Content for Circuits

ADC for Raspberry PI

Using an MCP3008 IC we will add the ability to read analog values on a Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi unlike the Arduinos natively has no way of reading analog data. By adding an integrated as the MCP3008 we can …

Signal Meter (VU Meter)

Today a circuit will be built using an LM3915 IC and it will visually represent the intensity of an audio signal. The LM3915 has an amplitude of 30 dB and the 10 LEDs are activated in 3 dB intervals. If …

Circuits  Doorbell

Doorbell

Today a circuit will be built to make a two-tone doorbell. We will use two ICs, one CD4060 which is an oscillator with a 14-step binary counter and a CD4001 that implements 4 NOR ports. The first integrated will divide …

Logic Probe

Today we will build two circuits that work as logic probes that inform us of the state of the signal under analysis through LEDs. One circuit uses the IC CD4001 and the other uses the IC CD4011, the first implements …

Random Signal Generator

Today we will build two circuits that, with the help of two integrated chips and some components, allow us to generate random results. Both circuits use a CD4011 IC that implements 4 NAND ports with buffer and a CD4017 IC …

Simple FM transmitter

Today we will build a circuit to create a very simple FM transmitter. This circuit like others is well publicized on the Internet and presents a very simple configuration since it only uses an NPN Transistor. Note that this circuit …

Multiple inputs - Parallel to Series

Today we will build a circuit to read multiple inputs (buttons or others) using an IC that converts a parallel input into a _output series. The Circuit uses a 74HC165 IC to read the inputs. Pull-up resistors are used in …

Piano with 555

Today we will build a circuit that uses the IC 555 along with buttons and resistances to play the 9 musical notes. This circuit has a wave generator 555 configured as an astable multivibrator circuit. This type of operation is …

LED detects light

Today we will build a circuit that uses an LED in a curious way - to detect brightness. We all know that LEDs have a certain color but some of these LEDs can also detect light. Obviously they do not have …

OhmMeter with Auto Ranging

Today we will build two circuits to calculate the value of a resistor. The principle used in these circuits is the voltage division. The measurement is made with an analog port of a micro-controller. Hoje iremos construir dois circuitos para …