Archive for the ‘Lighting’ Category
Sound-Activated Lamp (Relay/Switch)

This simple circuit shown int the schematic diagram actives the switch using sound. We can use this circuit for various applications, such as automatic (sound-controlled) disco light or car’s LED light show. The Q1 amplify the audio from mic. The R1 is used to adjust the peak of signal to greater than about 0.7 volts, …[Read More]
Black Light (UV Tube Lamp) Inverter

The voltage boosting in this circuit enable its operation to be powered by 2.5 V rechargeable battery (two cells 1.2V rechargeable batteries), supplying 400 mA current at 26 V which is needed by the gas arc tube for portable ultraviolet lamp. This inverter circuit has a good efficiency as well, about 80%. Ultraviolet (UV) light …[Read More]

This schematic diagram shows a ring-around LED flasher circuit. This circuit will turn off two LEDs and turn on the other two until the timing cycle reverses. This circuit can be configured to flash four LEDs in sequential order by pressing and holding S1 closed until only one of the LEDs is on then releasing …[Read More]
555 IC’s Hysteresis for Dark Activated Relay

In the relay’s point of view, dark activated means the relay will be activated when the light intensity fall below a certain threshold. Without hysteresis, the relay will be activated and deactivated if the sensed brightness fall under or rise above a single point of darkness level. With hysteresis, the darkness level for activating and …[Read More]
Color-Shifting LED Show

This circuit gives a changing-color LED display, where a LED will emit a dynamic shifting color, from red to green smoothly through yellow. The circuit uses NE556 dual timer, equal to two 555 IC but in only one package. The oscillators is set at different frequencies. The high frequency (upper part) is used to construct …[Read More]
Audio-Controlled Incandescent Lamp Light Controller

This is a audio-controlled lamp circuit. This circuit requires low voltage input such as pre-amplifiers, tone control, or general audio line level output. It’s also possible to feed the input with signal from small power amplifier output, or high power amplifier witk low volume level. The characteristic of lamp dimming (incandescent lamp) will look like …[Read More]
Current Loop Light Level Detector

This circuit is two wire light level detector, we don’t separate wires for power this sensor system and for delivering the output signal. With current loop, we do both function in a single pair of cable, just provide the voltage supply and measure the current as the output signal. The core of this circuit is …[Read More]
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