Buzby
Senior Member
Hi All,
I'm sure you've all seen those talk-back parrot toys which repeat whatever phrase they hear. I've got one, and want to add a bit of extra functionality to it. I want to be able to trigger a few pre-recorded phrases, as well as keeping the basic talk-back action.
When I opened the parrot, you can see that the PCB has a chip labelled TR16F064B. A quick bit of Googling, and I found the datasheet : http://www.chipsourcetek.com/Uploads/file/20161126152116_4969.pdf
The chip is not a simple record-playback device, it's a re-programmable microcontroller with special features for audio processing. It maybe possible to locate some development software for it, and re-program it to do what I want. However, even in lockdown, I don't think this is a viable option.
More likely is that I will find a seperate record-playback device that can store multiple phrases, then use a PICAXE to integrate it into my parrot.
Has anyone any ideas about which device I should use ?. There seems to be hundreds to choose from, but not much data about them.
Cheers,
Buzby
I'm sure you've all seen those talk-back parrot toys which repeat whatever phrase they hear. I've got one, and want to add a bit of extra functionality to it. I want to be able to trigger a few pre-recorded phrases, as well as keeping the basic talk-back action.
When I opened the parrot, you can see that the PCB has a chip labelled TR16F064B. A quick bit of Googling, and I found the datasheet : http://www.chipsourcetek.com/Uploads/file/20161126152116_4969.pdf
The chip is not a simple record-playback device, it's a re-programmable microcontroller with special features for audio processing. It maybe possible to locate some development software for it, and re-program it to do what I want. However, even in lockdown, I don't think this is a viable option.
More likely is that I will find a seperate record-playback device that can store multiple phrases, then use a PICAXE to integrate it into my parrot.
Has anyone any ideas about which device I should use ?. There seems to be hundreds to choose from, but not much data about them.
Cheers,
Buzby