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How to build Knightrider lights for model cars

October 15, 2010 - category: Light flasher

Description

This simple circuit drives 6 LEDs in 'Knightrider scanner mode'. Power consumption depends mainly on the type of LEDs used if you use a 7555 (555 CMOS version).

Circuit diagram

Knightrider lights for model cars-Circuit diagram

Note that VDD and GND for the ICs are not shown in the circuit drawing.

Pin-outs:

  • (7)555
  • 1 GND
  • 2 TRIGGER
  • 3 OUTPUT
  • 4 RESET
  • 5 CONTROL VOLTAGE
  • 6 THRESHOLD
  • 7 DISCHARGE
  • 8 VDD
  • 4017
  • 1 Q5
  • 2 Q1
  • 3 Q0
  • 4 Q2
  • 5 Q6
  • 6 Q7
  • 7 Q3
  • 8 GND
  • 9 Q8
  • 10 Q4
  • 11 Q9
  • 12 CO
  • 13 NOT ENABLE
  • 14 CLK
  • 15 RESET
  • 16 VDD







author: Oscar den Uijl
circuit from http://www.xs4all.nl/~odu/

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