Metal Detector Circuit


Posted on Feb 5, 2014

The device we then build will function as a metal detector that can scout out metal objects, such as coins, nails, keys such as car keys you may not be able to find, and even gold if you`re looking for in a beach (though this one may not have industrial strength). This metal detector can detect certain kinds of metal- especially iron-containing me


Metal Detector Circuit
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tals, which are called ferrous metals, even if under a half-inch of drywall or sand. How this metal detector works is that it uses an IC that generates an AC signal that goes through a coil. Metal objects are objects which conduct electricity, so a current can be induced in these metal objects. When the coil in the metal detector comes near a metal object, the electromagnetic field in the coil induces currents in the metal object. The electromagnetic field generated by the metal changes the current in the coil. When the signal changes, the IC turns on an LED< alerting the user to the presence of a metal. Inductor L1- The inductor L1 forms a parallel circuit with the capacitor C1 to form an LC parallel circuit. When a signal that oscillates at several KHz passes through this circuit, the signal creates an electric field around the coil. When you bring the coil near a metallic object, that electric field induces an oscillating signal in the object. So when the oscillating signal has been induced in the metallic object, the signal in the object creates an electric field that induces current in the coil. This current changes the oscillating signal running through the LC parallel circuit. TDA0161 Proximity Detector IC- This IC is a proximity detector. This IC suplies the oscillating signal that is sent through the LC parallel circuit. The IC also responds to any changes in the signal. The IC has an output of 1 milliamperes (mA)...




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