In this DIY tutorial, we’ll assist you in fabricating a ‘Multiple Timing Flasher’. Right now, CD4060 IC utilizes in this circuit to flash ten LEDs. Each LED will streak in various frequencies, which gives a delightful random lighting effect.
The CD4060 IC is a flexible chip. It can be utilized for a variety of oscillations, glimmering, flashing, timing, and clock pulses applications. Yet, these are just constrained assignments we have talked about and you can utilize them in numerous different applications. So, it depends on what work you need to take with this versatile chip.
An in-built oscillator and 14 stages of the ripple-carry binary counter are already embedded in this CD4060 IC. Due to the inherent oscillator, very few external components are used for its operation.
Hardware Components
The following components are required to make a Multiple LED Flasher Circuit
| S.no | Components | Value | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IC | CD4060 | 1 |
| 2. | LEDs | – | 10 |
| 3. | Variable resistor | 500K | 1 |
| 4. | Resistor | 470Ω, 1MΩ, 2MΩ | 10, 1, 1 |
| 5. | Ceramic Capacitor | 10nF, 500nF | 1, 1 |
| 6. | DC supply | 9V – 12V | 1 |
CD4060 Pinout
For a detailed description of pinout, dimension features, and specifications download the datasheet of CD4060
Multiple LED Flasher Circuit
Working Explanation
The IC 4060 is an Oscillator binary counter cum frequency divider. Its inbuilt oscillator depends on three inverters. The essential frequency of the inner oscillator is determined by the approximating value of the capacitor. Which associates with its pin 9 and a resistor in its pin 10. It has 12 output pins extending from Q1 to Q14 barring Q2 and Q3. At the point when an input clock pulse is given to the pin for each pulse, the binary value gets increases from 00 0000 to 11 1111. Which is identical for 0 to 16383 in decimal. This implicit oscillator can work as wanted by utilizing a few resistors and capacitors.
The flashing pace of LEDs can be balanced with the 500K variable resistor. Expanding or diminishing the value of the 500nF capacitor will likewise change the flashing rate.
Applications and Uses
This DIY project has a variety of applications. Which are:
- Home Decoration
- Parties and occasional lighting
- Decoration of automobiles
- Alarm lights etc.
