I am trying to record audio via a mic and a raspberry pi, but i dont want to use a soundcard.
I've looked at a electret but you cant hook that up to a pi.
Anyone any ideas?
The RPi doesn't have any audio input as standard, so your choices seem to me to be:
USB soundcard
Microphone amplifier and a commercial analogue-to-digital "HAT" for the RPi
Homebrew solution using a microphone amplifier and an analogue-to-digital converter hooked to a bunch of GPIO pins.
Using a USB soundcard will be cheapest, quickest, and easiest, but has little educational value. The homebrew approach will require significant electronics design and assembly skills. Using a pre-built HAT falls somewhere between the other two approaches.
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Hello and happy holiday to all
I am using platformio for an arduino project for the first time. I have purchased this ESP32 borad:
EC Buying ESP32-DevKitC Development Board ,ESP32 Development Board Equipped with WROOM-32D Module Integrated WiFi Bluetooth Module Microprocessor Interface SPI I2C I2S Suitable for Arduino
I am new to all this and need to know what board I should pick in PLATFORMIO for this board. I have loaded the core 32 from Espressif 32 and have the large list of ESP32 boards.
just want to make sure to pick the correct board to match the one purchased. Here is also the link to amazon on the board purchased.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B64SD16T?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Thanks to all you wonderful people who can help.
I have not tried any boards listed as I did not what to damage this new board.
You won't damage an ESP32 by choosing the wrong PlatformIO board. The worst that will happen is that you won't be able to flash your program to the board, or it won't run correctly when it's flashed. While it's not impossible to brick an ESP32 by configuring security options, that's not something PlatformIO is going accidentally do to your board.
You can search the list of available boards on the web and look for a close match.
The most important thing is to get the correct processor type - figure out whether you have ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3 (or eventually some other kind of ESP32). Only consider PlatformIO boards for that specific CPU. Then look for the size of the flash storage. Usually any board that matches that spec will work.
esptool.py, the program PlatformIO uses to flash the firmware to the board, will detect the CPU type, so if you have an ESP32-S2 and try to flash code for an ESP32 to it, it will detect this and report an error.
In your case you might try the generic Espressif ESP32 Dev Module:
[env:esp32dev]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32dev
If your first try doesn't work, it's safe to try another.
Currently we are looking for Industry Standard single board PC like Raspberry Pi.
Which has capability to read 4-20 current and Modbus and GPIO pin.
Also I heard from lot of people that Raspberry Pi is used for DIY purpose and not for Industrial use. So could anyone suggest me the board which can be used in Industries?
Thanks
Something like ModBerry might be what you are looking for... it is based on the Raspberry Pi Compute module and has several different options but most include Analog and Digital Inputs/Outputs and Modbus RTU.
http://modberry.techbase.eu/#comparison
There is also CompuLab that has several different SBCs built for industrial use but I am not sure if they have a version with analog inputs.
http://www.compulab.com/products/iot-gateways/
I have a project involving communication between a raspberry pi 2 and arduino uno, does it matter of the shields are different ?
Second when communicating do they both need to be coded in the same language?
Does anyone know of any tutorials on this subject?
Thanks
As long as both shields comply with CAN spec, and the software in both ends uses the same configuration (bitrate, CAN message structure, CAN IDs) there should be no problem in using different platforms and different languages to communicate between them.
Note that in many shields the power for the CAN transceiver is provided from the "vehicle" and not from the platform that you use (arduino, RPi) to provide better protection to the platform, and you might need to provide such power source (the arduino might do, (although the RPi can provide 5V from pin 2).
I've recently built an Arduino-controlled robot(4WD platform) using a beginner's kit.
After uploading compiled program into Arduino, I was able to get 4WD motors working.
But when I disconnect the USB cable after successful "uploading" and I turn on the mobile platform switch, it doesn't move a bit.
What procedure is required for getting it to move (I mean.. having machine language permanently stored in AVR microcontroller's memory) without again connecting USB cable to Arduino and uploading program after I find the code working so that just turning on the switch of the robot make it start to move as programmed?
It REALLY sounds like a power issue.
-What is powering your arduino when the USB is disconnected?
The USB from a computer is often pretty strong (hight current) and a 9V battery might not cut it for electric motors and such.
If this is the problem you may want to try a more powerfull battery setup, like 4 AAs.
You may go the LiPo battery route from a source like Adafruit or Sparkfun. Then the problem is that a LiPo battery only produces 3.3V. Ugh, you'll need an circuit to bump the voltage to 5 (which Adafruit sells) and a charger. This may be your best choice if you're planning to use the robot a lot.
What I have in mind is having a number of sensors (temperature, accelerometer, sound level meter) that are controlled by a micro controller. What I want to do is take this information and transmit it wireless to a laptop that will take this information and put it on to a web server using Zigbee. I don't know where to start.
Since you don't have any hardware as of yet, you might want to give the Arduino a try. The hardware is affordable, can be connected to your system via USB while being programmable in-system.
The basic board can be extended via so called "shields", which offer additional features. In your case, the XBee shield would be appropriate. Connecting your laptop to a XBee module is as simple as using Sparkfun's breakout board and a mini-USB cable.
The Arduino has a large community, so you will find a lot of resources, like books, online material, example code etc.
We also provide wireless modules that can be used for serial data transmission. They can be found at www.starmanelectric.com Our modules are very similar to the xbee, but more plug and play. They can be a great for going wireless for the first time. Our devices are designed to function like a "wireless cable" so if you're used to using wires then you'll be up and running in no time at all. We also have circuit examples for transmitting to a laptop serial port or USB. Any micro-controller will be fine for this application, as long as it has a serial port and a few ADCs to sample your data. Our modules also provide simple analog in/out which can run in parallel to the serial. If you want to compare to other systems, I would google "wireless serial modules"
Regards,
Michael
Starman Electric