{"title":"Adafruit Wave Shield for Arduino Kit [v1.1]","handle":"adafruit-wave-shield-for-arduino-kit-v1-1","url":"/products/adafruit-wave-shield-for-arduino-kit-v1-1","description":"The Adafruit Wave Shield adds high-quality audio playback to ATmega328-based Arduinos (Uno, Duemilanove, and compatibles). It plays uncompressed 22 KHz, 16-bit mono WAV files of any length from an SD/MMC card through an on-board 12-bit DAC, filter, and op-amp — delivering audio that's more than good enough for music, spoken word, and sound effects.\n\nAudio plays asynchronously as an interrupt, so your Arduino can continue running other code while sound is playing. The included Arduino library makes it easy to trigger audio from button presses, sensor readings, serial commands, or any other event.\n\nKey Features\n\n\n12-Bit DAC Audio – On-board DAC, filter, and op-amp for high-quality mono output\n\n22 KHz / 16-Bit Playback – Plays uncompressed .wav files of any length\n\nSD/MMC Card Reader – Reads FAT16/FAT32 formatted cards\n\n3.5mm Headphone Jack – Stereo jack (mono signal on L+R) with auto-switching speaker output\n\nSpeaker Output – Activates when headphones are unplugged\n\nVolume Control – On-board thumbwheel potentiometer\n\nAsynchronous Playback – Audio plays via interrupt while Arduino runs other tasks\n\nArduino Library Included – Simple API for triggering and controlling audio\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nSound effects for props, costumes, and interactive installations\nTalking projects and audio announcements\nSensor-triggered audio playback\nBackground music for exhibits and displays\n\n\nCompatibility\n\nATmega328-based Arduinos only (Uno, Duemilanove, Diecimila, and compatibles)\nNot compatible with Arduino Zero, Due, Mega, or Leonardo\n\n\nPackage Contents\n\n1× Adafruit Wave Shield v1.1 (unassembled kit — all parts included)\n\n\n\nNote: This is a soldering kit — assembly required. Arduino, SD card, speaker, and headphones not included. The library requires approximately 10K of flash and over 512 bytes of RAM for audio buffering.\n\n\nResources\n\n\nAdafruit Wave Shield Guide – Assembly instructions, schematics, library, and examples\n","vendor":"Adafruit","product_type":"physical","in_stock":false,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":11397,"title":"Default Title","sku":"AF-94","price":45.9,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":false,"available_quantity":0,"option1":"Default Title"}]}