TTL Digital Clock
TTL Digital Clock
TTL Digital Clock
Introduction:
A digital clock is a type of clock that displays the time digitally. Digital clocks typically
use the 50 or 60 hertz oscillation of AC power or a 32,768 hertz crystal oscillator as in a
quartz clock to keep time. Most digital clocks display the hour of the day in 24 hour
format or more commonly used hour sequence is 12 hour format (with some indication of
AM or PM). In our project we use an oscillator to produce the clock and we display the
clock in 24 hours format. We also introduce the time setting option to this clock for this
we have two buttons one for the minutes and the other for the hours. To represent the
time, most digital clocks use a seven-segment LED, VFD, or LCD display for each of
four digits. In our project we display the time on the seven-segment.
T = 0.695C2(R1+R2)
We generate the clock cycle of 10Hz so for this we choose the value of 10K ohm for both
resistors and the capacitor valued 4.7uF
After applying the clock cycle to the synchronous four bit counter 74LM160, the counter
counts the cycle and gives the output the another synchronous four bit counter. As the
counters are decade counter so these counters counts up to ten and then give signal to the
other counter in this way the minutes are generated and for resetting the minutes we have
applied the three input NAND gates. For example when the minutes first display reaches
to the 9 value it resets the decade counter and when the minute’s first display goes to
value 7 it resets the decade counter, actually we doesn’t see the value 7 because as it
reaches the value 7 it instantly reseted and we can’t see it on display. Similarly for the
hour’s second display the counter is reseted after the value 9 first time and after 4 second
time, whereas the hour’s first display is reseted after the value 2.
Components Description:
• LM555:
The LM555 is a highly stable device for generating accurate time delays or
oscillation. Additional terminals are provided for triggering or resetting if desired.
In the time delay mode of operation, the time is precisely controlled by one
external resistor and capacitor. For astable operation as an oscillator, the free
running frequency and duty cycle are accurately controlled with two external
resistors and one capacitor. The circuit may be triggered and reset on falling
waveforms, and the output circuit can source or sink up to 200mA or drive TTL
circuits.