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MiniRobotLanguage (MRL)
MSB. Command
Message Beep through PC-Speaker
Intention
Generates a Signal Beep, through the PC-Speaker. Frequency and Duration can be customized. Useful for debugging. Useful to signal errors and states without showing a text.
Modes of operation:
1. Just use it without Parameter:
' Will produce a short Beep-Signal
MSB.
2. Use with Frequency
' Make a 100 Hz Sound for ~ 1 Second
MSB.100
3. Use default frequency (thats 800 Hz) and own Duration
MSB.|14
4. Use custom Frequency and Duration
MSB.600|10
5. Use default sound patterns:
' Generate a siren like sound
MSB.siren|780|650|2
' Coin bouncing, sort of
MSB.bounce|760|280
' "Falling deep" like sound
MSB.fall|1780|150
' Switch between two tones
MSB.police|170|1780
Syntax
MSB.[P1][|P2][|P3][|P4]
Parameter Explanation
P1 - (optional) - can be omitted, in that case the default frequency of 800 Hz is used, to generate a Beep Sound. If given, it can be
1.) a frequency between 1 Hz and 20000 Hz (depending on what your speaker can make that you can still hear). In that case P2 will be a Duration in terms on 1/10 of a second.
2.) a Keyword from the following:
- bounce - use 2 numeric parameter
- fall - use 2 or 3 numeric parameter
- siren - use 2 or 3 numeric parameter
- police - use 2 or 3 numeric parameter
In this case, P2 till P4 will be the additional parameters for these predefined sound patterns.
P2 - (optional) - can be the duration of the frequency or a parameter for any of the above sound-patterns.
P3 - (optional) - if sound-patterns are used, this is one of their parameters.
P4 - (optional) - if sound-patterns are used, this is one of their optional parameters.
Example
'***********************************
' MSB. Sample
'***********************************
MSB.siren|780|650|4
MSB.police|170|1780|4
MSB.bounce|780|650
MSB.800|5
END.
Remarks
Use PRR. and PRE. to have your Melody play in the background.
Limitations:
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See also: