In this article I have explained how to use the low-cost CD4001 and CD4011 quad 2-input gate CMOS integrated circuits in bistable, astable, and monostable multivibrator applications through forty different manners. We also learn how to enhance and modify these configurations to produce highly improved outputs from these multivibrators. When CMOS logic gates are configured […]
Newly Updated Circuit Projects:
IC 4047 Astable, Monostable Oscillator Circuits
In an IC 4047 astable oscillator circuit, the output of the IC continuously generates a switching ON/OFF signal. Since the output is never in a stable state and constantly switches between and low and high, it is called an astable multivibrator. The astable ON/OFF switching frequency is adjustable and can be varied by changing the […]
Wireless DC Motor Speed Control Circuit
In this post I will show how to construct a wireless DC motor speed control circuit which can be controlled using any IR based remote controller. The proposed project has two main objectives; the first one is 5 step sequential speed control of a 12V DC motor using IC 555 (PWM) and controlling the PWM […]
9 Simple Sine Wave Generator Circuits Explored
A sine wave generator is actually a sine wave oscillator circuit which generates an exponentially rising and falling sinusoidal waveform. The 9 simple sine wave generator circuits presented in the following article are easy to build, since they incorporate a small number of ordinary electronic components, and can be used for generating an exponentially varying […]
IC 555 Astable Multivibrator Circuits
The IC 555 astable multivibrator is a configuration where the IC 555 output continuously switches between an ON state and an OFF state at a given frequency, determined by its RC timing components. Since in this configuration, the output of the IC 555 is never in a stable state, it is called an astable multivibrator. […]
Telephone Transmitter Circuit
In this post I have explained how a landline telephone can be rigged up wirelessly with a small transmitter circuit, enabling easy tapping of the telephone, by transmitting the conversations to a distant FM radio appropriately set up for the listening. Circuit Description The circuit diagram for the Telephone Transmitter can be witnessed in the […]