I need a sound sensor. Something that detects that a sound in a room is higher than a given level (adjustable by potmeter?) and then triggers a DS10 for example.
Is there such a thing available?
The idea is that when my little baby girl starts crying, I can have HomeSeer turn on monitors and show me her camera. That way I can see if we need to go upstairs, or it was a "false alarm".
Sound sensor
Sound sensor
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Re: Sound sensor
Mrhappy at homeseer gave me a tip about this:
http://www.quasarelectronics.co.uk/3126 ... switch.htm
http://www.quasarelectronics.co.uk/3126 ... switch.htm
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Re: Sound sensor
I solved this in a cheap way, although you must have a server running in your house. With exactly the same purpose : react when the baby is crying, although in my case it's a boy
I use a cheap microphone (like this one : http://dx.com/p/multimedia-microphone-w ... mount-2717) and I have written an xPL application which triggers an xPL message when a certain threshold is reached for a number of seconds (xPLSound can be found here : http://www.digitalhomeserver.net/blog/?p=131).
Soitjes.
I use a cheap microphone (like this one : http://dx.com/p/multimedia-microphone-w ... mount-2717) and I have written an xPL application which triggers an xPL message when a certain threshold is reached for a number of seconds (xPLSound can be found here : http://www.digitalhomeserver.net/blog/?p=131).
Soitjes.
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zie http://www.conrad.nl/ce/nl/product/0726 ... 0&ref=list
it may work but risk it may not ..... you may train your baby to clap his hands ...
it may work but risk it may not ..... you may train your baby to clap his hands ...
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Oh, I really, really wish I knew more about xPL. But it seems very hard to set up...
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I admit that I had a lot of trouble understanding xPL myself. Mainly because it's somewhat cumbersome and not so well documented. A good tutorial would do miracles. As for the hard setup : there is light at the end of the tunnel : http://domoticaforum.eu/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=6210. You will no longer need xPLHal (which is outdated anyway) nor the xPL hub. Should make the xPL life much easier.
Soitjes.
Soitjes.
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Re: Sound sensor
What kind of camera do you have?
There are some models that have a a/d input that you could probably use in conjunction with a electret microphone. Some webcam models have a micrphone built in.
There are some models that have a a/d input that you could probably use in conjunction with a electret microphone. Some webcam models have a micrphone built in.
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In the end I went for the relay in post 2. Works great!
If I were to use a microphone, either analog or digital I still had to write the trigger software myself. With an analog microphone I would need a spare mic input in the vicinity of the crib. With the digital route I would have to figure out a way of of grabbing the audio stream.
If you have some tips here, I'd love to hear it! I have both analog and digital (wifi) cameras.
If I were to use a microphone, either analog or digital I still had to write the trigger software myself. With an analog microphone I would need a spare mic input in the vicinity of the crib. With the digital route I would have to figure out a way of of grabbing the audio stream.
If you have some tips here, I'd love to hear it! I have both analog and digital (wifi) cameras.
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