Mr RB
Well-Known Member
I wasn't sure whether to put this in Chat or Projects but they are for projects and may need project support. Moderators please move this if needed. 
I want to give away a few of these TalkBot talking PIC controllers;
**broken link removed**
to people who want to make a halloween project.
You can load .WAV files into the device, ie speech or horror movie sounds etc and connect a battery and speaker and it will play the sounds back. It also accepts serial commands for which sound to play. They are fully assembled and I can supply them ready programmed with any of the "Slave" software from this page;
TalkBotBrain.com Source Files
Basically there are 3 ways you can make a halloween project with it;
1. I'll program the PIC with the Slave software you choose, then you just load your halloween sounds in it (with a serial cable) and connect battery, speaker, buttons, tripwires etc.
2. You can put your sounds in and play sounds and move servos (up to 8 servos) under serial commands at 19200 baud. So you can control it with your PC or your favorite micro.
3. If you can program a PIC 16F628 in C (and you have an in-circuit programmer) you can modify the PIC source code to make it play sounds and move servos under the PIC control, to make a full project out of it (for an example see the talking thermometer project in the link above).
Note! The onboard amp is not very loud, it's ok for quiet indoors, but for a noisy outdoor environment you might need to connect a little 1W amp like a LM386 amp chip etc. I can help a bit with PIC software or amp circuit if needed.
I've got around 4 to give away, so if you have an idea for a project just say and i'll pick some people on Monday and airmail the devices out. They will take about 8-10 days for shipping so then that leaves 2 weeks before halloween to make the projects.
The only thing I ask in return is a picture of your project and a short description, and IF you want, your sounds and/or source code. These will be put up in the projects section of the TalkBotBrain.com web site so other people might like your idea and want to make their own.
So if you want a freebie for halloween just post below.
I want to give away a few of these TalkBot talking PIC controllers;
**broken link removed**
to people who want to make a halloween project.
You can load .WAV files into the device, ie speech or horror movie sounds etc and connect a battery and speaker and it will play the sounds back. It also accepts serial commands for which sound to play. They are fully assembled and I can supply them ready programmed with any of the "Slave" software from this page;
TalkBotBrain.com Source Files
Basically there are 3 ways you can make a halloween project with it;
1. I'll program the PIC with the Slave software you choose, then you just load your halloween sounds in it (with a serial cable) and connect battery, speaker, buttons, tripwires etc.
2. You can put your sounds in and play sounds and move servos (up to 8 servos) under serial commands at 19200 baud. So you can control it with your PC or your favorite micro.
3. If you can program a PIC 16F628 in C (and you have an in-circuit programmer) you can modify the PIC source code to make it play sounds and move servos under the PIC control, to make a full project out of it (for an example see the talking thermometer project in the link above).
Note! The onboard amp is not very loud, it's ok for quiet indoors, but for a noisy outdoor environment you might need to connect a little 1W amp like a LM386 amp chip etc. I can help a bit with PIC software or amp circuit if needed.
I've got around 4 to give away, so if you have an idea for a project just say and i'll pick some people on Monday and airmail the devices out. They will take about 8-10 days for shipping so then that leaves 2 weeks before halloween to make the projects.
The only thing I ask in return is a picture of your project and a short description, and IF you want, your sounds and/or source code. These will be put up in the projects section of the TalkBotBrain.com web site so other people might like your idea and want to make their own.
So if you want a freebie for halloween just post below.