com.ridgesoft.robotics.effectors
Class DevantechSP03

java.lang.Object
  com.ridgesoft.robotics.effectors.DevantechSP03

public class DevantechSP03
extends Object

Class to interface with the Devantech SP03 speech synthesizer.

Constructor Summary

DevantechSP03(I2CMaster i2cMaster)
Constructs a DevantechSP03 object.

Method Summary

int	getSoftwareRevision() Gets the software revsion of the device's software.
boolean	isBusy() Returns true if the SP03 is busy with the previous command.
void	speak(int phraseNumber) Speaks a predefined phrase.
void	speak(int volume, int speed, int pitch, String text) Speaks a text message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DevantechSP03

public DevantechSP03(I2CMaster i2cMaster)

Constructs a DevantechSP03 object.

Parameters:

i2cMaster - I2C object for the bus the range finder connects to

Method Detail

getSoftwareRevision

public int getSoftwareRevision()
                        throws IOException

Gets the software revsion of the device's software.

Returns:

software revision number

Throws:

IOException

isBusy

public boolean isBusy()
               throws IOException

Returns true if the SP03 is busy with the previous command.

Returns:

true if SP03 is busy, otherwise false

Throws:

IOException

speak

public void speak(int phraseNumber)
           throws IOException

Speaks a predefined phrase.

Parameters:

phraseNumber - number of a phrase previously stored in the SP03 (1 to 30)

Throws:

IOException

speak

public void speak(int volume,
                  int speed,
                  int pitch,
                  String text)
           throws IOException

Speaks a text message.

Parameters:

volume - 0 = loudest, 7 = quietest

speed - see SP03 documentation, 5 is a good starting point

pitch - see SP03 documentation, 3 is a good starting point

text - Message to speak, maximum 81 ASCII characters

Throws:

IOException