I'm building a 1/2 scale model of a railroad crossing guard for my kids. I want to use a windshield wiper motor driven by a PICAXE-8 motor controller board through a pair of relays. I've got the mechanics working well and now I need to turn to the electronics, and the one item I haven't yet figured out is the bell ringing sound. I want to use electronic sound rather than an actual bell so I con control the volume. The PICAXE board has the output for a trigger I just don't know what to trigger.
Link to the PICAXE motor controller:
http://www.robotshop.com/en/picaxe-8-pin-driver-board.html

 

Amazon.com: Sound Module for Greeting Cards: Office Products
https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Module-for-Greeting-Cards/dp/B006HL1KAU

 

I'm building a 1/2 scale model of a railroad crossing guard for my kids. I want to use a windshield wiper motor driven by a PICAXE-8 motor controller board through a pair of relays. I've got the mechanics working well and now I need to turn to the electronics, and the one item I haven't yet figured out is the bell ringing sound. I want to use electronic sound rather than an actual bell so I con control the volume. The PICAXE board has the output for a trigger I just don't know what to trigger.
Link to the PICAXE motor controller:
http://www.robotshop.com/en/picaxe-8-pin-driver-board.html

If your building a 1/2 scale system you'll need something with more oomph than a greeting card module. I suggest using one of these for your sound board and you'll need to connect it up with an amplifier and a pair of speakers. You'll be able to incorporate lots of different train sounds. Just finished a project similar using 10 different sound effects. Have fun!

 

Thank you both, DNA and bertz! A greeting card player and powered speakers should be perfect.