<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I am working on a classroom environment monitor project with a group of intermediate students (11-13 year olds). One component of this project is a very basic sound level meter connected to an Arduino. We have tried a Freetronics microphone interface board (schematics at <a href="http://www.freetronics.com/products/microphone-sound-input-module#.Ug9RbZJ9t-0">http://www.freetronics.com/products/microphone-sound-input-module</a>) with poor results. The module seems to be very noisy and the output appears to oscillate.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We are essentially after a circuit to sample the background noise level and provide a 0-5 V output for the Arduino ADC to read. We are not too concerned about accuracy as the output will be a traffic light red/orange/green display. If the Freetronics module had worked as advertised it would have been ideal.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Can anyone out there suggest a modification to the board we have or an alternative circuit?</div><div><br></div><div>Spencer</div></div>