In previous post (link) I discussed ways of controlling 5 LEDs on or off. Well if you're using Windows with the AVR C source code supplied from previous post, you can install a freeware application from www.SpeakToPC.com that converts voice commands into computer tasks. Now you can tell your AVR projects what to do with voice commands!

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Once you have the Simon Says program installed (might need Microsoft drivers for speech recognition), load up template AVR.poz and then you should be able to speak out loud "all on" to turn all the LEDs on or "all off" to turn them all off. You will need a working sound card on your system and a microphone to pick up your voice.

Basically this software will take speech commands and then send a value to the serial port (com5 in my case) that you setup. You can program up to 50 different voice commands!

If you have any problems, test your microphone using the Windows built in Sound Recorder (Start > Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder) before getting too frustrated (many times it's the soundcard). Also, may be issues if you have versions of Dragon Dictate or other speech recognizing applications installed on your system.