is there any solution to measure dB(A) (human spectrum) sound power levels with basic electronicvs or any affordable IC that outputs anything that can be converted to human readible values?
I have a cheap chinese SPL-meter, but I need those numbers in binary form to save and process it. Since it uses not more than a mic + ADC + properity µC it must be doable?
dB(A) seems to be a hard nut.... can't believe no company built a chip for that.
I assume it's done with analog filters (made with op-amps) and a "cheap" SPL meter doesn't have to be "perfect" and they are rarely calibrated, since periodic/annual calibration could cost more than the cheap meter.