How does it work?
Mic Click is based on the SPQ0410HRSH-B, a slim ultra-mini SiSonic™ microphone specification with maximum RF protection and ultra-narrow design from Knowles. It is a MEMS microphone and consists of an acoustic sensor, a low noise input buffer, and an output amplifier. It is a very reliable microphone, resistant to mechanical shocks, vibrations, thermal shocks, low and high temperatures, ESD-HBM, and more. It is not resistant to high pressure and vacuum. The microphone is top-port oriented and has a typical sensitivity of -42dB at 94dB SPL, with a 59dB signal-to-noise ratio.
Mic Click uses an analog OUT pin of the mikroBUS™ socket to communicate with the host MCU. The analog output from the microphone to the OUT pin goes through the MCP6022, a rail-to-rail input/output 10MHz Op Amp from Microchip. This operational amplifier has a wide bandwidth, low noise, low input offset voltage, and low distortion and amplifies the microphone’s output with high performance.
This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. Also, it comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.
Specifications
Type
Microphone
Applications
Can be used for the development of cell phones, smartphones, laptop computers, sensors, digital still cameras, portable music recorders, and other portable electronic devices where excellent wideband audio performance and RF immunity are required
On-board modules
SPQ0410HRSH-B – slim ultra-mini SiSonic™ microphone specification with maximum RF protection and ultra-narrow design from Knowles
Key Features
Extremely narrow package, low current, MaxRF protection, ultra-stable performance, omnidirectional, SiSonicTM MEMS technology, top port silicone microphone, and more
Interface
Analog
Feature
No ClickID
Compatibility
mikroBUS™
Click board size
S (28.6 x 25.4 mm)
Input Voltage
3.3V
Pinout diagram
This table shows how the pinout on Mic Click corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
Onboard settings and indicators
Label | Name | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
– | PWR | – | Power LED Indicator |
Mic Click electrical specifications
Description | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
---|---|---|---|---|
Supply Voltage | – | 3.3 | – | V |
Frequency Range | 100 | – | 100000 | Hz |
Sensitivity | -45 | -42 | -39 | dBV/Pa |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio | – | 59 | – | dB |
Output Impedance | – | – | 400 | Ω |