Electronic Entomology
電子昆虫学

flam


symbol for meter symbol for schmitt symbol for tapper





Name: flam
Family: symbol for metermeter
Species: symbol for schmittschmitt
Traits: symbol for tappertapper
Habitat: Full sun
Birth: 2019 Baltimore MD
Resident: Baltimore MD


Flam is the first bug found in the meter family. Flam is a new drummer in the house. Flam gently taps on paper producing percussive and scratchy sound. In full sun, flam tapps on the paper strongly and rhythmically.

Flam -- one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by a grace note

Flam uses the schmitt trigger oscillators like many other bugs to create the pulses, which will result in the tapping patterns. Output of the oscillator send the voltage to the transistor that turns the meter on and off. Article on this experimentation and be found here.



schimatic

wiring

Schimatic of flam


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