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A built in Microphone would be usefully if dirt and echo/feedback could be controlled. If you have a microphone and speakers included with these laptops then then if you include a small peice of software they can be used as telephones or walkitalkies -- like an instant message local channel that is as easy to use as a CB radio. If the hardware looked like a radio, the oporator could use it before they learend how to use the computer.
A built in Microphone would be usefully if dirt and echo/feedback could be controlled. If you have a microphone and speakers included with these laptops then then if you include a small peice of software they can be used as telephones or walkitalkies -- like an instant message local channel that is as easy to use as a CB radio. If the hardware looked like a radio, the oporator could use it before they learend how to use the computer.

===Sound Codec===

The [Hardware specification]] page says the Audio Codec is an [http://www.analog.com/en/prod/0%2C2877%2CAD1888%2C00.html Analog Devices AD1888], AC97-compatible audio codec.

===Microphone Sensor Input===

The microphone input can be used to measure voltage or (using the Microphone bias voltage) resistance. This should enable us to use this as a form of sensor input with the audio analog to digital converter converting the sensor signal to a signal that can be displayed on the screen or logged by the computer. More info is required on the use of the codec in this mode.
* max voltage that can be withstood safely by the mic input
* Voltage corresponding to AD converter full scale.
* Bias voltage output (open circuit)
* Bias voltage output (short circuit)
* anything else?


=== Microphone data input ===
=== Microphone data input ===

Revision as of 16:51, 6 May 2007

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These are ideas related to both audio input and output. Please review the hardware specification to see what is already included. Some audio-related ideas are also dealt with in the Radio and Broadcast page.

Microphone

A built in Microphone would be usefully if dirt and echo/feedback could be controlled. If you have a microphone and speakers included with these laptops then then if you include a small peice of software they can be used as telephones or walkitalkies -- like an instant message local channel that is as easy to use as a CB radio. If the hardware looked like a radio, the oporator could use it before they learend how to use the computer.

Sound Codec

The [Hardware specification]] page says the Audio Codec is an Analog Devices AD1888, AC97-compatible audio codec.

Microphone Sensor Input

The microphone input can be used to measure voltage or (using the Microphone bias voltage) resistance. This should enable us to use this as a form of sensor input with the audio analog to digital converter converting the sensor signal to a signal that can be displayed on the screen or logged by the computer. More info is required on the use of the codec in this mode.

  • max voltage that can be withstood safely by the mic input
  • Voltage corresponding to AD converter full scale.
  • Bias voltage output (open circuit)
  • Bias voltage output (short circuit)
  • anything else?

Microphone data input

The microphone input jack can double as a dataport for some class of devices (when supporting a "DC-coupled" input mode), but a more general-purpose USB analog to digital device would be a great peripheral for the laptop. --Walter

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