Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 4

Adding Sound and Motion to Your BASIC Stamp Projects

IN THIS CHAPTER

Making sound with a piezo speaker

Using the FREQOUT command to create frequencies

Making music

Creating motion with a servo

Using the PULSOUT command to generate servo pulses

In this chapter, you learn how to work with devices that add sound and motion to your BASIC Stamp projects. To create sound, you can add a piezo speaker to create audible output tones. This is useful in situations where your BASIC Stamp program might need to get someone’s attention or when you want to create a sound effect. To create motion, you can add a very useful device called a servo, which lets you control mechanical motion with a BASIC Stamp program.

Using a Piezo Speaker with a BASIC Stamp

The BASIC Stamp Activity Kit comes with a small piezoelectric speaker, which you can connect directly to an I/O pin to create beautiful music. Well, the music probably won’t be so beautiful, but you can coax the BASIC Stamp into emitting ...