NDUSTRIAL SECURITY SYSTEM USING MICROCONTROLLER CMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY P a g e | 31 REGULATED POWER SUPPLY A variable regulated power supply,

also called a variable bench powersupply, is one where you can continuously adjust the output voltage toyour requirements. Varying the output of the power supply is therecommended way to test a project after having double checked partsplacement against circuit drawings and the parts placement guide.This type of regulation is ideal for having a simple variable bench powersupply. Actually this is quite important because one of the first projects ahobbyist should undertake is the construction of a variable regulatedpower supply. While a dedicated supply is quite handy e.g. 5V or 12V, it'smuch handier to have a variable supply on hand, especially for testing.Most digital logic circuits and processors need a 5 volt power supply. Touse these parts we need to build a regulated 5 volt source. Usually youstart with an unregulated power To make a 5 volt power supply, we use a L M 7 8 0 5 v o l t a g e r e g u l a t o r I C ( I n t e g r a t e d C i r c u i t ) . Th e I C i s s h o w n below.T h e L M 7 8 0 5 i s s i m p l e t o u s e . Y o u s i m p l y c o n n e c t t h e positive lead of your unregulated DC power supply (anythingfrom 9VDC to 24VDC) to the Input pin, connect the negative lead to theCommon pin and then when you turn on the power, you get a 5 voltsupply from the Output pin.