Monday 24 March 2014

Flashing LED Circuit

A Circuit that flashes an LED on and off. 

Overview 

This circuit uses the 555 timer in an Astable operating mode which generates a continuous output via Pin 3 in the form of a square wave. This turns the LED (D1) on and off. The speed at which the LED (D1) is turned on and off is set by the values of R1 and R2. 

Schematic 

Flashing LED CircuitParts List 

1x - NE555 Bipolar Timer
1x - LED (Red)
1x - 470K Resistor (1/4W)
2x - 1K Resistor (1/4W)
1x - 1�F Electrolytic Capacitor (16V)
1x - 9V Voltage Battery

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