Led Flasher: Department of Industrial Engineering, Batangas State University
Led Flasher: Department of Industrial Engineering, Batangas State University
John Dave Guiller C. Tumambing, Zoer Matthew D. Virtucio, Rianna Rose D. Dela Cruz,
Renz Luciano
Email:tumambingjohndaveguiller@gmail.com.zvirtucio@gmail.com.yannadesagun@gmail.com,
renzluciano60@gmail.com
Abstract I. Introduction
Qnty Components
The most widely used of all optoelectronic LED Flasher is a simple circuit which will
devices is the simple LED (light emitting blink the LEDs in regular time period. This
diode), which emits a fairly narrow circuit can be used for decoration purpose or
1 47 KOhms
bandwidth of visible (usually red, orange, can be used for a signaling purpose and
yellow, or green) or invisible (infrared) light many more. A LED flasher circuit is a
when its internal diode junction is stimulated circuit which flashes the LED- meaning
by a forward electric current. LEDs have turns it ON-OFF, ON-OFF, ON-OFF. The
typical power-to-light energy conversion 555timer
2 chip
220isOhms
a very versatile IC, because
efficiencies some 10 to 100 times greater when connected correctly, it can it can
than a simple tungsten filament lamp and create pulses of current at specific time
have very fast response times (less than intervals decided by the resistor-capacitor
0.1µS, compared to 10s or 100s of (RC) network. When a 555 timer creates
milliseconds for a tungsten lamp), and are 1
pulses 10microF
in this way, the LED doesn't stay
thus widely used as visual indicators and as constantly on. It only turns on at a pulse and
simple ‘flashing light’ units. By simple, I then shuts off after the pulse has passed.
mean that these circuits only flash one or And it does this in a never-ending cycle,
two LEDs. This is opposed to the light which creates the flashes of light.To make
chaser circuits that can flash four or more. the 555 timer chip create pulses, it must be
Of course, the simplest LED flasher is 1
placed in aICstable
555 TIMER
mode. A stable mode
simply to use a flashing LED. The problem simply means that the 555 timer has no
with that approach is you have no control stable state. It switches constantly between
over the flash rate, but it does have its use high and low, or on and off. This is why this
for eye catching displays for selling stuff. mode is also called oscillator mode, because
8 LED
The circuits below give you that control, it uses the 555 timer an oscillator, which
plus they can flash two LEDs alternately. creates square wave signals.
II. Objectives
1 BREADBOARD
1.5
meters Wires
V. Conclusion
VI. Recommendations
You can use Printed circuit board To the Basic Electronics with
(PCB) in LED flasher ,but it is taken Measurement instructor, Engr. Sarah
so much time in soldering the B. Tolentino, who gave them
component . knowledge and guidance in making
this project throughout the entire
period.
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