A Blinking LED
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.
Thought for 28 sec
I’ll build a hand-solderable 9V battery LED blinker using a 555 timer, add the on/off switch and LED current limiting, then run an electrical check.
Thought for 18 sec
I’m selecting through-hole parts: a DIP 555 timer, red THT LED, SPST power switch, and 9V battery connection, with through-hole passives for timing and decoupling.
Worked for 26 sec
Parts are selected: TI NE555P in PDIP-8, a through-hole red LED, a through-hole slide switch, and a PCB 9V battery holder. I’m adding them now with through-hole timing/decoupling parts.
Worked for 1 min 3 sec
The parts are in place and the generic passives are configured as through-hole. I’m wiring the 555 astable now: ~1.06 Hz with a 1kΩ/680kΩ/1µF timing network.
Worked for 49 sec
The schematic is now wired. I’m verifying the netlist and ERC checks, including the 555 mandatory reset, control bypass, and supply decoupling connections.
Worked for 1 min 31 sec
Implemented the 9V hand-solderable red LED blinker schematic using a TI NE555P DIP-8, through-hole LED, slide switch, PP3 9V battery holder, axial resistors, and through-hole capacitors. The 555 astable is set to about 1.06 Hz with ~50% duty cycle, so the LED blinks roughly once per second; electrical connectivity checks are clean.
Open items:
- PCB layout/routing is not done yet, so airwire DRC errors are expected.
- Generic passives have through-hole packages and values, but not exact manufacturer part numbers yet.
Suggested next steps:
- Assign exact MPNs for the generic resistors/capacitors if you want a manufacturable BOM.
- Move into PCB layout: size the board, place the battery holder/switch/LED, then route.
- Add silkscreen labels for battery polarity, switch ON/OFF, and LED orientation.
BOM and layout
Assign passive MPNs
Start PCB layout
Route the board
Add silkscreen labels
Demo Complete
The demo is finished. It didn't use any of your included AI usage. This is a real Flux project now, you can continue working on it.
