August 2008

Automotive Circuits, Lighting Circuits

12V Lamp flasher circuit.

Description. Here is a simple yet powerful circuit that can be used for flashing 12V lamps especially that is used on automobiles.The flashing circuit is based on transistor Q1(BC557) and MOSFET Q2 (IRF530) where the Q2 provides the necessary drive for the lamp.Any number of bulbs can be flashed using this circuit provided that the […]

Motor Related, Power Controller Circuits

Temperature controlled DC fan

Description. Here is a simple circuit based on two transistors that can be used to control the speed of a 12 V DC fan depending on the temperature.A thermistor (R1) is used to sense the temperature. When the temperature increases the base current of Q1 (BC 547) increases which in turn decreases the collector voltage

Clocking & Timer Circuits, Home Circuits

Long duration timer circuit.

Description. This timer circuit can be used to switch OFF a particular device after around 35 minutes. The circuit can be used to switch OFF devices like radio, TV, fan, pump etc after a preset time of 35 minutes. Such a circuit can surely save a lot of power. The circuit is based on quad

Lighting Circuits

Lamp pulser circuit

 Description. Here is a simple circuit that can be used to pulse an LED or a low power filament lamp. The effect is such that the LED lights up from OFF state gradually and then dims gradually. Such a circuit is very useful in decoration purposes. The circuit is nothing but a triangular wave generator

Power Supplies

Negative reference voltage generator

Description. The circuit given below shows a negative reference voltage supply.The reference voltage can be set to precise values by R2. The circuit operates in the same manner as the positive reference voltage supply circuit shown previously.The circuit is nothing but  an inverting DC amplifier based on IC uA741.The circuit operates on a negative power

Power Supplies

Positive reference voltage generator

Description. The circuit given below is a variable positive voltage reference supply.The reference voltage can be set to precise values by R2.Basically the circuit is a DC amplifier based on op-amp uA 741.The negative feedback is given via the zener diode. Circuit diagram with Parts list. Notes. Assemble the circuit on a good quality PCb

Lab Manuals

Addition of Two 8 bit numbers in 8085

AIM To add two 8 bit numbers using 8085 microprocessor PROGRAM MV1 C,00 LDA 4200 MOV B,A LDA 4201 ADD B JNC LABEL1 INRC LABEL1:STA 4202 MOV A,C STA 4203 HLT SAMPLE OUTPUT ADDRESS DATA INPUT/OUTPUT 4200 15 Input 4201 27 Input 4202 3C Output(sum) 4203 00 Output(carry) RESULT A program to add two 8

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INTRODUCTION TO MICROPROCESSOR TRAINER KIT AND PROGRAMMING

                                               In our experiments we used Micro 85 EB trainer kit from Vi Micro systems. The steps involved in doing programs in trainer kit are summarized below.   1.Write  the program 2.Prepare the hex code of the program 3.Enter the hex code to trainer kit in suitable locations(eg:From 4100 H) 4.Give sufficient data for

Lab Manuals

UJT RELAXATION OSCILATOR

AIM To design and setup a UJT relaxation oscillator. COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS NEEDED 1. UJT (2N2446) 2. Resistors 3. Capacitor 4. CRO 4. DC power supply CIRCUIT DIAGRAM DESIGN Take Vp= 10 V and f =1 KHZ Vp= η VBB+ Vd (Vd can be neglected) VBB=15V (Assume η = 0.62) From data sheet valley point

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UJT CHARACTERISTICS

AIM  To plot the characteristics of UJT (2N 2446) and to determine the intrinsic stand off ratio from the graph.   COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED   1. UJT 2. Resistors 3. Voltmeter 4. Ammeter 5. Rheostat 6. Power supply   CIRCUIT DIAGRAM                                                                                                                              EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT OF UJT     THEORY          UJT is

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COMMON EMITTER CHARECTERISTICS OF NPN TRANSISTOR

AIM    To plot the characteristics of BC 107 transistor and to find 1. Dynamic input resistance 2. Dynamic output resistance 3. Common emitter current gain   COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS NEEDED   1. Transistor 2. Variable power supplies 3. Resistors 4. Voltmeters 5. Ammeters   CIRCUIT DIAGRAM THEORY            A transistor is a 3 terminal

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RC INTEGRATOR AND DIFFERENTIATOR

AIM  To design and setup an RC integrator and differentiator circuits   COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED 1. Capacitors 2. Resistors 3. Signal generator 4. CRO   CIRCUIT DIAGRAM AND DESIGN   1.      DIFFERENTIATOR WITH INPUT FREQUENCY 1 KHZ Input voltage is 20 v pp. DESIGN   RC<0.0016T; Take R= 5.6 K (To avoid the loading

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ZENER DIODE VOLTAGE REGULATOR

AIM To design and set up a voltage regulator using Zener diode COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS   1. Bridge rectifier circuit 2. Zener diode (6.2 volt) 3. Resistors 4. Capacitors 5. Voltmeter 6. Ammeter 7. Rheostat CIRCUIT DIAGRAM DESIGN To get a 5.6 V as output, select SZ 5.6 as Zener diode .Take load current as

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CLAMPING CIRCUITS

AIM  To realize various clamping circuits using diodes and capacitors   COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS   1. Diode 2. Capacitor 3. DC power supply 4. CRO   CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS AND TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS   1.      NEGATIVE  CLAMPER WITH 0.7 VOLTS   2.      POSITIVE CLAMPER WITH LEVEL – 0.7 VOLTS 3.      POSITIVE CLAMPER WITH LEVEL  -5 V 4.     

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CLIPPING CIRCUITS

AIM  To set the diode clipping circuits   COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED 1. Diodes 2. Resistors 3. DC sources 4. Signal generator 5. CRO   CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS   1.      POSITIVE CLIPPER AT  0.6V TRANSFER CHARECTERISTICS 2.      NEGETIVE CLIPPER AT -0.6 VOLTS     TRANSFER CHARECTERISTICS       3.      POSITIVE CLIPPER AT  3 V  

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RECTIFIER CIRCUITS USING PN JUNCTION DIODES

AIM To implement the half wave rectifier and full wave rectifier using 1N 4007 diode COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED 1. Diodes 2. Centre tap transformer 3. Resistors 4. CRO CIRCUIT DIAGRAM HALF WAVE RECTIFIER FULL WAVE CENTRE TAP RECIFIER FULL WAVE BRIDGE RECTIFIER WAVEFORMS HALF WAVE RECTIFIER WITHOUT CAPACITOR FILTER WITH CAPACITOR FILTER FULL WAVE

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ZENER DIODE CHARECTERISTICS

AIM  To plot the reverse characteristics of zener diode and to find the breakdown voltage   COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS NEEDED   1. 6.2 V zener diode 2. Resistors 3. Variable dc power supply 4. Voltmeter 5. Ammeter   CIRCUIT DIAGRAM   THEORY                   Zener diode is a P-N junction diode specially designed to operate

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DIODE CHARECTERISTICS

AIM   To plot the characteristics of a pn diode and to find its the cut in voltage and the dynamic resistance.   COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED   1. DC supply 2. Diodes 3. Voltmeter 4. Ammeter 5. Rheostat   CIRCUIT DIAGRAM   THEORY   A diode is the basic electronic component. It’s property is

Test & Measurement Circuits

High impedance DC voltmeter.

Description. A high impedance DC voltmeter using a uA741 IC is shown here. The operational amplifier is used as a non-inverting DC amplifier in which the negative feedback is through a DC meter requiring 1mA for full scale deflection. Since R6 is 100 Ohms, the meter will show full scale reading when the DC input

Light Related

Dark detector circuit

Description. The dark detector circuit shown here can be used to produce an audible alarm when the light inside a room goes OFF. The circuit is build around timer IC NE555. A general purpose LDR is used for sensing the light. When proper light is falling on the LDR its resistance is very low. When

Audio Circuits, Test & Measurement Circuits

Audio clipping indicator circuit

Description. This circuit can be used to identify whether there is a clipping in a particular wave form. Clipping is a phenomenon in which the amplitude of a particular waveform drops before it reaches the expected limit. This circuit glows an LED as an indication if the signal under test has clipping. The circuit is

Telephone Related

Telephone pickup preampliifer

Description. Here is a simple circuit based on IC uA 741 that can be used to pickup voice from telephone lines without even contacting the line. If a high impedance magnetic core is placed near a telephone instrument or near one of the telephone wires, it picks up inductively both sides of the telephonic conversation

Remote Circuits

Remote toggle switch circuit

Description. In application level this circuit is similar to that of the circuit given previously. The only difference is in the approach. This circuit is designed by using another method. Using this circuit you can toggle any electrical appliance between ON and OFF states by using your TV remote. The only requirement is that your

Automotive Circuits

Musical car reverse horn circuit

Description. Here is a simple circuit that will produce a musical horn when ever your car is in reverse gear.The circuit uses two ICs for the operation, voltage regulator 7805(IC1) and musical tone generator UM66(IC2). The IC1 reduces the car battery voltage to 5V. The diodes D1 & D2 in combination  produces an additional  drop

Timer Circuits

10 Minute timer circuit.

Description. When ever you need to get an alarm or intimation after ten minutes ,the circuit shown below can be used.The circuit is nothing but  a monostable multivibrator based on IC NE 555.When ever you press the reset push button the green LED D1 glows after 10 minutes. Circuit diagram with Parts list. Notes. Assemble

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