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High-sensitivity Sound Brick

Kit Bricks · SKU TP-K26

Big electret microphone: claps and loud sounds.

₹299

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Works with TinkerPie V1 · Arduino C++ with the TinkerPieBricks library · Delivery across India: ₹100, 3–7 days · 7-day replacement for damaged or defective kits

About this kit

Big electret microphone: claps and loud sounds. The High-sensitivity Sound Brick is a carrier for the KY-037 module from common 37-in-1 sensor kits: plug the module into the socket and connect one cable to a TinkerPie SENSOR port. A small CH32V003 processor on the brick does the timing work, so your program simply reads the result over I2C.

Features

Specifications

Kit moduleKY-037 High-sensitivity Sound (module 26 of the 37-in-1 sensor kit)
SocketKIT ANALOG: 2.54 mm female, AO G + DO
Size48 x 32 mm, M3 holes on the 8 mm grid
Connectors2 x JST-PH 4-pin TP-BUS (IN / OUT)
InterfaceI2C 0x14-0x17 (4 on one bus)
Power3.3 V from the SENSOR port
BrainWCH CH32V003
Arduino classtpb::KitAnalog

How to use it with TinkerPie

  1. Plug the KY-037 module into the 2.54 mm socket on the top edge. Match the pin names: the brick says AO G + DO, the module has the same letters.
  2. Connect BUS IN to any TinkerPie SENSOR 1-4 port with a 4-pin JST-PH cable (the same cable as the other sensors).
  3. More bricks? Plug the next one into BUS OUT. Two bricks of the same type need different addresses: bridge ADDR +1, +2 or +4 on the back (0x14-0x17; the first is 0x14).
  4. Install the TinkerPie and TinkerPieBricks Arduino libraries, open the quick-start sketch below, choose the board ESP32S3 Dev Module and upload.

Libraries: TinkerPie and TinkerPieBricks (Arduino IDE: Sketch → Include Library → Add .ZIP Library). Full guide: getting started with TinkerPie Bricks.

Quick start

Upload this, open the Serial Monitor at 115200 baud and watch the TinkerPie matrix.

Quick-start sketch (Arduino C++)
// High-sensitivity Sound Brick (TP-K26): quick start
// Reads the brick and shows the value on the TinkerPie matrix and in the Serial Monitor (115200 baud).
#include <TinkerPie.h>
#include <TinkerPieBricks.h>
using namespace tinkerpie;

tpb::KitAnalog mic;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  tinkerpie::begin();            // also starts the SENSOR ports (I2C bus Wire1)
  if (!mic.begin(tpb::KitAnalog::SOUND)) Serial.println("High-sensitivity Sound Brick not found at 0x14: check the cable to SENSOR 1-4");
}

void loop() {
  uint16_t loud = mic.level();       // loudness (peak to peak over 50 ms)
  Serial.printf("loudness %u   claps %u\n", loud, mic.events());
  led::plotBarGraph(loud, 400, Colors::Cyan);
  basic::pause(50);
}

Project: Clap switch

Clap twice to switch a light on, twice again to switch it off. Turn the blue knob until one clap triggers DO.

Clap switch (Arduino C++)
// Clap switch: High-sensitivity Sound Brick (TP-K26)
// Clap twice to switch a light on, twice again to switch it off. Turn the blue knob until one clap triggers DO.
#include <TinkerPie.h>
#include <TinkerPieBricks.h>
using namespace tinkerpie;

tpb::KitAnalog mic;
uint8_t last = 0;
int claps = 0;
uint32_t t0 = 0;
bool lightOn = false;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  tinkerpie::begin();            // also starts the SENSOR ports (I2C bus Wire1)
  if (!mic.begin(tpb::KitAnalog::SOUND)) Serial.println("High-sensitivity Sound Brick not found at 0x14: check the cable to SENSOR 1-4");
  last = mic.events();
}

void loop() {
  uint8_t n = mic.events();
  if (n != last) { last = n; if (claps == 0) t0 = millis(); claps++; }
  if (claps && millis() - t0 > 800) {
    if (claps == 2) { lightOn = !lightOn; if (lightOn) led::fill(Colors::Yellow); else basic::clearScreen(); }
    claps = 0;
  }
  basic::pause(10);
}

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