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Driver Circuit-Buzzer

Digital systems and microcontroller pins cannot provide enough current to operate devices like buzzers, which require around 10mA. A power transistor is used as a driver to control the buzzer circuit, switching it on when the microcontroller pin P1.0 outputs a high voltage (>0.7V) and off when it outputs a low voltage (<0.7V). This setup allows the microcontroller to effectively control the buzzer despite its limited current output capabilities.

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Driver Circuit-Buzzer

Digital systems and microcontroller pins cannot provide enough current to operate devices like buzzers, which require around 10mA. A power transistor is used as a driver to control the buzzer circuit, switching it on when the microcontroller pin P1.0 outputs a high voltage (>0.7V) and off when it outputs a low voltage (<0.7V). This setup allows the microcontroller to effectively control the buzzer despite its limited current output capabilities.

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Buzzer: Audio Indication

Digital systems and microcontroller pins lack sufficient current to drive the circuits like
relays, buzzer circuits etc. While these circuits require around 10milli amps to be
operated, the microcontroller’s pin can provide a maximum of 1-2milli amps current. For
this reason, a driver such as a power transistor is placed in between the microcontroller
and the buzzer circuit.

The operation of this circuit is as follows:


The input to the base of the transistor is applied from the microcontroller port pin P1.0.
The transistor will be switched on when the base to emitter voltage is greater than 0.7V
(cut-in voltage). Thus when the voltage applied to the pin P1.0 is high i.e., P1.0=1
(>0.7V), the transistor will be switched on and thus the buzzer will be ON.
When the voltage at the pin P1.0 is low i.e., P1.0=0 (<0.7V) the transistor will be in off
state and the buzzer will be OFF. Thus the transistor acts like a current driver to operate
the buzzer accordingly.
Buzzer interfacing with the Microcontroller:

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