Seeed Grove User manual

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Grove - Loudness Sensor
Version：1.0
Release date：9/20/2015
Wiki: http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_-_Loudness_Sensor
Bazaar: http:/www.seeedstudio.com/depot/Grove-Loudness-Sensor-p-1382.html?cPath=25_128

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1.0
Sep 21, 2015
Victor.He
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Contents
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1. Introduction ···················································································································2
2. Specifications ·················································································································3
3. Demonstration ···············································································································4
3.1 With Arduino····················································································································· 4
3.2 With Raspberry Pi ············································································································· 6
4. Resource·························································································································8

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responsibility for that.
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covered the latest product description and specification. The content of this manual is subject to change
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violate relevant right of our product will be penalized through law. Please consciously observe relevant local
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1. Introduction
The Grove - Loudness Sensor is designed to detect the loudness of environmental sound. Based on amplifier
LM2904 and a built-in microphone, it amplifies and filters the high frequency signal that received from the
microphone, and outputs a positive envelop. This will make for Arduino’s signal acquisition. The output
value depends on the level of sound input. In order to avoid unnecessary signal disturbances, input signal
will go through two times’ filtering inside the module. Lastly, there is a screw potentiometer that enables
manual adjustments to the output gain.

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2. Specifications
Voltage
3.5~10 VDC
Working Frequency
50~2000 Hz
Sensitivity
-48~66 dB
Signal-to-noise Ratio
>58 dB
Output Signal range
Analog Signal (0-1023)

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3. Demonstration
3.1 With Arduino
This module uses the chip LM2904 to amplify the electronic signal produced by the mini microphone. At
last, you will get the analog-to-digital conversion value. Let's try to read the output value.
As the picture on the below indicates, the Loudness sensor is connected to analog port A0 of
the Grove - Basic Shield
Connect Arduino/Seeeduino to PC by using a USB cable.
Copy and paste code below to a new Arduino sketch.
int val;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop()
{
analogRead(0);
delay(10);
val =analogRead(0);
Serial.println(val);
delay(200);

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}
Upload the code.
Then open the serial monitor to observe the output results. There will be a significant change
when blow to the sensor.
The blue line is the original signal from microphone and the yellow is the sig pin of Loudness Sensor. It is
the original signal envelope that the module outputs. Here is the test screenshot from the oscilloscope.
Blowing to the sensor:

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Speak to the sensor：
3.2 With Raspberry Pi
1. You should have got a raspberry pi and a grovepi or grovepi+.
2. You should have completed configuring the development environment, otherwise follow here.
3. Connection. Plug the sensor to grovepi socket A0 by using a grove cable.
4. Navigate to the demos' directory:
cd yourpath/GrovePi/Software/Python/
To see the code
nano grove_loudness_sensor.py # "Ctrl+x" to exit #
import time
import grovepi
# Connect the Grove Loudness Sensor to analog port A0
# SIG,NC,VCC,GND
loudness_sensor =0
while True:
try:
# Read the sound level
sensor_value =grovepi.analogRead(loudness_sensor)
print "sensor_value =",sensor_value
time.sleep(.5)

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except IOError:
print "Error"
5. Run the demo.
sudo python grove_loudness_sensor.py