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Fun Projects 43 Chapter

This document describes a circuit called a Sequence Generator that uses a 555 timer integrated circuit to generate clock pulses and a 4017 counter/decoder integrated circuit to drive 10 LEDs as indicators. The circuit can be used to generate random numbers from 1 to 10 or as a 0-9 counter. The clock pulse frequency, and thus the timer range, can be adjusted by changing the capacitor or potentiometer values. The circuit can be powered from 6 to 12V and built on a homemade printed circuit board or breadboard. Some example uses and potential modifications of the circuit are also discussed.

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Fun Projects 43 Chapter

This document describes a circuit called a Sequence Generator that uses a 555 timer integrated circuit to generate clock pulses and a 4017 counter/decoder integrated circuit to drive 10 LEDs as indicators. The circuit can be used to generate random numbers from 1 to 10 or as a 0-9 counter. The clock pulse frequency, and thus the timer range, can be adjusted by changing the capacitor or potentiometer values. The circuit can be powered from 6 to 12V and built on a homemade printed circuit board or breadboard. Some example uses and potential modifications of the circuit are also discussed.

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GENERATOR
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putto workbyusingit asa sourceof clockpulsesfor
Anastablemultivibrator,
is thebasisforthiscircuit.
a 4017counter,
Wecanuseit to generate randomnumbers or as a
in a rangeof one-of-ten
projects
0-to-9counterin science or in otherapplications.
Youcanalsoadjusttheclockso thatit suppliesonepulseeachsecondfor
orat home.lf youalterthe
experiments
usingthecircuitasa timerinscientific
clockpulsefrequency, timerangecan be changedso that it suppliesone
pulseeachminuteor ten minutes.In thiscase,thetimerangewillriseto 9
minutesor 90 minutes (in1- or 1O-minute
steps)!
Asa sequence generator demonstrations,
inlogiccircuits youcanchange
the
of the555to monostable,
astableoperation connecting switch
a momentary
or anysensorthatcanbe usedto trigger it.
Thecircuitcanbepowered andR3depends
from6 to 12Vsupplies, uponthe
voltageofthepowersupply.
Usea 470ohmresistorifthesupplyvoltageis6V.
Usea 1,000ohmresistorif the power
supply
used is 12V.

C1 determines
Capacitor the pulseraterangeandcan be altered.Values
between1 and1,000uF canbe used.Remember thathighervaluesmean
lowerpulserate.
used.
onthecapacitor
Pl adjuststhepulseratewithin100:1,depending
Figure I showsthe schematic The
diagramof the SequenceGenerator.
circuitusesa 555lCtimerto generate theclockpulsesanda 4017CMOSlC,
a counterand1-of-10decoder to drivetenLEDsas indicators.
Components placementon a homemade boardis shownin
printed-circuit
boardor breadboard
Figure2, Youcanalsousea solderless to mountit.
pieces,
ofthepolarized
Positions capacitor,
suchastheLEDsandelectrolytic
shouldbeobserved.

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PartsList - SequenceGenerator
lC1 - 555- Integrated
circuit,
timer
,C2 - 4017- CMOSIntegrated
circuit,counter
LEDs- Gommon
red,yellowor green
P1 - 1,000,000
ohmpotentiometer
Rl,2 - 10,000ohm,114W,5%
resistors
Rg - 470ohm,114W,5%
resistor
Cl - 10uF/l6WVDCelectrolytic
capacitor

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ldeasto Explore
To learnmoreaboutthe circuitor to get betterperformance:
o Wirea momentary switchbetweenlO1'spin 3 and lO2'spin 14 to
can stopthe counteranytimewiththisswitch.
controlthe counter.You
a Explainhowcounterssuchas the 4017work.

o Couldyou alterthe circuitso that it countsto any valuebetween2


and9?

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Scienceanduncommon
uses:
o Wirethe 555as a monostable multivibrator
and usean LDRas
sensorto triggerit.Thecircuitwilloperateas a pulse-of-light
counter.
o Usethiscircuitina project canproduce
aboutcomputers.You pulses
to be countedusingtheexperimentalflip-flop
describedin thisbook.
o Experiments onESP(Extra-Sensory
Perception)canbeconducted
usingthiscircuit.
Random numbers canbegener-
ina scaleof 1-to-10
atedusingthiscircuit.

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