Pirate Chest with Secret Knock Sensor

[Sparkman]

@BulldogLowell Thanks. Yes it's mysensored. The radio is in the bottom right hand corner. I don't expect to get good range the way it's positioned so I may need to reposition it a bit.

Cheers
Al

[gregl]

Nice one! - great project to get your kid into electronics and programming!

[BulldogLowell]

@Sparkman

A great project to get my (10yr old) son excited about technology & science and working on a project together with me! Thanks for posting!

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(two thumbs up!)

[petewill]

Cool! I can't wait until my son is old enough to do this. At 3 he's still a little too distracted :)

[Sparkman]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone. I'm not sure what my son was more excited about. Building it, or seeing it posted on the internet and others commenting on it.:smiley:

Cheers
Al

[Sparkman]

I've updated the original post with a parts list and some build notes.

Cheers
Al

[Moshe Livne]

cool project! I am waiting for my sound sensors from China. Patience comes to those who wait, or so they say. I was wondering if the same hardware and software can detect a clap sequence?

[Sparkman]

@Moshe-Livne Thanks. Yes it should be usable for claps as well as you can adjust the sensitivity on those sound sensors.

I know the frustration of waiting for shipments from China, especially if one gets lost. By the time they resend and it finally arrives can be over 3 months from the original order. I think for the cheaper parts, I'm going to order the same item at the same time from a couple of different sellers to improve the chances of them arriving in a reasonable time. The inconsistency is what's most annoying. Some packages arrive within a couple of weeks and some take 2 months, although I think Canada customs is to blame in some instances for my shipments.

Cheers
Al

[BulldogLowell]

@Sparkman said:

I think Canada customs is to blame in some instances for my shipments

[Sparkman]

@BulldogLowell LOL, eh!