Little Bird / Component atlas / 004
Inside a buzzer.
A changing voltage. A bending disc. A vibration you can hear.
PASSIVE PIEZO SOUNDERD3 · 0–5 V drive
Ceramic + brass diaphragm
Ceramic + brass diaphragm
D3 → PIEZO
0.00VACROSS THE PIEZO
440HzTONE FREQUENCY
Ready to play
One cycle · edges and motion slowedDiaphragm bending enlarged
Conventional current+ → −Reverses as the piezo discharges
DRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL OR PINCH TO ZOOM