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Simple Sound Activated Switch

Control by sound may be very useful,  not just on a robot but also for a bit  of home automation, for example a  sound activated light responding to a  knock on the door or a hand clap. The  light will be automatically switched  off after a few seconds. An alternative  use is burglar protection — if someone  wants to open the door or break some-thing the light will come on, suggesting  that someone’s at home. The circuit can work from any 5– 12 VDC regulated power supply pro-vided a relay with the suitable coil voltage is used.
 
Simple Sound Activated Switch Circuit diagram :



Sound Activated Switch Circuit Diagram

When you first connect the supply  voltage to the circuit, the relay will  be energised because of the effect of capacitor C2. Allow a few seconds for  the relay to be switched off. You can  increase or decrease the ‘on’ period  by changing the value of C2. A higher  value results in a longer ‘on’ period,  and vice versa. Do not use a value  greater than 47 µF. Biasing resistor R1 determines to a  large extent the microphone sensitivity. An electret microphone usually has  one internal FET inside which requires  a bias voltage to operate. The optimum  bias level for response to sound has to  be found by trial and error.

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