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ARDUINO TALKING CLOCK
The clock tells the time by playing back
tracks from the SD. The SD is FAT32 formatted. The tracks are wave
(.wav) files of 22.050 KHz, 8 bits, mono. SD card interface the PIC in
SPI mode.
The LCD module is 2 lines 16 characters.
The ATMEGA328P generates audio using PWM.
The talking_clock_hourly
software is an hourly announcement of time. The NIGHT SWITCH when closed disables the
hourly announcement.
Sound tracks can be any sound. The code doesn't read the file name, it goes to the file number in the list of 27 files. The code plays tracks
in this order: tens of hours, hours, "hours", tens of minutes, minutes,
"minutes" and then a message, for example; "have a nice day".
The SD
card has to be prepared this way:
Files have to be
22.050 KHz, 8 bits, mono. With short names
(max 8 characters).
Format the card with FAT32. No folders or
subfolders.
Copy to the root folder the files one at a time and in this order; 0 to 19 (20 files),20,30,40,50,"hours","minutes","good day" (or any other message). Totally 27 files. If you make a mistake while copying the files to the
SD it isn't good enough to delete a file, you must start again with
formatting the SD. The reason for loading the files one at a time is
that if you load them together the PC sends them to the card in the
order it finds fit, and when the code plays them it picks up the files
without searching for their name. The software includes wave files in
English.
PIC and DFPlayer TALKING CLOCK
The pic drives the LCD to display hours
and minutes. Time base is set by dividing 4MHz using CCP1, CCP2, TMR1,
TMR2.
Pressing TALK requests relevant
tracks of hours and minutes to be played. Tracks can be changed to any
language, wav or mp3, you can also record your own voice.
The SD card in the player must be
formatted to FAT32. The player reads the tracks in the order they are
written (not by the names), as an example track 53msg.mp3 is read by the
dfplayer . Tracks files must be copied to the SD one
track at a time and in the order they are in the computer folder. No
other files or folders should be on the card. If you
wish to change any of the tracks you need to reformate the SD first and
then copy the new files.
Datasheet for the DFPlayer:
http://www.picaxe.com/docs/spe033.pdf
The LCD module is HD44780
compatible, most modules on sale are. It can be 1 or 2 lines.
Good free specifications for SD can be found in SanDisk PDF: http://alumni.cs.ucr.edu/~amitra/sdcard/ProdManualSDCardv1.9.pdf
You are free to use the circuit diagram and software with no
limitations.
ANDROID TALKING CLOCK
The clock uses Text To Speech built in Android device, for reading the
time. It reads time hourly at the background. The app is made in B4A
(basic for Android). App for Android can be downloaded from GitHub.
Included code for the app, if you wish to change it download free IDE from:
https://www.b4x.com/
To install the app on Android device place the APK file in the device,
when you open the file it ask if you want it installed.
Leave the
clock running in your office so at least once every hour you get to hear
something that makes sense.
Circuit Description
See also Technical Tips
LCD supply is 5V. The SD Card supply is only 3.3V (3-3.6V) The 3.3V
and 5V are generated on the Arduino board.
The PWM output is boosted by 2 transistors push-pull. The signal to
the speaker is PWM of 62 KHz and the speaker outputs the modulated audio
only. The speaker should be 8 ohms or higher.
Digital outputs from the Arduino to the SD card use 1K and 2K resistors to reduce the 5V signals to 3.3V. SD output at pin 7 is 3.3V but is enough to drive the input.
The pins number are for ordinary SD card, for MicroSD the pins are
different.
Link between Arduino pins 3 and 5 connect 1000 Hz clock
from timer 2 to timer 1, these timers generate 1 minute time base.
LCD display and driver has 14 way connector, 10 connections are used, 4
bits data bus is selected. 10K pot adjusts the contrast. Use 16 x 2 LCD
module.
Circuit Description
See also Technical Tips
DFPlayer mini module is sold as MP3 player for Arduino.
https://www.ebay.co.uk
1K resistor is to reduce the 5V output of the PIC to 3.3V input of the
DFPlayer.
Volume can be controlled by pushbuttons connected to pins
9, 11 of the DFPlayer, see the datasheet.
LCD display is 1 or 2 lines 16 characters module.
Link
between pins 11 and 12 connects output of CCP2 to the input of TIMER1.
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