I2C Application Note #2
Controlling the PCD3312C DTMF/modem/musical-tone generator chip.
This I2C Application Note demonstrates how to connect and use the Philips PCD3312C DTMF/modem/musical-tone generator chip to provide a DTMF signal to dial a telephone.

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Introduction: The PCD3312C is an inexpensive (~$3.00 in singles), 8-pin silicon gate CMOS integrated circuit manufactured by Philips Semiconductors. It is intended principally to provide the dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) combinations required for tone dialing systems. The various audio output frequencies are generated from an on-chip 3.58 MHz quartz crystal-controlled oscillator. An on-chip voltage reference provides a constant output amplitude which is independent of the operating supply voltage and ambient temperature.

In addition to the standard DTMF frequencies, the PCD3312C also provides twelve standard frequencies used in simplex modem applications and two octaves of musical scales in steps of semitones.

In this application note, we will connect a PCD3312C to the OOPic's I2C Network and write a program to dial a phone number.

Theory of Operation:

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