In this post I will explain you how to build an 18 LED chaser circuit through a simple cascading of two 4017 ICs, and some passive electronic components. Working Explanation Here we are discussing how to make a simple LED running light which can be built by any newcomer in the field albeit the individual […]
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Simple LED Chaser Circuit using IC 555 and IC 4017
Though the more complex lighting might need the incorporation of microcontroller ICs, simpler yet very interesting light effects can be generated through ordinary ICs like IC 4017 and IC 555 as shown below. This is our first LED chaser design which requires very few components for the configuration. (The 100K pot can be adjusted to […]
Password Lock Circuit Using IC 4017
In this post I will show how to construct a general purpose password based electronic lock circuit without any involvement of microcontroller. You can use this circuit for numerous applications where a basic level of security is required for turning a circuit ON. The proposed project is built using an IC 4017 and the circuit […]
Simple IC 4017 Circuits
The IC 4017 is a versatile counter divider IC which can be applied for making many different interesting electronic circuits. In this post I have explained about a few useful yet simple 4017 IC circuits and projects, assorted and compiled from this blog. How to Understand IC 4017 Pinouts Before we delve into the many […]
How to Understand IC 4017 Pinouts
The IC 4017 can be considered as one of the most useful and versatile chip having numerous electronic circuit applications. About IC 4017 Technically it is called the Johnsons 10 stage decade counter divider. The name suggest two things, it’s something to do with number 10 and counting/dividing. The number 10 is connected with the […]