This is a Project of "PicoPico BOX", that is a Musical Instrument with 8-bit sound. Some boards, a speaker and some parts on the market are combined into the gadget. By using X-BOX One controller can be played music. "Pico Pico" is a Japanese Onomatopoeia to express 8-bit sound. There is a smaller version. It is called PicoPico-Box mini and written below.
PicoPico BOX and mini version (left)
- 8bit sound by using tone function of Arduino (monotone)
- Standalone
- loud sound by speaker amplifier
- If "Moco" is installed into the USB Controller of Arduino UNO, The gadget behaves an USB MIDI Device and can be played by MIDI signal from PC.
Actually, Sound Source (Arduino) part and Speaker part are independent of each other.
| electronic parts | unit price [JPY] | quantity | total [JPY] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arduino Uno Rev3 | 2,940 | 1 | 2,940 |
| USB Host Shield 2.0 | 1,701 | 1 | 1,701 |
| USB Connector USB-4AF103BS | 50 | 1 | 50 |
| USB Plug USB-4AM103AS | 50 | 1 | 50 |
| Universal Circuit Board P-08241 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Speaker AT-SPB200 | 2,570 | 1 | 2,570 |
| Battery Box (AAA*2) BH425A | 51 | 1 | 51 |
| Battery Box (AAA*4) BH441A | 103 | 1 | 103 |
| Toggle switch MS500FF | 405 | 1 | 405 |
| Volume (B 50k) R610N-QB1-B503 | 92 | 1 | 92 |
| Dial 15X15JXPS | 268 | 1 | 268 |
| Stereo mini jack HK-MJ01H | 401 | 2 | 802 |
Total Cost ... JPY 9,062
- PicoPicoBox_source/PicoPicoBox_source.ino --- Source code for Arduino
- 3Dmodel/SpeakerMount.123dx --- 3D Modelling Data of 123D Design
- 3Dmodel/SpeakerMount.stl --- 3D Modelling Data for 3D printer
to compile/write PicoPicoBox_source.ino, USB Host Library is needed.
PicoPico BOX connectiing X-BOX One Controller
Introduction in Japanese
Demo 1
Demo 2 (Pitch bend)
The smaller version of PicoPico-Box. This model does not have USB Midi function, however has micro:bit as a wireless communication module.
