effect pedal summary:
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