Hit Me Gently!: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:58, 5 March 2011

About

It was one of these days...I had the idea that it would be cool to have kind of a emergency-button to trigger a sound. For example, if a calling customer really pissed you off, you can hit it (gently) and it will play a sound maybe shouting "what the f*ck"!

I built that completely in hardware, but it was a bit annoying that the sound quality of the recording chip was bad, and recording a new sound took a bit too long (attaching cable to my Mac, playing the desired sound while pushing the recording button).

So I decided to create new, better, more flexible version!

Hardware

What you need

1 really cheap, small mouse with at least three buttons (more might be better)
1 Klöckner & Möller FAK Grobhandtaster
Some tools, like screwdrivers, soldering station etc.

Building

the Klöckner & Möller emergency button (box)
the button
a cheap mouse
open the mouse
the innards
localize the button you want to trigger...
...and find it on the bottom side...
...solder a cable to it...
...attach to the FAK closing switch
Finished!

Software

tbd

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 ==== Building ====
 <gallery>
-File:HMG_HW_01.jpg|Item 1
+File:HMG_HW_01.jpg|the Klöckner & Möller emergency button (box)
-File:HMG_HW_02.jpg|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
+File:HMG_HW_02.jpg|the button
-File:HMG_HW_03.jpg
+File:HMG_HW_03.jpg|a cheap mouse
-File:HMG_HW_04.jpg
+File:HMG_HW_04.jpg|open the mouse
-File:HMG_HW_05.jpg| ''italic caption''
+File:HMG_HW_05.jpg|the innards
-File:HMG_HW_06.jpg|on page "{{PAGENAME}}"
+File:HMG_HW_06.jpg|localize the button you want to trigger...
-File:HMG_HW_07.jpg|Item 1
+File:HMG_HW_07.jpg|...and find it on the bottom side...
-File:HMG_HW_08.jpg|Item 1
+File:HMG_HW_08.jpg|...solder a cable to it...
-File:HMG_HW_09.jpg|Item 1
+File:HMG_HW_09.jpg|...attach to the FAK closing switch
 File:HMG_HW_10.jpg|Finished!
 </gallery>