Re: Detection of a specific sound

Joel Goldstick wrote: Sometimes (maybe most times) the follow on discussion goes off on insightful tangents that may have little to do with the OP. And then someone mentions a Monty Python sketch about Hitler, thereby both bring the discussion back on-topic *and* invoking Godwin's Law at the

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:49:03 -0700, Michael Torrie wrote: > On 10/25/2015 06:17 PM, Montana Burr wrote: >> I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the >> shriek of a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify >> someone. Ideally, specificity can be adjusted

Re: Detection of a specific sound

Dennis Lee Bieber writes: > If a fire did occur, and the inspectors find traces of wiring > going into what was supposed to be a stand-alone detector there is > a risk that it will be concluded that the detector had been > tampered with and may not have been functional...

Re: Detection of a specific sound

> On Oct 25, 2015, at 8:17 PM, Montana Burr wrote: > > I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the shriek of > a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify someone. Ideally, > specificity can be adjusted for the user's environment.

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Ian Kelly wrote: > On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 7:45 AM, William Ray Wing wrote: > > > >> On Oct 25, 2015, at 8:17 PM, Montana Burr > wrote: > >> > >> I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:03:14 -0500, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 08:50:34 + (UTC), alister > declaimed the following: > >>Personally I would forget trying to analyse sound & see if there is any >>way to get an input signal direct from the

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 7:45 AM, William Ray Wing wrote: > >> On Oct 25, 2015, at 8:17 PM, Montana Burr wrote: >> >> I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the shriek of >> a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On 26/10/15 01:17, Montana Burr wrote: I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the shriek of a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify someone. Ideally, specificity can be adjusted for the user's environment. For example, I expect to need moderate

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On 10/25/2015 06:17 PM, Montana Burr wrote: > I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the shriek > of a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify someone. > Ideally, specificity can be adjusted for the user's environment. For > example, I expect to need

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > One difficulty -- there is no standard "smoke alarm" sound... While > they are using piezo-electric buzzers, the control processor may cycle the > buzzer in different patterns from maker to maker, or

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > It would almost be faster to attach a thin, high-impedance (since one > doesn't want to weaken the actual sounder) wire to the Piezo buzzer, and > poll for activity. No false positive from an alarm clock

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:28 -0700 Montana Burr wrote: > I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the > shriek of a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify > someone. Ideally, specificity can be adjusted for the user's >

Re: Detection of a specific sound

On 2015-10-26 00:17, Montana Burr wrote: I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the shriek of a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify someone. Ideally, specificity can be adjusted for the user's environment. For example, I expect to need moderate

Detection of a specific sound

I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the shriek of a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify someone. Ideally, specificity can be adjusted for the user's environment. For example, I expect to need moderate specificity as I live in a quiet neighborhood,