Blinking LED Circuit Design
Make a circuit that blinks a red LED once per second.
Power it with a 9V block battery through an on/off switch.
Use components that are easy to hand-solder.
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Recommended circuit to build when credits are available:
- NE555 timer in astable mode, through-hole DIP-8 for easy hand-soldering
- 9V battery clip
- SPST on/off switch in series with battery positive
- Red LED blinking ~1 Hz
- Through-hole resistors/capacitors and LED
Target values:
- R1: 4.7 kΩ
- R2: 68 kΩ
- C timing: 10 µF electrolytic
- LED resistor: 1 kΩ
- Decoupling: 100 nF ceramic across NE555 VCC/GND
- Optional control pin cap: 10 nF from pin 5 to GND
What remains:
- Add through-hole parts to the schematic.
- Wire the NE555 per its datasheet astable circuit.
- Add battery, switch, LED, current-limit resistor, and decoupling.
- Run schematic review/ERC.
- Once schematic is clean, move to PCB layout with hand-solder-friendly spacing.
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