Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Lie Catcher


Here is a circuit that you can have fun with your friends. Especially you can catch your girl friend or your boy friend when ever they say lies. Circuit is very simple and you can build it with in few hours. But you will surprise with the results.
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For two electrodes you can use wires but to get best results use electrode pads which use in the hospitals. Attach the electrode pads to the back of the hand from one inch apart. Make sure meter should be zero before you start. If the person is lying the meter point will get move.

To operate the circuit it needs two voltages separately as shown in the diagram. You can use alkaline batteries for long use or two 4.5 V two power packs if you want.


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Saturday, October 5, 2013

2010 Ford Ranger XL Wiring Diagram

2010 Ford Ranger XL Wiring Diagram
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The Part 2010 Ford Ranger XL Wiring Diagram: antena, cluster, panel illumination, sense, low current board, junction box, audio untit, power distribution, four door, speaker.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Electronic Ear for Lego RCX Module

One interface that is missing in the Lego MindStorms system is an electronic ear. We don’t mean that the RCX should respond to spoken commands (which requires a large amount of electronics and software), but it would be handy if it could respond to basic sounds (or sound levels). The circuit presented here allows the RCX to sense different sound levels. The sound is picked up by a crystal microphone, which is an inexpensive component that is available in every electronics shop. The signal from the microphone is converted into a variable quasi-resistance value. The RCX, in turn, can use this value to determine if a particular sound level has been exceeded. If the trigger threshold is set to the right level, the RCX will then react to a previously set sound level. The RCX input must be configured as a light sensor input for this function.

Electronic Ear for Lego RCX ModuleThe operation of the circuit is simple. IC1, which is wired as a non-inverting amplifier, amplifies the microphone signal by a factor of 100. The output signal from the opamp is rectified by D1 and smoothed by C1. Resistor R2 allows the capacitor to discharge. The resulting DC voltage drives IC2, which acts as a buffer. The output of this opamp is connected to the sensor input of the RCX via a 1-kΩ resistor (R1). Just as with the analogue input adapter described elsewhere in this website, the RCX sees a variable resistance value at the sensor input, and it converts this into a measurement value between 0 and 100.

In the idle state, when no sound is sensed, the measurement value lies between 90 and 100. The louder the sensed sound, the lower the measurement value. You can use the light-sensor routine of the Lego software to set the responses to various sound levels. If you use a threshold value of around 85, then a level under 85 will be sensed as a sound signal, while a level above 85 will be sensed as silence. If you clap your hands near the sensor, the circuit will detect this. If you use these ‘observations’ to increment a counter, it is even possible to measure the number of sound pulses within a defined interval, and then to carry out some action based on the result.
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