Counting circuits 2
Key words
1 Switching machine off for 5 s in every 20 s
battery light-dependent
binary code resistor (LDR)
+ +
bistable A S Q S Q
clocked logic a
B
Clock Clock
C
D
1 Switching machine off for Reset R Q R Q c
b
5 s in every 20s a 1 Hz clock input
● The binary counter and timed b driver M
c relay
bistables provide an output of 0 for 15
out of every 20 second period. This is
inverted by the NOT gate which 2 Reversing action of food mixer every 5 s
activates the relay, turning the motor + +
A S Q
on. d
● For the remaining 5 seconds the
B
Clock
output is 1. This is inverted by the C
D M
NOT gate and thus deactivates the R Q
Reset
relay turning the motor off.