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IR transmitter
As shown in Fig. 2,
current
through
IR -LEDI and IR -LED2 is switched on
and off by Q2.
Resistors R6 and R7
limit the peak current to approximate-
ly 1.4 amperes. ICI is configured as
an astable
oscillator,
and
R1, R2, and
CI
set the frequency to about 1500
Hz. In the astable configuration, R1
controls the length of
time that pin 3 is
low- approximately
43
microse-
conds. During that
low, Q1
and Q2
are
switched on,
allowing
current
to flow
through both
IR- LED's. By limiting
the on time to
43
microseconds,
the
power dissipation in the two IR
-LED's
is approximately
128 milliwatts. Re-
sistors R3-R5 limit the base current
of Q1 and Q2, and C2 provides
low
-
impedance bypassing
of the power
supply.
Receiver
/transmitter
The schematic for the IR receiver/
RF transmitter
is shown in Fig. 3, and
we'll
discuss the
IR
receiver
section
first.
IC1 -a,
Q2,
and R1, in parallel
with LDR1, a light- dependent re-
sistor, create a current source. Be-
cause phototransistor
QI and LDRI
are both
exposed
to the same ambient
light, LDR1 automatically adjusts
the
current that
is feeding into Q1, in
order to maximize the sensitivity of
the photodetector circuit.
When
Ql faces the pulsing infrared
beam from the transmitter,
Q1's
emit-
ter-
collector
voltage fluctuates in step
with
the pulses. Capacitor C14
cou-
ples Ql's
output to
op -amp ICI -b. R4
and R5 set
ICl -b's gain to about 51
dB.
Resistors R2, R3, RI7, R18, and
capacitor C13 establish
a DC
voltage
-
offset that is approximately two- thirds
PARTS LIST
INFRARED TRANSMITTER
All resistors
are '/4
watt,
5 %, un-
less
otherwise
noted.
R1 -3300
ohms
R2-
82,000 ohms
R3- 33,000
ohms
R4 -1300
ohms
R5- 10,000
ohms
R6, R7 -2.2
ohms,
'/2
watt
Capacitors
C1-0.01 µF, metalized film, 16 volts
C2 -100
µF
16 volts,
electrolytic
Semiconductors
I01 -7555
CMOS timer
IR -LED1, IR-
LED2- VT1261 Vactec
infrared light-
emitting diode
Q1-
2N4403 PNP transistor
Q2- TIP110 NPN
transistor
Miscellaneous:
SPST switch, PC
board, LED mounting rings, hook-
up
wire,
enclosure, etc.
Note: The following items
are
available
from
the source men-
tioned in the Sources Box. A PC
board (TS5.1),
$3.95;
IR -LED1
and
IR -LED2 (kit IR5
-1),
$7.95;
All
components
including
semicon-
ductors,
resistors,
capacitors,
optoelectronic devices, IC
sock-
et, LED mounting rings, and
a
PC
board (IR5 -2
kit), $17.95.
of the power-
supply
voltage,
Vcc, or
about 8
volts.
That allows the ampli-
fier to operate from a
single
-ended
power supply.
The AC signal and the 8 -volt DC
offset are fed to pin 2 of IC2. As long
as the
voltage
on pin 2
is greater
than
two- thirds
Vcc,
IC2 operates as a
monostable multivibrator
whose time
delay
is
determined by
R6 and
C2.
IC2
and
Q3
function as
a
missing-
+
6V
80mA
R7
R6
2S2 2.2f 2
2
O=
IR-LED2
vn2s1
)IR-LED1
VT1261
R4
1.3K
Q2
TIP110
Ql
2N4403
R3
33K
R5
10K
3
2
ICI
7555
7
6
R2
82K
RI
3.3K
C1
01
FIG. 2 -THE IR TRANSMITTER, one component
of
the three -part system,
continuous beam of
infrared light to the
IR receiver RF
transmitter.
transmits
a
pulse detector.
As long as pini 2 is held
above 8
volts, Q3 is
biased off, and
has no effect on the operation
of
the
monostable's circuit. Once a timing
cycle is completed, pin 3 goes to-
and remains at- ground potential.
However, with an infrared signal pres-
ent, the base of Q3 and pin 2 of IC2
are repeatedly triggered by negative -
going pulses from pin 7 of ICI -b.
Consequently, the timing cycle of IC2
is continuously interrupted before it
has a chance to complete one time -
delay
cycle.
That
causes
pin
3
to
re-
main high.
With
pin 3 high, the RF
transmitter is turned off;
with pin
3
low,
the RF transmitter
is
turned
on.
The RF-transmitter section consists
of a crystal oscillator and an audio -
tone modulator. In the crystal -os-
cillator
circuit,
R14 -R16
establish
a
DC bias of approximately 7 mA. The
circuit is tuned to
49.890
MHz by
L1,
C9, and C10.
Tl provides
an
imped-
ance match between the oscillator's
output
and the antenna.
The
antenna
-
loading
coil,
L2,
tunes a
one -meter
whip to
resonance at
49.890 MHz.
Amplitude modulation
is
achieved
by
connecting R16 to pin 3 of astable -
timer IC3. Components
R11 -R13 and
C6
set the astable's frequency to
490
Hz. Pin 3 of IC3 goes low once during
each
490
-Hz cycle,
which turns on
Q5, allowing it to generate and trans-
mit an RF signal.
When pin
3 of
IC3 is
high, Q5 is off, and RF oscillation
stops.
Because IC3 is set to oscillate
at
the
audio
rate of 490 Hz, a 490 -Hz
amplitude -modulated
RF
carrier
is
generated by the
Q5
circuit.
Figure
4
shows the envelope
of the
transmitted RF signal as
seen
on a
spectrum analyzer.
The bandwidth is
less than
±
10 kHz, as required by
Part 15
of the FCC's
Rules and Reg-
ulations.
The RF transmitter is turned on or
off by Q4 and its associated compo-
nents (see Fig. 3). To do that, Q4 turns
the
modulator, IC3, on or off. Q4's
drain is connected through L4, a
ra-
dio- frequency choke, to pins
2 and 6
of IC3. When
Q4
is on, pins 2 and 6
are
held below four
volts (one -third of
Vcc),
causing pin 3 to go high; that
stops
the RF oscillation because Q5
is
turned off.
When Q4
is
off, pins
2 and
6 of IC3 are unaffected by Q4's
very
high off
-state impedance. Con-
sequently, RF transmission occurs.
Transistor Q4 is switched on and
off by pin
3
of IC2. C4 charges
through R7
when
pin 3 goes
high. The
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