Gadget Freak Case #182: Automation Comes to the Harmonica

DN Staff

March 12, 2011

2 Min Read
Gadget Freak Case #182: Automation Comes to the Harmonica

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Advanced Automation has been edging into our working lives for decades. While most of the inroads made by automation have been in manufacturing, these technologies are being increasingly applied in entertainment. Jon Sorkin has created a gadget that plays programmed songs with a harmonica. The device, known as the E-Sharp, uses two standard "C" harmonicas and plays them with compressed air. The E-Sharp can play a number of simple tunes. When the device is on, an LCD displays the name of the project and the developer's name, followed by a prompt to select a song.

GADGET FREAK 182 DOCUMENTS

GF 182 Build Instructions

GF 182 Schematic

GF 182 Bill of Materials

GF 182 Hard Playing Robot Basic File

GF 182 LCDOut Basic File

GF182 Harp Motor Basic File

GF 182 Video

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Gadget Freak 182 Materials

Amount

Part Description

Allied Part #

3

8-bit PIC microcontroller

383-0496

1

Adjustable Voltage Regulator 1.2-37V

248-0046

1

1A quad H-driver

735-1803

1

Dimmer for LCD Backlight

980-2750

1

White on Blue Backlit LCD

355-0017

1

1Kohm Linear Potentiometer

754-1566

1

0.20W, 8 Ohm Speaker

623-2052

2

2,20Ohm, 1/4W Carbon Film Resistor

296-4751

2

3,30Ohm, 1/4W Carbon Film Resistor

296-4764

2

4,70Ohm, 1/4W Carbon Film Resistor

840-0086

6

1KOhm, 1/4W Carbon Film Resistor

296-4741

2

10KOhm, 1/4W Carbon Film Resistor

296-4743

2

0.1uF, 50V Ceramic Capacitor

649-0075

2

10uF, 50WV dc Axial Lead Capacitor

613-0338

3

NPN Transistor, 40VCE,75VCB,6VEB;0.6A

411-0320

1

50MA@24V dc, NO button

821-1573


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