About the Project 🦆🔦📡

🎯 Inspiration

The inspiration behind this project came from a desire to make Morse code more engaging and interactive, especially for beginners and curious minds. We thought: what if decoding messages didn’t just mean boring beeps? What if it quacked instead? That small, quirky idea turned into a full project where Morse code comes to life with quacks, flashlight blinks, and real-time decoding.

🛠️ How We Built It

We built the project using Swift. Here’s what we included:

Text to Morse Code Converter
Morse Code to Sound (Quack & Beep)
Flashlight Blinker for Morse
Decoder from Morse to Text
Interactive CLI for User Input

We started with a basic dictionary of letters and Morse code, and expanded the system with audio feedback and flashlight effects to enhance the user experience.

📚 What We Learned

How to work with audio in Python using pygame
How to simulate real Morse code timing (dot, dash, symbol gaps, word gaps)
How to integrate hardware features like a flashlight or LED (on supported devices)
The importance of handling cross-platform compatibility and user-friendly design
And of course, that duck sounds make everything better

⚠️ Challenges We Faced

Ensuring flashlight support worked correctly on all systems
Balancing fun features like quacking sounds with real Morse timing and accuracy
Debugging environment issues

🚀 Final Thoughts

This project turned out to be more than just a Morse code tool — it’s an educational and fun way to learn something old in a totally new way. Whether you're sending secret messages or just quacking for fun, we hope this project lights up your curiosity.