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Project Help and Ideas » Traffic-light simulator

May 10, 2009
by brian
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Hi,

Where can I find the circuit layout for the traffic-light simulator project?

Thanks, Brian

May 10, 2009
by MacGyver
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The comments in the code mark which pins each led should be wired to, but I didn't find a layout in the doc's I got with my nerdkit.

Hope this helps!

May 11, 2009
by brian
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I noticed after running the simulator for a minute or so, the LCD starts to dim until I can no longer read it. I'm assumng this is because of too much current being drawn from the battery. I hooked up the LEDs as described in the source code but I think I should be using a resistor or something?

May 11, 2009
by paulip
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Forget the battery....find an old cell phone powersupply....many of them are switching and in the right voltage range...batteries are the bane of our existence.

May 11, 2009
by brian
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I guess I could do that, but I think I did something wrong with the circuit's setup.

May 12, 2009
by brian
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This forum needs a search feature, stat! :P

Solution found in non-obviously titled thread: http://www.nerdkits.com/forum/thread/55/

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