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Coln Tosser (E/P) : Tun Proiects Foltdc Lrnoilmcmgl

This circuit simulates the flipping of a coin by using an oscillator to produce random pulses that alternate two LEDs. Pressing the button stops the oscillation so that only one LED remains on, simulating a coin landing on heads or tails. The circuit can operate from 5-12V and components like the capacitor and resistor values can be altered for different applications. A schematic and printed circuit board layout are provided.

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Coln Tosser (E/P) : Tun Proiects Foltdc Lrnoilmcmgl

This circuit simulates the flipping of a coin by using an oscillator to produce random pulses that alternate two LEDs. Pressing the button stops the oscillation so that only one LED remains on, simulating a coin landing on heads or tails. The circuit can operate from 5-12V and components like the capacitor and resistor values can be altered for different applications. A schematic and printed circuit board layout are provided.

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colNTossER(E/P)
theflippingof a coinby merelypressingS1' Of course,
Thiscircuitsimulates
can't
version,if usedfor importantdecisions(or experiments),
the electronic
be loadedor weightedand is 100%random.
in a frequencyrate deter-
The circuithas two LEDsthat flick alternatingly,
minedby C1,whenpoweris ON.Whenyou press51 the circuitstopsimme-
diatelyandonlyone LEDremainsON.

Powersupplycan rangefrom5 to 12 volts,andthismeansthatyoucan use


version.
AA cellsin a Portable

Somecomponents can be alteredaccording Cl,


to the intendedapplication:
for instancecan be alteredin a rangefrom0'01 lo 0-47uF.Youcan also use
a touchsensorto stopthe tosseror increaseR1'svalueto up to 10,000,000
ohms.

The schematicdiagramfor the coin tosseris shownin Figure 1. Only one


g"t" " 49gglC is uied as oscillatorto producerandompulsesin this circuit'

componentsplacementon a homemadeprinted-circuit boardis shownin


Figire2. The circuitcan easilybe housedin a smallplasticbox.
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suchas the LEDsand electrolytic
Positionof the polarizedcomponents,
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PartsList - CoinTosser
lcl - 40938CMOSIntegrated
circuit
LEDs- Commonred,yellowor green
S1 - SPSTMomentary
switch
R1,2 - 10,000ohm,114W,5%
resistors
R3 - 1,000ohm,1l4W,S%resistor

C1 - 0.1uF ceramicor metalfilmcapacitor

C2 - 100uE 16WVDCelectrolytic
capacitor
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ldeasto Explore
Tolearnmoreaboutthecircuitor to getbetterperformance:
canbe usedto driveincandes-
o Insteadof usingLEDs,transistors
centlamps.
o Sl can be placedas far as you wantfromthe circuit.Common
parallelwirecanbe usedforthistask.
o Explainhowa flip-flopworksandhowyoucanguarantee
thatthe
circuitis 100%random.

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Science
anduncommon
applications:
o YoucanconductESP(Extra-Sensory Perception)
experimentsusing
thiscircuit.51 canbe placedfarfromthe LEDsfor betterresults.
o Experiments
withprobability
theorycan be conducted
usingthis
circuit.
o Tryto couplea sequence generator
to the oscillator
usedin this
circuitto geta 1-to-10ratflecircuit.

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