Arduino powered cassette tape counter

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By Phillip Torrone
Posted 2009/09/04 @ 2:48 pm
Category Arduino

Tom writes in…

I connected the tape counter from an old Pioneer cassette deck to an Arduino. I’d love it if one of your readers could think of something to do with it!

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9 Responses to Arduino powered cassette tape counter

docpop.myopenid.com on September 6th, 2009 at 8:48 pm said:

assuming the speed is variable, you could create music by playing a tape with one long note on it and using arduino to vary the pitch.
This could all be sequenced, but it would be great to see it all connected to a a keyboard with each note triggering the correct note. Sort of like the modern melotron.

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joel.simpson.myopenid.com on September 6th, 2009 at 8:59 pm said:

Hit counters for social sites
Calendar/clock (requiring multiple counters)
Stop watch / timer
Computer statistics (processor load, disk IO, memory)
Unread email count

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Elizabeth on September 6th, 2009 at 9:37 pm said:

You could connect it to an infrared sensor and have a motion detector which kept count of the times it was triggered. (How often do people approach an artwork? a window with a view? a bulletin board full of office announcements? How many times does the cat visit her water bowl? her litter box? her favorite napping spot?)

You could connect it to a sound sensor and log how many times the noise level in the office exceeded a certain threshold.

You could connect it to a light sensor, put the device in the refrigerator, and find out how many times the refrigerator door is opened during the day. (Might work as a consciousness-raising diet aid.)

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Jan on September 6th, 2009 at 11:15 pm said:

count visitor to your website. but it would need a servo to reset them next morning.

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Timm Tayshun on September 6th, 2009 at 11:28 pm said:

Guitar pickup winder counter.

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Adrian Lodge on September 7th, 2009 at 4:26 am said:

Once made a clock using a click counter, like those bouncers use… only problem is, at midnight (2359) the arduino had to click it back to 0000.

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Anonymous on September 7th, 2009 at 10:22 am said:

Nice counter for something steampunkish.

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Phil on September 7th, 2009 at 1:39 pm said:

I believe this is what androids use for counting electric sheep.

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Anonymous on September 7th, 2009 at 4:09 pm said:

every time someone comes up with a witty use for it counter?

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