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Re: [AVR-Chat] very faint piezo buzzer

2005-05-26 by Ralph Hilton

On Thu, 26 May 2005 00:32:46 -0000 you wrote:

>I have a radioshack piezo buzzer that is rated for 3-16 volts and a 3 
>or 5 MA.  I tested the current it draws with my dmm and I got the 
>rated MA being drawn.
>
>I had used this device on a different project using a BX-24 which has 
>an 8515 as its core.
>
>When I use it with my 128, the sound is very faint.  I tried it on 2 
>different pins and the sound was the same.
>
>I am pretty new to AVRs.  I am pretty sure that I have the pin set to 
>output (DDRx = 1 on the appropriate pin).
>
>Any suggestions?

Connect it between 2 output pins and switch them alternately. That effectively
doubles the voltage.
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Ralph Hilton
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