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==Schematic==
ASTABLE 555 - PHOTODIODE as a SWITCH
ASTABLE 555 - PHOTODIODE as a SWITCH



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DEVICES OF PERCEPTION

BASICS

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ASSIGNMENTS

ASSIGNEMENT N° 1 - LOUDNESS KILL SWITCH

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MONOSTABLE 555 - MOMENTARY SWITCH

The first assignment was to build a "super conceptual switch" of any sort.

The "Loudness Kill Switch" reacts to the loudness of music emitted from a speaker. If the music reaches a certain volume it will switch its self off for a set period of time.

The mechanical construction consists of an aluminum foil wrapped ball hanging freely on a cable in front of a loudspeaker. Positioned in front of the speaker there is a copper rod. The bass reflex of the music lets the ball swing towards the copper rod and therefore eventually closes the circuit. The circuit consists of a "555 Timer" in Monostable Mode with it's high and low being inverted. With the ball and rod acting as a momentary switch triggering the 555 timer. The 555 timer controls a solid state relay, which powers the amplifier serving as a music output to the speaker. The sensitivity of this conceptual switch can be adjusted by simply moving the copper rod closer or further from the speaker. The time the music shall stay mute can be adjusted through the resistor used on the 555 timer (we usually had it set to 30 sec.).

This contraption can be on one hand viewed as a practical device, which in some form could come in handy for living with noisy flatmates... for us the circuit its self is the interesting part. Converting electric power to mechanical, and in the end the system feedbacking on itself, or rather limiting itself as soon as life starts being fun




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Parts: Styrofoam ball wrapped with aluminium foil | Copper rod | 555 Timer | Solid State Relay | Loudspeaker | Amplifier |


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ASSIGNEMENT N° 2 - VEHICLE, MODEL N° 1

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Schematic

ASTABLE 555 - PHOTODIODE as a SWITCH

For the second assignment we decided to built a kind of vehicle. One that should be able to move forwards, backwards and sidewards. Therefore we came up with the idea to use two motors with plastic wheels as our main device. The first model was able to move forwards and backwards depending on a photodiode and its changing resistance again depending light.

To improve: Apply a second photodiode to the breadboard so that it is possible to steer both of the wheels independent from each other.


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Parts: 1x Double Pole Double Throw - Relay | TIP 127 | 741 Comparator | Photodiode | 2x Battery |


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ASSIGNEMENT N° 3 - DRAWING MACHINE

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We used the same circuit twice to run the two motors


ASTABLE 555 - RESISTORS as SWITCHES VEHICLE, MODEL N° 2, DRAWING MACHINE The basis for our third assignment was the previous one. Instead of the photodiode's resistance triggering the Double Pole Double Throw - Relay, we decided to only work with the common resistors and capacitors as our aim was to make the vehicle move in a certain rhythm. We added another Double Pole Double Throw - Relay, two 555 Timers and two TIP 122 to the breadboard. This allowed us to control both of the motors separately from each other.

To improve: Add photodiodes so that you can influence the rhythm of the motors moving forwards/backwards permanently.

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Parts: 2x Double Pole Double Throw - Relay | TIP 122 | 555 Timer | 3x Battery |



SUMMAERY - PRESENTATION

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