I would like to build the mod "Survreillance Mode" shown on this page, but would like to add sound: http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2002/06/22/knight_rider/2 This is what I would like the finished product to look and sound like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh7Hqm-yPBk Can anyone help me with this, please? Thanks so much! Chris
of course someone here can help you.but you're not saying what you want,what you can,and what you already have
Not sure what you mean.... I'm not sure what you mean. I thought the links I provided would show you exactly what I want to do. I want to build the Surveillance module that is shown in this thread: http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2002/06/22/knight_rider/2 But I want to add sound to it, as shown in this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh7Hqm-yPBk I want to use regular electronic components, no micro-controllers or computer-type modules. Just old fashion ICs, transistors, capacitors and resistors. Does that make it clearer, or am I still leaving something out? I'm new here, so just let me know what I might be missing. Thanks again so much! Chris
Then no sound for you. Even adding a simple nasty sine-wave beep using passive components to make an oscillator would be overly complicated for someone who isn't used to working with analogue electronics. Just pick up an Arduino and read a few of the tutorials and examples, it will be much easier.
Really? Are you telling me that the guy in the YouTube video used a micro-controller? Hmmm. I do have an Aruduino and am a bit confused by it. I did buy a book on it but it doesn't help. Chris
I see... I see. So, does that mean, for every project, you need to buy a new micro-controller? That can get expensive. I thought (and I'm sure I'm wrong about this), that you figured out your circuit, tested it, and then when you are sure that you have what you want, you burned it to, like and Eprom, and that was your circuit, so you wouldn't have to buy a new micro-controller each time. But this is all new to me. I'm used to building circuits from those old Radio Shack Yellow or Green Workbooks. Chris
An PROM is write once. Hardly anyone uses PROMs any more, and you'd be hard-pressed even to find one, let alone a programmer for it. EEPROMs (the successor to EPROMs when everyone got tired of fiddling with UV lamps) can be erased and reprogrammed, as can flash-based devices. A microcontroller such as the Arduino can be re-written as many times as you want, hence their use in prototyping. Read the links I gave you to the tutorials.
Thanks Thanks for clearing that up! My one concern is that once get a circuit you want to keep, then you have to buy a new Arduino for another circuit. I like the old days when you just bought a handful of resistors, etc, and you could make a bunch of circuits. I bought a book with the Arduino, but it wasn't very helpful. In fact, I came to the conclusion that the best use for it would be as an interface between a computer and my car, allowing me to give commands and having the car react, ie, open the driver's door, open the window, etc. Chris
