Retired - VoiceBox Shield

Description: The VoiceBox Shield can be mounted on top of your Arduino USB Board or Minuino. The Voice Box Shield uses the SpeakJet chip to convert serial commands into a great robot-sounding voice.

Populated on the VoiceBox Shield are the 18-DIP SpeakJet IC and a two stage audio amplifier with a potentiometer to set the gain. You can connect a speaker directly to the 'SPK+/-' pins, and get your Arduino-bot talking with very minimal work!

You can control the SpeakJet through either its serial line, or the eight event input lines which are connected to digital pins 5-12. A 3-way jumper allows you to connect either the software (D2) or hardware (D1) TX pin of the Arduino to the SpeakJet's serial input.

Also included on the shield are a 13x7 grid of 0.1" pitch through-holes for prototyping, the Arduino's reset button. Headers are not included, we recommend the Long pin header set.

Documents:

• Schematic
• Example Code
• Quickstart Guide
• Listen to the SpeakJet! (YouTube)
• Talking Wireless Server Tutorial
• SpeakJet User's Guide
• SpeakJet Dictionary
• Tutorial on adding the TTS256 text to speech IC to the shield
• Listen in MP3 Format as the VoiceBox Shield introduces itself