A technical deep-dive for the #Electronics and #EmbeddedDev community on a pragmatic audio solution for industrial applications.

It's a great example of how straightforward, well-executed technology can significantly enhance usability and safety in demanding fields using the KT142C SOP-16 voice chip.

Read the full design and implementation guide:https://lnkd.in/dwaECMNX

#Tech #HardwareDesign #Agriculture #VoiceInterface #Microcontroller #OpenHardware #PrecisionFarming

The KT142C is a fantastic little component for adding pre-recorded audio prompts to devices like smart beauty tools, appliances, or industrial equipment. It strips away complexity: stores MP3s on built-in 320KB flash (appears as a USB drive!), decodes them in hardware, and can be controlled via simple serial commands or direct button triggers.

https://lnkd.in/gaN_KRtr

#Tech #HardwareDesign #VoiceInterface #Microcontroller #OpenHardware #BeautyTech #Engineering

Detailed technical share for the #DIYElectronics and #EmbeddedDev community.

very low power consumption.
If you're working on appliances, toys, or IoT gadgets, this chip can save you significant development time.

Read the full design note here: https://lnkd.in/gUTAR69q

#Tech #Electronics #HardwareDesign #VoiceInterface #Microcontroller #IoT #Engineering #OpenHardware

Exploring the KT142A voice chip? Here’s a robust guide for developers:

🔹 Audio Prep: Optimize MP3s (remove silent segments, 16kHz recommended)
🔹 Hardware: 3V-5.2V power, PWM/DAC options, BUSY pin diagnostics
🔹 Debugging: Fix playback truncation (reduce amp capacitor to 10nF)

Real-world example: Bus announcements & Community access control

#EmbeddedDev #VoiceInterface #Electronics #KT142A #OpenSourceHardware

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-kt142a-voice-chip-practical-project-development-guide-tsui-2tflf

Will GPT rescue machine voice interfaces? 🤔

As the hype around AI continues, @rob explores whether we should put LLMs (Large Language Models) on the phone 🤖☎️

📹 Watch his talk here: https://2023.commcon.xyz/talks/will-gpt-rescue-machine-voice-interfaces/

#conversationalAI #customdialogdesign #machinevoiceagents #LLM #AI #CommCon #realtime #RTC #SIP #jambonz #openAI #voiceinterface #GPT

Is the promise of #AI (dialog systems) really in line with their actual capabilities?
#voiceinterface

(Cartoon from poorly drawn lines)

Really neat to see how much voice assistants are growing and advancing! I just hope more devs come into it and help guide things in the right direction! https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-alexa-assistant-is-now-in-20k-devices/

#alexa #amazonecho #voiceinterface #voiceassistant