Sensor Wiki: KY-006 Passive Piezo-Buzzer Module

This wiki article covers the KY-006 passive piezo-buzzer module. Included are wiring diagrams, code examples, pinouts, and technical data. This sensor is a fantastic sensor for providing simple audible feedback to your projects and can be setup with the absolute minimum of effort.

The KY-006 passive piezo buzzer is a 3-pin module that creates an audible sound of varying frequencies using pulse width modulation (PWM).  It can produce a range of tones and sounds depending on the input.  Due to this, it is commonly used to create sound effects or simple musical notes for short songs.

Tech Specs for the KY-006 Active Buzzer: 

• Min/Max Operating Voltage 1.5V to 15V DC
• Current: <25mA
• Frequency: <20Hz to >2.5kHz
• Dimensions: 0.728in x 0.591in (18.5mm x 15mm)

This module has three pins: GND, Vcc+, and Signal.

We do not currently have an projects that feature the KY-006, but check back soon!

You’ll find below code examples of using the KY-006 passive piezo buzzer with both Arduino and Raspberry Pi (Python).

KY-006 Passive Buzzer Code Example for Arduino

In this KY-006 passive piezo buzzer example code, we will create the standard alarm signal example that cycles the sound of the passive buzzer.

// define the pin we will connect to
int buzzer = 12 ; 
 
void setup ()
{
  // set our pin to output mode
  pinMode (buzzer, OUTPUT) ;
}
 
 
void loop ()
{
  // loop through frequencies to generate alarm sound
  unsigned char i;
  while (1)
  {
    //Frequency 1
    for (i = 0; i <80; i++) 
    {
      digitalWrite (buzzer, HIGH) ;
      delay (1) ;
      digitalWrite (buzzer, LOW) ;
      delay (1) ;
    }
    //Frequency 2
    for (i = 0; i <100; i++) 
    {
      digitalWrite (buzzer, HIGH) ;
      delay (2) ;
      digitalWrite (buzzer, LOW) ;
      delay (2) ;
    }
  }
}

KY-006 PASSIVE BUZZER CODE EXAMPLE FOR RASPBERRY PI

The following code example is for the Raspberry Pi using the Python programming language. This code will create the classic alarm signal on the buzzer by cycling the tones up and down.

# import modules
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
 
# define the pin we will attach to
GPIO_PIN = 18
GPIO.setup(GPIO_PIN, GPIO.OUT)

# start at 50 hertz 
GPFrequency = 50 
pwm = GPIO.PWM(GPIO_PIN, GPFrequency)
pwm.start(50)

    while(True):
    	for GPFrequency in range(5000):
	        pwm.ChangeFrequency(GPFrequency)
         

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