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DesignNewsNewsGadgetFreakCase#128:SyncingMusicandFireworks

GadgetFreakCase#128:SyncingMusicand
Fireworks
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10/20/2008Postacomment
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DeaneWilliamsfixeduphisPCto
synchronizefireworkswithmusic.
HeusedhisPC'sparallelprinter
porttoconnectthecircuit
controllingthefireworks.Hefanned
outtheportwitha16linedecoderwhichallowsfor
upto225firingdevices.Sincetheparallelportis
difficulttocontroldirectlyinthenewerversionsof
Windows,suchasXP,Williamsworkedwitha
softwarewhiztowriteanActiveXcontrolmodulecalledHWinterfacetocontrolthe
synchronization.ThesoftwarewaswritteninAgilentVEE8.0butWilliamssaysitcouldhave
beenwritteneasilyinVisualBasic6oranysimilarlanguagethatcanuseActiveXcalls.
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GadgetFreakCase128SyncingMusicandFireworks
Amt PartDescription

AlliedPart#

FairchildCD4514BCN4to16LineDecoderIC

7352460

78055VRegulator

7353008

220uFFilterCapacitor,Electrolytic

6130657

30

IRLZ44NPowerMosfet,55V,47A

2730263

30

LED,Red,T1

6799981

30

Resistors,10K1/10W,(GatePullDown)

8951379

30

Resistors,2.2K,1/10W(LEDCurrentLimit)

8951220

25PinDShellConnector,Female,RightAngle,PCBMount 3600014

25PinDShellConnector,Malefor3Cables

8100036

Additionalpartsrequired:
154TerminalSpeaker,QuickConnectorsfor3Slats
360Ft,12ConductorCable,#24AWGorLargerConductorsfor3Slats.
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