Does anyone on the site know how to make a sequencer for six LED's in the pattern below:


O -- -- -- -- --

-- O -- -- -- --

-- -- O -- -- --

-- -- -- O -- --

-- -- -- -- O --

-- -- -- -- -- O


Something idiot proof if possible, or close to it please. I'm more carpenter then, well, anything else.

Thanks.

 

Wow you just missed DTN, he just went on his "vacation/break".

 

Wow talk about crappy timing. When is DTN due back?

I wonder though if anyone else has some know-how could help.


BTW I was trying to also figure out each light to have a 1-2 second lighting cycle.(I think that's the right terminology, y'know on for 1-2 seconds then the next light in sequence comes on.)

Think I found something here...

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_6/chpt_7/6.html

Just have to figure it out.

 

DTN is banned(suspended) for 6 months but I'm sure he will be back before that.

 

He asked to be put on suspension when he was discharged from the military so he could focus on real life stuff.

 

To build that circuit, you can find the components on digikey:

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch...e=296-2037-5-ND
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch...me=LM555CNNS-ND

These components will work with 12-14Volts. Get a couple more values for the resistor and capacitor to the left of the 555 (for the 1MOhm get a 500Kohm and a 2Mohm also, and for the 0.1uF get a 0.2uF and a 0.05uF also); the flash time will be proportional to the product of these two values.

Get a breadboard also to assemble them easily
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch...ame=438-1045-ND
On a breadboard, the ABCDE pins on every line are connected (same wire), as well as the FGHIJ; the rails on the sides are connected vertically, as the red and blue lines show. You stick a DIP chip (as those above) vertically, with one row of pins in the E column and one row in the F column).

 

Radu thanks for the info, however, you're going to have to dumb it down a little. I have not had a chance to delve into the land of electronics. I'm just a foundation builder whom had an idea for his tibby.


Essentially, I need schematics, then I can figure it out, otherwise I'm Fu**ed. Typical carpenter, can't figure s**t out until you draw it out for them.