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PWM and Frequency Controller (for lasers and diodes)

by Electo4fun on December 4, 2012

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Intro: PWM and Frequency Controller (for lasers and diodes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Step 1: Get the necessary parts! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Step 2: The Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Step 3: Other Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Intro: PWM and Frequency Controller (for lasers and diodes)

Today I will show you how to create a driver for lasers and LED that has independent pots for frequency modulation and duty cycle modulation. The main component of
the driver is the 555 Timer IC.

Image Notes
1. The dashed lines are the frequency changing. This was taken with a slow shutter camera.

Step 1: Get the necessary parts!

For this project you will need:
1X LM555 Timer
1X 220 Ohm resistor
1X 100 Ohm resistor
1X 10K Ohm resistor
3X 100K Potentiometer
1X 0.1uF capacitor
1X 1uF capacitor
1X 0.1uF capacitor
1X 220uF Capacitor
1X LM350 or LM350T Voltage Regulator
2X Diodes rated above 1A 6V
1X NPN Transistor (general purpose transistors work)
1X LED or Laser Diode

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Jumper Wire
Breadboard
All of the parts can vary slightly! The diodes can be almost any type and the pots can be any value as well.

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1. Brightness Pot
2. Duty Cycle Pot
3. Frequency Pot
4. Ignore these other circuits
5. LM555 Chip
6. Frequency Determining Capacitor

Step 2: The Schematic

Put the circuit together. If you have any questions please comment below.

Image Notes
1. Dimmer Pot
2. Duty Cycle Pot
3. Frequency Pot
4. Voltage Regulator for Diodes
5. You may want to put a power resistor here for high amp sources or you can have two different supplies that are connected to ground. Don't forget about pin 5 and
7's positive connections.

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Step 3: Other Images

These are some other images of how it looks. I plan on putting this into a project box soon. If you have any questions or recommendations please post below! Thank you
for viewing my instructable.

Image Notes
1. Variable Frequency

Image Notes
1. Brighter than the picture to the right. An example of the brightness pot.

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1. Dimmer LED

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Image Notes
1. Dimmer Pot
2. Frequency Pot
3. Duty Cycle Pot

Image Notes
1. LED Power ON indicator

Image Notes
1. Dimmer Pot
2. Duty Cycle Pot
3. Frequency Pot
4. Voltage Regulator for Diodes
5. You may want to put a power resistor here for high amp sources or you can
have two different supplies that are connected to ground. Don't forget about pin 5
and 7's positive connections.

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