Hey everyone! So I am new to this site, but also relatively new to tinkering with electronics.
I have been researching ways to modify soundboards and all I have really come up with is that you have to purchase a recordable sound chip and replace the one that already exists.
However, for the project I am currently working on there is a ton of additional components that I want to keep as is so I am seeking advice on how to add a sound chip and still keep the majority of the working components.
I will try to keep the rest of this post short, but I wanted to explain some of the potential complications.
First is there are two spinning figures that rotate via a motor and some gears. Once a button is pressed an LED light over their heads lights up, a song plays, and they spin in several circles. Ideally, I would still like the figures to spin, but replace the song that they are "dancing" to.
Next, there is a button that plays two separate audio clips of a Cinderella story. Each clip is about 3 minutes long and that white dome over top emits a light that consists of two separate LEDs. As the story progresses the colors change. I would love to replace the audio clips but still have the LEDs change colors. For me, that sounds a bit complicated so if I can only add/replace the sound chip I would understand that.
I tried to take a few different photos of the board, but if they are too unclear or unhelpful I will gladly take more.
Other than that, since this is an alarm clock it has a button that when pressed will back light the time, however it will go off after 10 seconds or so. I would love to have it continuously back lit if possible. But that is just icing on the cake really. The important part is tackling the sound board.
Any advice or direction is appreciated. I anticipate I'll just have to buy a sound chip and find a way to solder in a series to the existing board somehow, but I figured you would know better than I!
Thank you in advance!
I have been researching ways to modify soundboards and all I have really come up with is that you have to purchase a recordable sound chip and replace the one that already exists.
However, for the project I am currently working on there is a ton of additional components that I want to keep as is so I am seeking advice on how to add a sound chip and still keep the majority of the working components.
I will try to keep the rest of this post short, but I wanted to explain some of the potential complications.
First is there are two spinning figures that rotate via a motor and some gears. Once a button is pressed an LED light over their heads lights up, a song plays, and they spin in several circles. Ideally, I would still like the figures to spin, but replace the song that they are "dancing" to.
Next, there is a button that plays two separate audio clips of a Cinderella story. Each clip is about 3 minutes long and that white dome over top emits a light that consists of two separate LEDs. As the story progresses the colors change. I would love to replace the audio clips but still have the LEDs change colors. For me, that sounds a bit complicated so if I can only add/replace the sound chip I would understand that.
I tried to take a few different photos of the board, but if they are too unclear or unhelpful I will gladly take more.
Other than that, since this is an alarm clock it has a button that when pressed will back light the time, however it will go off after 10 seconds or so. I would love to have it continuously back lit if possible. But that is just icing on the cake really. The important part is tackling the sound board.
Any advice or direction is appreciated. I anticipate I'll just have to buy a sound chip and find a way to solder in a series to the existing board somehow, but I figured you would know better than I!
Thank you in advance!
. Even if you had such a chip, interfacing it to the rest of the circuit would be challenging without a circuit schematic.
