TOPIC: ELECTRIC PIANO USING NE 555 TIMER
BATCH: 2023 - 2027
NAME: KIRAN
MEENA SCHOLAR
ID: 2313127
SUBJECT: ANALOG ELECTRONICS
BRANCH: ELECTRIC ENGINEERING
Contents
Project Overview 1
Connection
1
Working and Explanation
1
Components
1
Future Work /Recommendations
1
References
1
Project overview
Piano is an instrument used to create musical sounds at different frequency. It can be
constructed by using a 555 timer IC which behaves as an Astable multivibrator. The IC is
also used in a variety of timer, pulse generation, and oscillator applications. In this project it
is mainly used in the astable mode. It is a simple illustration of a piano that is able to produce
sounds at different frequencies.
Circuit diagram
Connection
1. Connect all the Pushbuttons with the 10K Resistors as shown in
the circuit. 2.Placethe555timerIConthebreadboardandconnect Pin4
and Pin8 toVCC
and Pin1 toGND.
3.Connectthe Pin2 and Pin6 tothe100nFCapacitor.
4.Connectthe Pin7 totheWiperofPotentiometer.
5.Theotherterminalsofthepotentiometerwillbeconnectedtothenet
workof pushbuttons and resistors and to the VCC.
6. Connecttheoutput pin3 tothe10nFCapacitorandSpeaker.
Working and Explanation
In this circuit, the 555 timer IC will work as an Astable multivibrator producing
a square wave of different frequencies at the output. The speaker will produce
different sounds depending upon the frequency of the signal. To change the
frequency of the output signal, vary the total resistance of the circuit by
pressing different switches. So every time you press a button a different
amount of resistance gets connected to generate a different frequency square
wave and the speaker will produce different tones.
Pin 6 and Pin 2 will allow retriggering of 555 Timer IC after every timing
cycle. So we will connect these pins together to the ground through a
capacitor. The output pin 3 is
connected to the speaker through a 10uF capacitor and the fourth pin is
connected to the VCC to avoid any sudden resets.
Components
● 555 Timer IC – 1
● Speaker 8Ω, 0.5W – 1
● Resistor 1K – 8
● Variable Resistor 10K – 1
● Electrolytic Capacitor 10μF – 1
● Ceramic Capacitor 0.1μF – 1
● Ceramic Capacitor 0.01μF – 1
● Push Button or Micro Switch – 7
Future Work /Recommendations
● The future work is to improve the sound quality and to improve the frequency
of sound so that the sound becomes more accurate.
References
https://electrosome.com/electronic-piano-555-timer/#:~:text=A%20simple%20electronic%20toy
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