Project Name: LED Chaser Circuit

Team Details:
1.Sadia Afrin Tanni (0242310 00510 1023)
2.Moslah Uddin (0242310 00510 1337)
3.Mushfikur Rahman (0242310 00510 1538)
4.Mahfuja Binta Islam Madha (0242310 00510 1831)
Project Name: LED Chaser Circuit
Introduction:
The LED Chaser Circuit is a popular and educational electronics project that introduces
students to fundamental concepts in electronic circuits, such as timers, counters, and
LEDs. This experiment provides hands-on experience in building and understanding a
sequential LED lighting effect, which is commonly seen in various applications like
signage, decoration, and display boards.

Required Components:
❖ CD 4017 Counter
❖ 555 Timer IC
❖ 150, 1K, 10K Resistors
❖ 10K Variable Resistor
❖ 10uf, 100nF capacitor
❖ Breadboard
❖ 9 Volt Battery
❖ LED
LED Chaser Circuit-working methodology:
When we power the circuit, LEDs start glowing one by one for a defined time period.
Means first LED Q1 glows and then Q2 glows and Q1 turns OFF and then Q3 glows
and Q2 turns OFF and so on. When we change the resistance of variable resistors then
the speed of LED’s increases. Because the frequency of the 555 timer increases and
this increased frequency signal is directly connected to the counter's trigger pin. So that
counter changes its state faster.

The main part of this LED chaser circuit diagram is a 555 timer IC which generates
some variable frequency.. 555 timer IC is a general purpose IC which can be configured
in some different modes like Astable, Monostable and Bistable. Here in this project we
configured a 555 timer as an Astable multivibrator in which both the stages of signal are
unstable. Sometimes we call frequency generators also. Here we use the output signal
of this Astable multivibrator to trigger the IC CD 4017 counter to change its state to
perform the desired task.

Here we have connected 555 timer IC in Astable mode for generating a trigger pulse of
some time period. A variable resistor is connected for changing the cycle frequency of
555 timer’s output. A CD4017 counter IC is also connected with this circuit for lighting
LEDs. 10 red LEDs are connected to Q0-Q9 pin (pin 3) through a 150 ohm resistor. MR
pin (pin 15), enable or clock inhibit pin (pin 13) is directly connected with ground and
Clock pin of counter directly connected with output pin of 555 Timer.