CFSound III State Parks Example Uses

Picture of CFSound III in Myakka State Park exhibit Inform and Educate  your park visitors with an interactive display/exhibit using the CFSound III digital audio message repeater. Simply add push button switches and a speaker, then connect them to the CFSound III to provide an interactive self contained information/education/quiz/learning system.  The expandable inputs & outputs, along with the audio filename conventions, allows the user to create a complete interactive display exhibit or quiz(question and answer) system, using just the CFSound III.  When used in a hands on interactive display, the CFSound III can watch for switch(s) to be pressed, play a corresponding audio file, and trigger individual outputs for controlling lamps, routing the played audio to different speakers(locations), etc.. Don't have power at your display location, the CFSound III can be powered by the sun(see below).


Picture of CFSound III in exhibit inMyakka State Park Visitors are Educated  using the CFSound III, since corresponding audio files are played for the correct and incorrect answer for each question. You can even add additional push buttons that allows visitors to select other languages.  Did we mention that if you add up to two expansion Modules that can provide output so you can make lights, motors, solenoids, etc.. activate for each question and answer! Make your visitors stop & listen & learn.
Create the perfect National or State Park information exhibit using the most reliable cost effective digital audio message repeater.



Picture of CFSound III Solar Panel in Myakka State Park Best of all  the CFSound III can be powered from the sun with the optional solar controller. From sun up to sun down your park visitors will be informed and educated by the CFSound III digital audio message repeater using only the sun as power. Just connect a 15-20 Watt solar panel, and a 18Ah battery to the optional solar controller, and you're ready to go!

Q  - I have a nature display with eight questions and three animal sounds I would like played when a button is pressed. Can the CFSound III do this?
A  - Yes, here are the steps you would take.
    1. Connect the 16 question push buttons to the CFSound III's Contact Sense 24 expansion module(see switch wiring examples).
      Make a note of which questions switch is connected to which Coontact Sense input # for recording your audio files!
    2. Connect a speaker(s) of your choice, to the CFSound III.Any speaker 4 to 8 ohm will work.
    3. Record your audio files you would like played on your PC using the Windows Sound Recorder or other audio recording software of your choice.
    4. Name the files "01C.WAV", "02C.WAV", "03C.WAV", "04C.WAV", making sure the audio filenames correspond to the push button switch wiring of the questions.
    5. Copy your audio files to a compact flash card.
    6. Install the compact flash card in the CFSound.
    7. Connect the supplied wall transformer, or solar controller and battery, or your 12V power supply, to the CFSound III.

    Press each of the push button switched you have connected, and make sure the corresponding audio file plays.

Components Used: CFSound III, Contact Sense 24 Expansion Module, Supplied Wall Transformer, Solar Panel & Battery, or other source of 120VAC or 12VDC power, Compact Flash Card, Push Button Switch, Speaker.

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