DEPARTMENT OF

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM University.

MINI PROJECT REPORT

EVEN Semester, 2018-19

Lab code & Name : 15EC204J & Linear Integrated Circuits

Year & Semester : II Year, IV sem

Project Title : Quick Buzzer Circuit

Lab Supervisor : Mrs.N.Saraswathy

Team Members : Shankar Kannan,,

V V Harsha Vardhan,
Manoj Patel D

Reg. No RA1711004 RA7110040 RA171100

Mark split up 010409 10445 4010450

Novelty in the project work

(1 marks)
Level of understanding of the design
formula (2 marks)
Contribution to the project
(1 Marks)

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 Report writing (1 Marks)

Total (5 Marks)

Date:
Signature of Lab Supervisor

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 Quick Buzzer Circuit

OBJECTIVE

To implement quick buzzer circuit using 555 IC timer.

ABSTRACT
The whole circuit is powered by a 9V battery. Initially the circuit is in RESET condition and
waiting for a TRIGGER signal. So, as soon the participant presses the button the
corresponding timer changes its state and the output goes high and the buzzer sounds to
indicate the button press. Below picture indicates that the button P1 is pressed and the
remaining buttons will be disabled.
Now when the RESET button ORG is pressed the circuit goes to initial state
and again waits for next TRIGGER.
The GREEN LED is to indicate the participant that he/she has pressed first. The
RED LED is to indicate the organizer about the first person to press the button. Now when
the third participant presses the button the corresponding LED goes high and the
buzzer will sound.
This process can be continued to any number of times. If the buzzer is not needed in
the circuit, the transistor BC547 and buzzer can be eliminated. But, the resistor connected to
base of the transistor should be grounded directly. Or if anyone wants to add buzzer on each
participant side then it can be added with a NPN transistor on PIN 3 of each 555 timer.

INTRODUCTION

Quiz is an important event in any school/College institution to test the knowledge of the participants.
In order to increase the difficulty, the spontaneity of the participants is also tested in which the
reaction time of the participants also matters. So, to indicate the person who is ready first to answer
the question has to push the buzzer. It is also hard for a judge or the organizer to identify the first
person who pushed the buzzer ON, since the participants race to answer the question. So Here we
have added one feature in which if someone presses the buzzer first then all the remaining
participant‘s buzzer gets disabled and the buzzer will not sound again until the reset button is pressed.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENT/DESCRIPTION

IC555, LED, Diode, Push button, Resistors, Buzzer, Connecting wires, Bread board

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CIRCUIT/COMPONENT SPECIFICATIONS

Supply voltage (VCC) 4.5 to 9 V

Supply current (VCC = +9 V) 3 to 6 mA
Output current (maximum) 450 mA
Power consumption (minimum operating) 50 mW@5V
Operating temperature 0 to 70 °C

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

DESIGN ISSUES
 Maximum supply voltage should not exceed 9.5V
 Humidity should not exceed 85% relative humidity.
 Timing tolerance should not exceed 0.01s

APPROACH/METHODOLOGY

The operation is that when the first stable state of any one timer is set, it disables the
remaining timers. This is because the forward biased diode connected to output pin of the set
timers gets forward biased making the remaining button terminals go high. Hence, even if the
other buttons are pressed after this, the corresponding timer’s pin sees only high signal.
Hence, the buttons work only after resetting the entire circuit. The buzzer is controlled
using NPN transistor BC547 whose control signal is the common TRIGGER to which buttons
are connected. Also, the buttons are grounded through internal diode of transistor.

CONCLUSIONS
Thus the Quiz Buzzer Circuit is constructed and the LED turns ON whenever the participant
presses the buzzer and resets itself when the reset switch is pressed,

REFERENCES
https://circuitdigest.com/electronic-circuits/quiz-buzzer-circuit-using-
555-timer

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APPENDIX

LED

LEDs are Light Emitting Diodes. They are super compact and do not emit heat ; most
commonly used in emergency lightings, automotive tail lights.

DIODE ( 1N 4001 )

1N4001 is a member of 1N400x diodes. Diode is a rectifying device which conducts only
from anode to cathode. Diode behaves open circuited for the current flow from cathode to
anode. 1N4001 is a 1A diode with low forward voltage drop and high surge current
capability.

PUSH BUTTON.

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A button that is pushed to operate an electrical device.It is only turned ON only when
the force is applied and turned OFF if force is removed.

RESISTORS

A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical

resistance as a circuit element. In electronic circuits, resistors are used to reduce
current flow, adjust signal levels, to divide voltages, bias active elements, and
terminate transmission lines, among other uses.

555 TIMER

The 555 timer IC is an integrated circuit (chip) used in a variety of timer, pulse
generation, and oscillator applications. The 555 can be used to provide time delays, as
an oscillator, and as a flip-flop element. Derivatives provide two (556) or four (558) timing
circuits in one package

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 QUIZ BUZZER CIRCUIT

 TEAM MEMBERS NAME WITH REGISTER NUMBER

Shankar Kannan – RA1711004010409
V. V. Harsha Vardhan – RA1711004010445
Manoj Patel . D. – RA1711004010450

 PHOTO OF TEAM MEMBERS WITH EXPERIMENTAL KIT IN

WORKING CONDITION