Overview

A buzzer is simple device that emits noise when activated.

This can be done via GPIO pins.

Active vs Passive

There is two kinds of buzzer: passive and active:

• A passive buzzer needs to be driven by a PWM signal. By changing the PWM frequency, you can change the tone.
• An active buzzer generates the sound at a predefined frequency, so the tone cannot be adjusted.

Current

Buzzers draw can vary a lot, it can be as low as 2mA to as high as 30mA, which is too much for a GPIO.

If you got a low power one, it is recommended to use the GPIO as a sink: plug the positive side on the 3.3V rail, the negative one to the GPIO. For high power buzzer, use a transitor or other type of current amplifier to not burn your board.

Example

This example is for an active buzzer.

Note: The PWM support is still iffy at best on the Raspberry Pi, and this must be run as root.

package main

import (
    "log"
    "time"

    "periph.io/x/conn/v3/gpio"
    "periph.io/x/conn/v3/gpio/gpioreg"
    "periph.io/x/conn/v3/physic"
    "periph.io/x/host/v3"
)

func main() {
    // Load all the drivers:
    if _, err := host.Init(); err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    p := gpioreg.ByName("PWM1_OUT")
    if p == nil {
        log.Fatal("Failed to find PWM1_OUT")
    }
    if err := p.PWM(gpio.DutyHalf, 440*physic.Hertz); err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
    if err := p.Halt(); err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
}

Buying

• Adafruit: adafruit.com/?q=buzzer
• Aliexpress: aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=buzzer
• Amazon: amazon.com/s?field-keywords=buzzer
• Pimoroni: shop.pimoroni.com/?q=buzzer
• SeeedStudio: seeedstudio.com/s/buzzer.html

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