27220 Parallax Inc, 27220 Datasheet - Page 127

• Manufacturer Part Number: 27220
• Description: BOOK STAMPWORKS
• Manufacturer: Parallax Inc

Specifications of 27220

• Accessory Type: Booklet
• Product: Microcontroller Accessories
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Not applicable / Not applicable
• For Use With/related Products: StampWorks
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant, Not applicable / Not applicable

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Behind the Scenes
With a bit of programming creativity, the BASIC Stamp microcontroller is able to
create and mimic some very interesting sound effects, particularly those used in
telephone system. Since most of the sounds we hear on the telephone (other than
voice) are generated with two tones, the BASIC Stamp’s FREQOUT and DTMFOUT
functions can be used to generate the effects.
DTMFOUT is actually a specialized version of FREQOUT that plays two simultaneous
tones that are superimposed on each other. The purpose of DTMFOUT is to create
the dual-tones required to dial a telephone. The figure below shows the raw and
filtered output of DTMFOUT. In the filtered output the interaction of the two tones is
clearly visible.