network wiring tester schematic circuit


Posted on Feb 7, 2014

This network wiring tester comprises two elements, a transmitter unit, powered and fitted at the network start point, and a receiver unit, passive, which can be moved around from socket to socket. Each of these units carries eight LEDS, identically labelled 1 to 8. By operating a push-button in manual mode, or using a clock in automatic, the eight LEDs light up in sequence


network wiring tester schematic circuit
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on the transmitter unit and obviously they should do the same on the receiver unit. In this way, just by watching the LED lighting cycle on the receiver unit, you can immediately spot any crossed wires, as well as any open circuits (the relevant LED never lights up) or shorts (two or more LEDs light at the same time). The transmitter unit circuit is simple` The Schmitt-input NAND gate lCl. A is wired as a multi-vibrator, whose speed can be adjusted using Pl, while lCl. B is wired as a simple debounce circuit for button 52, used in manual mode. Switch 51 lets you apply the output of one or the other of these to the input of lC3 ² a decade counter lC, which here we force to count up to eight by connecting its Q8 output back to its reset input. Its out Puts are not capable of driving LEDs, especially over wiring that be dangerous` for them (a short, for example), so a ULN2803 is used to drive the outputs. This integrated network of eight Darlington transistors, each capable of switching up to 500 mA, drives the eight LED5 fitted to the transmitter unit (D12-D19) and feeds its signals to the socket comprising contacts 01-08, to which the wiring to be tested must be connected. At the other end of the cable` via the socket comprising contacts l1-18, is the receiver unit which contains just eight LEDs (D20-D27) and their current limiting resistors. For the latter to work, there obviously needs to be a common connection between...




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