Raspberry Pi - Button - Piezo Buzzer
This tutorial instructs you how to use an Raspberry Pi and a button to control a piezo buzzer. The following actions will be discussed in detail:
- When the button is pressed, the piezo buzzer will produce a sound.
- When the button is not pressed, the piezo buzzer will stop producing sound.
- When the button is pressed, the piezo buzzer will generate a melody.
Hardware Preparation
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Wiring Diagram
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Raspberry Pi Code - Simple Sound
In this part, we will learn how to use a piezo buzzer to make a simple sound when the button is pressed using Raspberry Pi.
Detailed Instructions
- Make sure you have Raspbian or any other Raspberry Pi compatible operating system installed on your Pi.
- Make sure your Raspberry Pi is connected to the same local network as your PC.
- Make sure your Raspberry Pi is connected to the internet if you need to install some libraries.
- If this is the first time you use Raspberry Pi, See how to set up the Raspberry Pi
- Connect your PC to the Raspberry Pi via SSH using the built-in SSH client on Linux and macOS or PuTTY on Windows. See to how connect your PC to Raspberry Pi via SSH.
- Make sure you have the RPi.GPIO library installed. If not, install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-rpi.gpio
- Create a Python script file button_buzzer.py and add the following code:
"""
This Raspberry Pi code was developed by newbiely.com
This Raspberry Pi code is made available for public use without any restriction
For comprehensive instructions and wiring diagrams, please visit:
https://newbiely.com/tutorials/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-button-piezo-buzzer
"""
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
# Set the GPIO mode (BCM or BOARD)
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
# Define the GPIO pin number to which the buzzer is connected
BUZZER_PIN = 18
# Define the GPIO pin number to which the button is connected
BUTTON_PIN = 16
# Set up the GPIO pins
GPIO.setup(BUTTON_PIN, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP) # Input with pull-up resistor
GPIO.setup(BUZZER_PIN, GPIO.OUT) # Output
try:
while True:
button_state = GPIO.input(BUTTON_PIN)
if button_state == GPIO.LOW:
print("The button is being pressed")
GPIO.output(BUZZER_PIN, GPIO.HIGH) # Turn the buzzer on
else:
print("The button is unpressed")
GPIO.output(BUZZER_PIN, GPIO.LOW) # Turn the buzzer off
# Add a slight delay to debounce the button (optional)
time.sleep(0.1)
# Allow the user to stop the buzzer by pressing Ctrl+C
except KeyboardInterrupt:
GPIO.output(BUZZER_PIN, GPIO.LOW) # Turn off the buzzer
GPIO.cleanup()
- Save the file and run the Python script by executing the following command in the terminal:
python3 button_buzzer.py
- Press and hold the button for several seconds.
- Listen to the sound of the piezo buzzer.
The script runs in an infinite loop continuously until you press Ctrl + C in the terminal.
Code Explanation
Check out the line-by-line explanation contained in the comments of the source code!
Raspberry Pi plays the melody of the song
In this part, we will make Raspberry Pi trigger the piezo buzzer to play the "Jingle Bells" song when a button is pressed
Detailed Instructions
- Create a Python script file button_buzzer_Jingle_Bells.py and add the following code:
"""
This Raspberry Pi code was developed by newbiely.com
This Raspberry Pi code is made available for public use without any restriction
For comprehensive instructions and wiring diagrams, please visit:
https://newbiely.com/tutorials/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-button-piezo-buzzer
"""
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
# Set the GPIO mode (BCM or BOARD)
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
# Define the GPIO pin number to which the buzzer is connected
BUZZER_PIN = 18
# Define the GPIO pin number to which the button is connected
BUTTON_PIN = 16
# Set up the GPIO pins
GPIO.setup(BUZZER_PIN, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(BUTTON_PIN, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)
# Constants for note names and their corresponding frequencies
C4 = 261
D4 = 293
E4 = 329
F4 = 349
G4 = 392
A4 = 440
B4 = 493
# Dictionary to map numeric values to note names
note_names = {
C4: "C4",
D4: "D4",
E4: "E4",
F4: "F4",
G4: "G4",
A4: "A4",
B4: "B4",
}
# List of notes in the "Jingle Bells" melody
melody = [
E4, E4, E4, E4, E4, E4, E4, G4, C4, D4, E4, F4, F4, F4, F4, F4, E4, E4, E4, E4, E4, D4, D4, E4, D4, G4
]
# List of note durations (in milliseconds)
note_durations = [
200, 200, 400, 200, 200, 400, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 400, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 400, 200, 200
]
# Pause duration between notes (in milliseconds)
pause_duration = 300
def play_tone(pin, frequency, duration):
# Calculate the period based on the frequency
period = 1.0 / frequency
# Calculate the time for half of the period
half_period = period / 2.0
# Calculate the number of cycles for the given duration
cycles = int(duration / period)
for _ in range(cycles):
# Set the GPIO pin to HIGH
GPIO.output(pin, GPIO.HIGH)
# Wait for half of the period
time.sleep(half_period)
# Set the GPIO pin to LOW
GPIO.output(pin, GPIO.LOW)
# Wait for the other half of the period
time.sleep(half_period)
def play_jingle_bells():
for i in range(len(melody)):
note_duration = note_durations[i] / 1000.0
note_freq = melody[i]
note_name = note_names.get(note_freq, "Pause")
print(f"Playing {note_name} (Frequency: {note_freq} Hz) for {note_duration} seconds")
play_tone(BUZZER_PIN, note_freq, note_duration)
time.sleep(pause_duration / 1000.0)
GPIO.output(BUZZER_PIN, GPIO.LOW)
try:
while True:
button_state = GPIO.input(BUTTON_PIN)
if button_state == GPIO.LOW:
play_jingle_bells()
# Allow the user to stop the buzzer by pressing Ctrl+C
except KeyboardInterrupt:
GPIO.output(BUZZER_PIN, GPIO.LOW)
GPIO.cleanup()
- Save the file and run the Python script by executing the following command in the terminal:
python3 button_buzzer_Jingle_Bells.py
- Press the button
- Then, listen to the piezo buzzer's melody.
Code Explanation
Check out the line-by-line explanation contained in the comments of the source code!