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Confabulator

This project will allow people with disabilities or inabilities with speech to communicate more easily and effectively.

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This project was created on 04/19/2018 and last updated 7 years ago.

Description

For some people, the ability to express themselves is a frustrating, sometimes herculean effort. My goal is to provide a simple way for them to communicate with their caregivers, teachers, families and friends.

The initial project will be to develop a device that is easily manipulated, especially for those with limited physical capabilities. It will provide a cue to the user as to what expression is being selected, and will then generate an appropriate visual and auditory representation of that expression.

I've currently categorized this as Hardware since that is the initial focus, but there will be related hardware and software projects to provide additional support and functionality.

Special thanks to my wife for inspiring this project.

Components

  • 1 × Adafruit FeatherWing OLED https://www.adafruit.com/product/2900
  • 1 × Adafruit Feather M0 Bluefruit LE https://www.adafruit.com/product/2995
  • 1 × Dfplayer Mini https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077XS7XQK/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • 1 × Mini Arduino Speaker https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078KXQG17/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • 1 × OLED Display Module I2C SSD1306 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0761LV1SD/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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  • SOUND

    Eric Heikkila • 04/25/2018 at 05:55 • 0 comments

    Received a few parts in the mail today, namely:

    • Mini Audio Magnet Raspberry Pi and Arduino Speaker 3 Watt 8 Ohm JST - PH2.0 Interface Balance Connect Rectangle Passive Horn Trumpet Loudspeaker
    • MakerFocus 2pcs I2C OLED Display Module 0.91 Inch I2C SSD1306 OLED Display Module Blue I2C OLED Screen Driver DC 3.3V~5V for Arduino
    • Dfplayer Mini,MP3 Player Module For Arduino UNO Modulo Musica Audio Voice Board Shield TF Card U Disk
    Had trouble driving the MP3 player from the Feather M0, so I swapped in an Arduino Uno, and things went much smoother. And bonus - because the new OLEDs are also I2C SSD1306, just like the Feather OLED, I could reuse all the display code.

    And with some example MP3s, we have SOUND!

  • Canned

    Eric Heikkila • 04/20/2018 at 08:36 • 0 comments

    Stuffing it into a cardboard tube to see about size and packaging.

    Not too bad.

  • OLED Display

    Eric Heikkila • 04/20/2018 at 07:50 • 0 comments

    Going with a FeatherWing OLED for displaying feedback to the operator. The screen is displaying in white text on a black background what would be selected when the top is depressed, and changes to black text on a white background when actually depressed.

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