Chris writes: It’s a theremin that uses an IR proximity sensor to detect how far away a hand is, then plays a specific music note for that distance. It works quite well, checkout the demo video in the link.
The purpose of this project is to build a simple but working theremin that can play the base notes (no sharps or flats) from one octave to another, specifically C4 to C5. The IR proximity sensor will detect how far away your hand or an object is from it and produce a specifc pitch for that distance.
The PIC’s internal Analog-to-Digital converter will be in charge of translating the IR proximity sensor feedback data which the PIC will translate into a usable distance number. A fast timer interrupt circuit will be created inside the PIC to constantly be playing the tone for the last distance detected. If nothing is within the ‘playing field’ of this IR theremin, no note should be played.
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