Play 3 Tones on the Speaker

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/* Play three tones on the speaker, on repeat*/ void setup(){ pinMode(2,OUTPUT); //Set the speaker as an OUTPUT } void loop(){ tone(2,500); //Play a tone of 500 hertz on pin 2 delay(1000); //Delay 1000 milliseconds (1 second) tone(2,700); //Play a tone of 700 hertz delay(1000); //Delay 1000 milliseconds tone(2,900); //Play a tone of 900 hertz delay(1000); //Delay 1000 milliseconds before starting the loop code again } // (c) 2023 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense

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Challenges

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Change the argument inside each delay function to make the tones play faster or slower. What's the fastest you can play the three tones and still hear each one?

Play a fourth tone that plays for 1000 milliseconds.

Stop the tones at the end of the loop and delay 5000 milliseconds before the loop starts over. Hint: You'll need to use the noTone( ) function.

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Quiz

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1. Which syntax ends the entire 'void loop' function?

semicolon ;
parentheses )
closing curly brace }

2. Which syntax ends a single code command?

semicolon ;
closing curly brace }
period .

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