Breadboard Electronics - Instructables
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Breadboard
Electronics
Starter Circuits
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Introduction
This book was primarily created to supplement the Breadboard Electronics short videos that are
available to view on YouTube and via BreadboardElectronics.co.uk.
You do not require the book to watch the videos or vice-versa, because they are both created with
the same material.
However, this book was borne out of requests to have a hard copy of the video material to have
something to refer to and maybe annotate, whilst offline.
About Breadboard Electronics
Breadboard Electronics is about encouraging people, young and old alike, to explore the world of
electronics without the necessity to know the theory behind what is going on.
There are so many people that shy away from electronics because of the theory and mathematics
required. Some people are ‘just not good at sums’, but they have ideas, they want to tinker, they
want to ‘have a go’ at making something come alive.
Then there are those that are learning the theory at school or college and want to put what they
have learnt into practise at home.
That’s where we come in.
Our circuits and their accompanying videos are all tried and tested; we know that they work, so you
can be assured that yours will too.
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The Starter Kit
This book, although based on the videos, is also based on our Starter Kit that is available through our
website BreadboardElectronics.co.uk.
The kit is comprised of various common components and if you have been tinkering for any amount
of time you may already have most, if not all components.
The Starter Kit contains all of the components that are required to complete all of the circuits. The
breadboard approach is so that you can make something, get it working, learn from it, then take it
apart and re-use the components.
It does not contain thousands of components that you will own but probably never use, but it does
contain what you need for all of our starter circuits, in an affordable way.
The complete list is:-
830 hole breadboard.
Multimeter, leads and battery (tested before packaging).
Battery holder for 4 x AA batteries (batteries not supplied).
Resistors 5 of each 47Ω, 100Ω, 220Ω, 330Ω, 470Ω, 1kΩ, 2kΩ, 4.7kΩ, 9.1kΩ, 18kΩ, 47kΩ,
200kΩ, 470kΩ.
Capacitors 5 of each 4.7µF e, 22 µF e, 47 µF e, 100 µF e, 470 µF e. (e = electrolytic)
Capacitors 5 of each 1 µF, 100nF.
Transistors 4 of each 2N3904 NPN, 2N3906 PNP.
2 X General purpose Diodes.
2 X Thermistors.
2 X Light Dependent Resistors.
2 X 555 Timer ICs.
1 X Op-Amp IC 4558 or 5532.
1 X Decade counter IC 4017.
5mm LEDs 10 of each Red, Yellow, Green.
Trimmer potentiometers 1 X 1kΩ, 2 X 10kΩ, 2 X 100kΩ (different types/styles).
1 X Buzzer.
1 of each self-locking push switch, slide switch, small and large momentary switches.
A bundle of 65 male to male jumper wires.
And a 15 compartment box to hold your components.
Spares and add-ons can also be purchased through our website if required.
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Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 2
About Breadboard Electronics .............................................................................................................. 2
The Starter Kit ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Project 1: Turn Led On: Hello World ..................................................................................................... 9
Project 2: Turn LED on: Variable ......................................................................................................... 11
Project 3: Turn LED on: Variable ......................................................................................................... 13
Project 4: Toggle LEDs ......................................................................................................................... 15
Project 5: Potential Divider ................................................................................................................. 17
Project 6: Potential Divider Extended ................................................................................................. 19
Project 7: Transistor as a Switch ......................................................................................................... 21
Project 8: Transistor as a Switch with LDR .......................................................................................... 23
Project 9: Transistor as a Switch with LDR part two ........................................................................... 25
Project 10: Transistor as a Switch – LED Dimmer ................................................................................ 27
Project 11: Transistor as a Switch – LED Dimmer part two ................................................................. 29
Project 12: Simple Timer ..................................................................................................................... 31
Project 13: Cats Eyes using an Astable Multivibrator .......................................................................... 33
Project 14: Transistor Astable ............................................................................................................. 35
Project 15: Timer with a 555 Integrated Circuit .................................................................................. 37
Project 16: Timer on Oscilloscope ....................................................................................................... 39
Project 17: Astable and Monostable ................................................................................................... 41
Project 18: Gated 555 Timer ............................................................................................................... 43
Project 19: Diminishing Frequency Astable......................................................................................... 45
Project 20: More Monostable: Delay Timer ........................................................................................ 47
Project 21: Flasher with a 555 Integrated Circuit ................................................................................ 49
Project 22: Flasher: Random? (flasher with less wiring) ..................................................................... 51
Project 23: Flasher with Integrated Circuit part two ........................................................................... 53
Project 24: Slow Blink ......................................................................................................................... 55
Project 25: Darlington Pair .................................................................................................................. 57
Project 26: Darlington Pair: Night Light .............................................................................................. 59
Project 27: Variable Delay Timer ........................................................................................................ 61
Project 28: Variable Delay Timer with Buzzer ..................................................................................... 63
Project 29: Siren .................................................................................................................................. 65
Project 30: Operation Amplifier with Transistor ................................................................................. 67
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Project 31: Dual Transistor Multivibrator ........................................................................................... 69
Project 32: Traffic Lights: Australian Style........................................................................................... 71
Project 33: Light and Dark Detector with 555 Timer ........................................................................... 73
Project 34: Continuity Tester .............................................................................................................. 75
Project 35: Firefly Flasher ................................................................................................................... 77
Project 36: Monostable and Astable Together ................................................................................... 79
Project 37: 555 Timer and Operational Amplifier Together ................................................................ 81
Project 38: LED Chaser ........................................................................................................................ 83
Project 39: 2 ToneAlarm ..................................................................................................................... 85
Project 40: Bi-Polar LED Flasher with 555 Timer ................................................................................. 87
Project 41: Police Lights ...................................................................................................................... 89
Project 42: Strobe LEDs ....................................................................................................................... 91
Project Basics: Components ................................................................................................................ 93
Project Basics: Resistors ...................................................................................................................... 94
Project Basics: Capacitors ................................................................................................................... 95
Project Basics: Diodes ......................................................................................................................... 97
Project Basics: Sensors ........................................................................................................................ 99
Project Basics: Integrated Circuits (ICs) ............................................................................................... 99
What’s Next ...................................................................................................................................... 100
Arduino ............................................................................................................................................. 100
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Video Links (to YouTube)
What is a breadboard?
Components
Project 1: Turn Led On: Hello World
Project 2: Turn LED on: Variable.
Project 3: Turn LED on: Variable.
Project 4: Toggle LEDs.
Project 5: Potential Divider.
Project 6: Potential Divider Extended.
Project 7: Transistor as a Switch.
Project 8: Transistor as a Switch with LDR.
Project 9: Transistor as a Switch with LDR part two.
Project 10: Transistor as a Switch – LED Dimmer.
Project 11: Transistor as a Switch – LED Dimmer part two.
Project 12: Simple Timer.
Project 13: Cats Eyes using an Astable Multivibrator.
Project 14: Transistor Astable.
Project 15: Timer with a 555 Integrated Circuit.
Project 16: Timer on Oscilloscope.
Project 17: Astable and Monostable.
Project 18: Gated 555 Timer.
Project 19: Diminishing Frequency Astable.
Project 20: More Monostable: Delay Timer.
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Project 21: Flasher with a 555 integrated circuit.
Project 22: Flasher: Random?
Project 23: Flasher with IC part 2.
Project 24: Slow Blink.
Project 25: Darlington Pair.
Project 26: Darlington Pair Night Light.
Project 27: Variable delay timer.
Project 28: Variable delay timer with Buzzer.
Project 29: Siren (sort of).
Project 30: Operational Amplifier
Project 31: Dual Transistor Multivibrator.
Project 32: Traffic lights Australian style.
Project 33: Light and Dark detector with 555 Timer.
Project 34: Continuity Tester.
Project 35: Firefly Flasher.
Project 36: Monostable and Astable.
Project 37: 555 Timer and Op Amp
Project 38: LED Chaser.
Project 39: 2 Tone Alarm.
Project 40: Bi-Polar LED flasher.
Project 41: Police Lights.
Project 42: Strobe LEDs.
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Project 1: Turn Led On: Hello World
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Project 2: Turn LED on: Variable
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Project 3: Turn LED on: Variable
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Project 4: Toggle LEDs
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Project 5: Potential Divider
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Project 6: Potential Divider Extended
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Project 7: Transistor as a Switch
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Project 8: Transistor as a Switch with LDR
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Project 9: Transistor as a Switch with LDR part two
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Project 10: Transistor as a Switch – LED Dimmer
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Project 11: Transistor as a Switch – LED Dimmer part two
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Project 12: Simple Timer
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Project 13: Cats Eyes using an Astable Multivibrator
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Project 14: Transistor Astable
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Project 15: Timer with a 555 Integrated Circuit
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Project 16: Timer on Oscilloscope
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Project 17: Astable and Monostable
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Project 18: Gated 555 Timer
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Project 19: Diminishing Frequency Astable
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Project 20: More Monostable: Delay Timer
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Project 21: Flasher with a 555 Integrated Circuit
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Project 22: Flasher: Random? (flasher with less wiring)
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Project 23: Flasher with Integrated Circuit part two
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Project 24: Slow Blink
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Project 25: Darlington Pair
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Project 26: Darlington Pair: Night Light
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Project 27: Variable Delay Timer
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Project 28: Variable Delay Timer with Buzzer
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Project 29: Siren
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Project 30: Operation Amplifier with Transistor
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Project 31: Dual Transistor Multivibrator
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Project 32: Traffic Lights: Australian Style
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Project 33: Light and Dark Detector with 555 Timer
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Project 34: Continuity Tester
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Project 35: Firefly Flasher
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Project 36: Monostable and Astable Together
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Project 37: 555 Timer and Operational Amplifier Together
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Project 38: LED Chaser
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Project 39: 2 ToneAlarm
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Project 40: Bi-Polar LED Flasher with 555 Timer
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Project 41: Police Lights
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Project 42: Strobe LEDs
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Project Basics: Components
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Project Basics: Resistors
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Project Basics: Capacitors
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Project Basics: Diodes
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Project Basics: Sensors Our Starter Kit contains two common sensors for testing our world.
They are: the Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) and the Thermistor.
An LDR, as its full name suggests, offers resistance in response to the ambient light.
The resistance decreases as the intensity of light increases, and vice versa.
In the absence of light, an LDR exhibits a very high resistance measured in mega-ohms, and decreases to a few hundred ohms in the presence of light.
It can act as a sensor, since a varying voltage drop can be obtained in accordance with the varying light.
A Thermistor is also a type of resistor, whose resistance is dependent upon its exposed temperature.
The most typical Thermistors are positive temperature coefficient (PTC), where resistance increases
with temperature.
There are others that work in the opposite way and there can be an awful lot of maths involved too.
Project Basics: Integrated Circuits (ICs)
Before we start, I would like to say that there are hundreds of Integrated Circuits available from a
very long standing 555 timer to the latest (currently) 6th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor.
An IC can contain anything from just a handful to billions of components etched onto layers within
them (9 million transistors per mm2). All designed with a specific task.
However our Starter Kit and therefore this book only contain three. A 555 Timer, an Op-Amp and a
4017 Decade Counter.
All three have different but very meaningful tasks to fulfil.
What you will find is that in a circuit diagram, the pins will not be in the same order as the physical
IC. This is done solely to make the circuit diagram easier to read.
All of the ICs that you are likely to come across will be dual inline pin (DIP) type and all of the ones
that I have used, are notched or marked on one end. With the IC horizontally in front of you and the
notch or mark to your left, pin 1 is bottom left going numerically anti-clockwise from there.
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What’s Next
Arduino All this is leading up to an open-source microcontroller named Arduino.
This is where all that you have learnt starts to get really interesting as you are able to re-use some of
your circuits and all of your components into creating projects that you may want to keep or even
sell and make your fortune.
Too complex to explain fully here, but in a nutshell, you can build myriad projects, from a
temperature sensor to turn on the greenhouse heating to a two wheeled balancing car to a robot.
The Arduino is programmed in a C++ like language that is quite easy to master, and being open-
source, there is a lot of help available on the internet.