30006 Parallax Inc, 30006 Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: 30006
• Description: MODULE EMIC TTS SIP FEMALE
• Manufacturer: Parallax Inc

Specifications of 30006

• Module/board Type: Text-to-Speech SIP Module
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With/related Products: Parallax microcontroller
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

Block Diagram
Functional Description
Overview
The Emic Platform is a fully integrated module that converts a stream of digital text into a high-quality English-
speaking voice. The Emic Platform performs text-to-speech synthesis and host processor communications. The
system architecture consists of the following functions:
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The Emic Platform ships with a standard American English-speaking female voice with a San Francisco Bay Area
dialect. The Emic Platform is designed to support different languages or voices as they become available.
Parallax, Inc. • Emic Text-To-Speech Module (#30006) • 02/2005
Serial interface to interpret commands and data using a simple command structure and menuing system
Text normalization module to pre-process incoming text into pronounceable words
Word-to-phoneme translator which converts incoming words into their phonetic representation
Phoneme mapping to match incoming phonemes into their corresponding pre-recorded audio sample
Volume, pitch, and speed adjustments
On-board audio amplifier (300 mW)
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BUSY
SOUT
SIN
Bi-Color LED
DIP Switches
Note: The AIN pin is not available on the OEM version.
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VCC
C
Text-to-Speech
LDO Regulator
Audio Amplifier
WTS701
AIN
AOUT
SP+
SP-
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