Category: Electronics Design

Alarm has today been established as a medium to alert people about the unusual happenings around the territory it is fixed at. This is a common circuit which makes uses of low power components and easily available electronic machinery to serve our purpose. To add more, because of the simplicity of this project, it can be implemented at places we sense the necessity. This IC benefits an individual with the possible list of options to select how s/he wants the alarm circuit to function, which includes necessary set-up for burglar…

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Generally, appliance timers offer a wide range of applications with a greater range of flexibility. But here we have presented a typical type of IC as shown in the figure, which can be used with 50/60 Hz power lines and can operate on both 12- or 24-hour basis. A 50 Hz power line requires an external clock input for operation. This clock turns the timer on/off and along with this also sets the minutes and hours limits of the timer. Additional features like ‘reset’ and ‘repeat’ control are added, which…

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The IC described here is particularly designed for single audio channels, so as to offer Dolby B-type noise-reduction features. Along with the internal power supply regulator, the circuit of dolby noise reduction processor IC requires a series of amplifiers. In addition to this, some external RC networks are also required for the system. These networks serve a special purpose in the system. A single network comprising five capacitors and three resistors is connected to four external leads. The other network which constitutes of three resistors and three capacitors forms a…

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Generally, audio power amplifier  are low frequency (typically 40 Hz to 20,000 Hz) power amplifiers. Internally, they are designed as class B power amplifiers and offer reasonable power gain (5 to 10 watts typically, as well as low distortion figures. To handle the power dissipation required, most chips have several large, flat pins that are tied to ground and act as heat sinks. Chips such as these provide additional features as well, such as thermal shutdown protection, overvoltage protection, and frequency compensation. The output is designed to drive a low…

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Clock Circuit Description:- Clocks are important companion of our daily life. They say, “Time and tide waits for none”. So, clocks play a vital role in our progressive routine. Wrist watches, table clocks are not the only devices available to display time, there are multiple ways to do so. The project discussed here draws the layout to build an electronic clock which provides all features like a normal clock does. Fascinating fact about this circuit is that it can be operated either from the AC power line, or from an…

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A multi-function calculator is designed within a single IC such that it executes five operations which include four basic arithmetic functions and one add-on or discount percentages. It constitutes of a simple layout of a keyboard with ten numerical keys, and six function keys plus a decimal point key. This IC is a general outline of simple calculator which can perform all of the logic and storage functions in one single, 28-pin IC. Light weight and inexpensive features add to flexibility in use of this calculator. Using the basic principle…

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What is Complex sound generator? Internal noises; noise within a system, are treated as disturbances and we make attempts to reduce it to a lowest level possible. There is another way to eradicate noise and on the other hand, take benefits from the noise itself. It sounds completely insane, don’t you think so? The circuit we are going to discuss here reveals the mystery. The circuit entitled, ‘Complex sound generators’ makes use of this waste like internal noise and tones to produce special effect sounds.  The disturbance is thus replaced…

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This project is all about LEDs. It gives basic guideline of how LEDs can be used to design something new in a better way. This article entitled; ‘DOT/BAR DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUIT’ accepts variable input voltage and turns on one or more LEDs corresponding to the instantaneous voltage of the input. We can thus conclude that LEDs are here used to provide visual display of the magnitude of the input signal. Depending on the requirement, the circuit offers two modes of operation, out of which one produces a single moving dot…

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At times, determining the fluid level can become very tiresome. When the stored containers are dark-coloured, it gets more difficult. With automations taking over hectic activities, a special project, fluid level detector has been developed to eradicate this issue. The circuit of fluid level detector comes with a limitation; it can be used to measure non-flammable fluids only. In this particular circuit, the fluid level detector is used in conjunction with a thermo-resistive probe to measure the levels of fluids under consideration. A light is interfaced to one of the…

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In comparison to multiple microprocessor controlled TV games, the game dedicated ICs differ quite a lot. The video game IC discussed here is a fine example of game IC which provides a selection of tennis, soccer, squash, practice, and two rifle shooting games. It can be a surprising fact that this multi-feature IC is the simplest form of game dedicated IC, available on the market. To add more, second IC can be included in the circuit to provide a colorful impact on the game. The video game circuit offers two…

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