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Transformerless Power Supply Generating low-voltage DC from the 220V or 110V AC mains is very useful and necessary in the field of electronics. Low voltage DC, like 5v, 6v, 9v, 12v, is used in electronics circuits, LED bulbs, toys and many household electronics items. Generally, batteries are used to power them, but they need to be replaced from time to time, which is not cost-effective and also takes… |
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Emergency Light An emergency light is an integral part of household electronics nowadays. We all know an Emergency light is used during a power failure to light up the home. As it is used during a power failure, it should last long, hence generally bright white LEDs are used in emergency lights, because they produce more light and consume less power. Emergency light is a very useful… |
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DIY Piano Piano is developed by connecting a 555 timer ASTABLE multivibrator with variable frequency to a speaker. Piano is a wonderful musical instrument and one can make a cheap one using 555 timer IC chip. This concept of piano is achieved by making the timer generate 5-15 different kind of sounds. The different sounds are generated through timer by allowing it to run as free… |
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IR Based Security Alarm IR based security alarm circuit can detect any movement and trigger the alarm. This circuit is very useful in homes, banks, shops, restricted areas where an alert alarm is needed on any movement. This circuit is based on IR sensor where an IR beam is continuously falling on a photodiode, and whenever this Infrared beam breaks, by any kind of movement, alarm is triggered… |
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2 Digit Object/Product Counter Object counters or product counters are important applications used in industries, shopping malls, etc. They count objects or products automatically and so reduce human efforts. In this tutorial we are going to design a simple object counter circuit without using any microcontroller. Components LM358 IC - 1 555 timer IC -1 Voltage… |
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LM386 Based Audio Amplifier Circuit Simple Mic audio amplifier can amplify sound that is given from Microphone. This circuit can be used as “Small mic and loudspeaker system” for a small space like a room. This circuit can also be used in many applications like portable music players, intercoms, radio amplifiers, TV sound systems, Ultrasonic drivers etc. It can also be used as sound sensor for… |
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DTMF Based Home Automation We use many different types of communication in control applications to control home appliances, industrial appliances, and other type of automation. There are two types of communication that is we generally use - one is wired and other one is wireless. In wireless communication we transmits signal wirelessly, like using radio frequency (RF) and in wired communication in… |
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Cell Phone Charger Circuit Mobile phones generally charge with 5v regulated DC supply, so basically we are going to build a 5v regulated DC supply from 220 AC. This DC supply can be used to charge mobiles as well as the power source for digital circuits, breadboard circuits, ICs, microcontrollers etc.
You can also build 6V DC, 9V, 12V,… |
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Automatic Staircase Lights using PIR Sensor and Relay This automatic staircase light circuit switch on the staircase lights automatically when someone enters on the stairs and gets off after some time. There are two important components in this circuit, first is PIR Sensor (Passive Infrared Sensor) and second is Relay.
PIR Sensor PIR… |
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4x4 Matrix Keypad Interfacing with 8051 Microcontroller Keypad interfacing with 8051 microcontroller represents one of the fundamental skills for embedded systems developers. Matrix keypads are an input device found in calculators, security systems, ATMs, and various industrial control panels. Keypads are widely used input devices in various electronics and embedded projects. They are used to take inputs in the form of … |
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Distance Measurement using Ultrasonic Sensor and Arduino Ultrasonic sensors are great tools to measure distance and detect objects without any actual contact with the physical world. It is used in several applications, like measuring liquid level, checking proximity and even more popularly in automobiles to assist in self-parking or anti-collision systems. Previously, we have also built many Ultrasonic Sensor… |
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LED Interfacing with 8051 Microcontroller LED interfacing is the first thing one would try to do while getting started with any microcontroller. So here in this tutorial, we are going to interface an LED with an 8051 microcontroller, and we will write a C Program to blink the LED. We have used a very popular microcontroller, AT89S52, of the 8051 family, by ATMEL. LED interfacing with 8051 microcontroller… |
