The Monarch
The Monarch
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Beautiful and clever
The Monarch flashes its LEDs when its antennae touch. But it's also clever! It uses a clock source and shift register in a particular configuration in order to generate its patterns. Through it, one can learn about the basics of digital design, clocking, and randomness.
It is a third in a series of electronic 'bugs', the first is The Lady and the second is The Gent.
The Monarch was project #18 of the Boldport Club.
What’s included
1x 555 IC timer, TI TLC555CP
1x Quad 2-input XOR, TI SN74HC86N
1x Octal D-type flip-flop, TI SN74HC273N
1x IC DIP 8 contact socket, TruConnect DS1009-08
1x IC DIP 14 contact socket, TruConnect DS1009-14
1x IC DIP 20 contact socket, TruConnect DS1009-20
8x 5mm clear lens red LEDs, TruOpto OSR5PA5C31C
1x Switch, C&K JS202011SCQN
1x CR2032 batter clip, Multicomp BC-2001
2x 1µF capacitors, Suntan TS170R1H105MSBFA0R
3x 10KΩ resistors, Multicomp MCF 0.25W 10K
18x 560Ω resistors, Multicomp MCF 0.25W 560
1x 16cm of 20AWG wire
1x Lovely PCB
Infographic | PDF
Assembly
Follow the infographic paying attention to the following information: the wire in the kit might be a bit short so use resistor leg cutting, the gap between the socket and PCB, and the recommended floating XOR input fix.
Additional information
Community contributions for this project
Open source circuit board design files
