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playTone(frequency, duration, pause [, flags [, freqIncr]])

Play a tone
@status current Introduced in 2.1.0

Parameters

  • frequency (number) tone frequency in Hz (from 150 to 15000)
  • duration (number) length of the tone in milliseconds
  • pause (number) length of the silence after the tone in milliseconds
  • flags (number):
    • 0 or not present play with normal priority.
    • PLAY_BACKGROUND play in background (built in vario function uses this context)
    • PLAY_NOW play immediately
  • freqIncr (number) positive number increases the tone pitch (frequency with time), negative number decreases it. The frequency changes every 10 milliseconds, the change is freqIncr * 10Hz. The valid range is from -127 to 127.

Return value

none