The Working of Sound Sensor With Arduino Mega 2560

Introduction:

In this article I will explain about the working of sound sensor with Arduino Mega 2560. When the sound is detected the LED is automatically ON, and then we can easily detect the sound.

 

Parts: 

• Arduino Mega 2560
• Sound Sensor 
• BreadBoard
• HookUp Wires 
• LED-3.

SoundSensor:

 
Figure 1: Sound Sensor

• The sound sensor can easily find the sound.
• It can detect the sound of the environment.
• They can have the standard of three pins in the sensor. 

Connection: 

Step 1: Connection from the Sound Sensor to the Arduino Mega 2560, 

• The Gnd pin can be connected to the Gnd of the Arduino Mega 2560.
• The Vcc pin can be connected to the Vcc of the Arduino Mega 2560.
• The Vin pin can be connected to the Analog pin of A1 to the Arduin oMega 2560. 

Connection from the LED to the ArduinoMega2560: 

 

First LED connection:

• Postive pin   = 13
• Negative Pin = Gnd. 

Second LED connection:

• Postive pin = 12
• Negative Pin = Gnd. 

Third LED connection:

• Postive pin = 11
• Negative Pin = Gnd

Explanation:

• The sound is produced and then automatically the LED is ON.
• It can have the level of noise at places. 

Uses:

• Home
• School/colleges
• Forest.....etc 

Programming:

int soundSensorPin = A1;
int soundReading = 0;
int soundThreshold = 500;
int intensity[3] =
  {
    0,
    0,
    0
};
int LEDPins[3] =
  {
    13,
    12,
    11
};
int numberOfPins = 3;
int currentPin = 0;
int fadeCounter = 0;
int fadeDelay = 50;
boolean switcher = true;

void setup()
{
    pinMode(soundSensorPin, INPUT);
    for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPins; i++)
    {
        pinMode(LEDPins[i], OUTPUT);
    }
}

void loop()
{
    soundReading = analogRead(soundSensorPin);
    if (soundReading > soundThreshold)
    {
        if (switcher)
        {
            aboveThreshold(currentPin);
            switcher = true;
        }
    } else
    {
        if (switcher)
        {
            belowThreshold();
            switcher = true;
        }
    }
}

void aboveThreshold(int cPin)
{
    switcher = false;
    if (intensity[cPin] < 10)
    {
        intensity[cPin] = 255;
        delay(50);
        currentPin = currentPin + 1;
    }

    if (currentPin == numberOfPins)
    {
        currentPin = 0;
    }
}

void belowThreshold()
{
    switcher = false;
    fadeCounter++;
    if (fadeCounter == fadeDelay)
    {
        fadeCounter = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPins; i++)
        {
            analogWrite(LEDPins[i], intensity[i]);
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPins; i++)
        {
            intensity[i]--;
            if (intensity[i] < 0)
            {
                intensity[i] = 0;
            }
        }
    }
}

Output:


                                      Figure 2: Output

 

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