How to build Infrared Detector

this circuit diagram belongs to Control category.

Copyright: Technical Election (T420 Dec 01)

The infra red radiation is a region with bigger length of wave from the visible spectrum. It is a
region which our eye does not conceive, the consequences however which we felt as heat of.
The manufacture that to you we propose receives this region and on one side us notice with
optical clue, otherwise we can observe the configuration of width of radiation.

Theoretical circuit

The circuit of manufacture appears in form. sensory is a passage of silicon with relatively big
surface. This passage when it is not litted up by infra red light has very big resistance of order
of Mohm. this resistance is reversely proportional at approach of brightness. The type of
passage is not critical, in the place can enter anyone. The resistance of passage him we use in
order to polarize a transistor of npn type BC547. The photodiode enters between in the
collector and in the base. The current that leak the passage is multiplied by the b of transistor
and it is presented in the emitter of transistor. This current is enough in order to it leads and it
turns on a Led ". En line with this circuit exists a resistance in order to it limits his current.

The infra red radiation has very a lot of applications in the industry and in the trade. The more
important perhaps application they are telecontrols, that exist everywhere. The proposed
manufacture is based on a passage of silicon which is connected in amplifier. The exit of
amplifier leads a Led. Each time where lights it means that hits infrared radiation in the
sensor. The circuit allocates moreover a exit in that we can connect a small acoustic amplifier
or even a oscilloscope.

In utmost this resistance is presented a tendency of proportional incident radiation. If in deed

the radiation has been shaped at width then will be presented in utmost her component of
configuration. If for example falls in the photodiode for some reason a fraction of beam from
infrared laser with configuration by sound then in utmost the resistance will be presented
wave the sound. In this point we added a exit for oscilloscope for a small amplifier. The
tendency of catering should have noise and be clean. Stabilised power supply it ensures this
operation. The stabilisation becomes with stabilizer of tendency 7808.

Manufacture
In order to you make the manufacture you will need printed that exists in what form , in you
will place the materials according to form. At the placement it should you give few attention
in the right time of semiconductors, transistors passages and stabilizer of tendency. In the
circuit of emitter Q2 it exists a led, which it will turn on each time where incident infrared
radiation in the photodiode. In the exit of Q1 you will find the same signal strengthened. This
signal will contain the at width unmodulate information that will have the radiation (or this
emanates from telecontrols, or from laser).

Parts
R1 47K
R2 220
R3 220K
R4 1K
R5 180
C1,2 220nF
C3 10uF
C4 22uF
C5 100nF
C6 100nF
IC1 7812
Q1 BC547
Q2 BC547
D1 Led
D2 TIL81

Author: Soylis Papanastasiou

Email: steve_filianos@hotmail.com