An Arduino-Based Talking Calorimeter for Inclusive Lab Activities

This work describes a simple talking calorimeter for the visually impaired based on the Arduino Uno without any shield. An electronic interface was designed using a Wheatstone bridge, a thermistor, or an operational amplifier (opamp). The temperature values are communicated by a loudspeaker connecte...

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Published in:Journal of chemical education 2020-06, Vol.97 (6), p.1677
Main Authors: Gomes, Victor V, Cavaco, Sofia C. F, Morgado, Carmen P, Aires-de-Sousa, João, Fernandes, Julio C. B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assistive Technology
Audio Equipment
Chemistry
College Science
Educational Technology
Foreign Countries
German
Portuguese
Science Experiments
Science Instruction
Science Laboratories
Technology Uses in Education
Thermodynamics
Visual Impairments
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Summary:This work describes a simple talking calorimeter for the visually impaired based on the Arduino Uno without any shield. An electronic interface was designed using a Wheatstone bridge, a thermistor, or an operational amplifier (opamp). The temperature values are communicated by a loudspeaker connected to pulse-width modulation (PWM) digital output pins 3 and 11 of the Arduino Uno. The system is based on the Talkie library for Arduino Uno. This library was developed using Linear Predictive Coding and includes about 1000 English words. Two new Talkie libraries were constructed, one for Portuguese and another for German. This device can be easily implemented in any teaching laboratory with extremely reduced costs.
ISSN:0021-9584
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00148?ref=pdf