From 16a81d6f37b8da35de433e262cd7eea9be8c2c8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jessica Stanley <jessica.g.stanley@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:08:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] LEARN structure for module explanations --- docs/projects/02learn.md | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/projects/02learn.md b/docs/projects/02learn.md index 83a641b..ccfa980 100644 --- a/docs/projects/02learn.md +++ b/docs/projects/02learn.md @@ -61,27 +61,44 @@ Some people prefer the term 'wearable electronics' instead of e-textiles - both # Oscillator Modules +## What's an oscillator? +Every synthesizer needs an oscillator. An oscillator is a circuit that takes a steady signal (e.g. from a battery) and turns it into an oscilllating (changing / moving up and down) signal. +[diagram] +## Wendy: the NOT gate +The heart of the Wendy is a CD40106 IC, which is a logic chip containing 6 inverters / NOT gates. -* Wendy: The NOT gate -Every synthesizer needs an oscillator. An oscillator is a circuit that takes a steady signal (e.g. from a 9V battery) and turns it into an oscillating (changing / moving up and down) signal. The heart of the Wendy is a CD40106 IC, which is a logic chip containing 6 inverters / NOT gates +[diagram] -(show diagram of how NOT gate works as an oscillator) +mixing -* Delia: The phase-locked loop +## Delia: the phase-locked loop +The Delia oscillator is a little more complex. Link to Hackaday? -# Other modules +## Ada -* Maryam: space-filling curves -* Filter +## Maryam -* Volume +The Maryam module works with the Wendy module +*When not touched, no current flowing through oscillator, no sound +* When touched, intensity of touch determines pitch -* Ada +The design of the Maryam module is a Hilbert curve. Read more in my project diary (link) about this -* Daphne +## Daphne +Shortening the path = raising the tone -* Anni: voltage dividers +## Anni +Why pressing on joins creates tones +Voltage divider + + +## Volume +Voltage divider + +## Amp + +## Hedy -- GitLab