7 Segment Counter display Circuit using IC 555 and CD4033

7-segment-counter-ic-555-cd-4033-circuit

Circuit above  is used to display counts in 7 segment display.Here we are employing two ICs and 7 segment to perform this action. IC1 NE555, IC2 CD 4033 and a seven segment display LT543. As we know IC 555 is a timer IC and CD 4033 is a simple decoder IC which is commonly used to drive 7 segment displays. Lets move into the working description of this simple counter display circuit.


WORKING OF THE CIRCUIT:

Here NE 555 was wired as Astable Multivibrator  which is capable of generating a square wave the period of the square wave was determined by means of external component RC connected to IC 555.The Astable Multivibrator does not require any external trigger , it is capable of generating continuous square wave pulses. The output pulse was then given to the input of the IC CD 4033.

For each pulse the output of the CD 4033 advances by one count. The output of the IC2 in the circuit was wired to the 7 segment a,b,c..g as shown in the figure.Then the pulse from the decoder lights up the seven segment on a sequence there by working as a counter display. The switch S1 was used here to initiate the counting.Diode D1 was used here to prevent the risk of accidental polarity reversal. The given 7 segment display counter circuit can be employed where the process of counting events was needed under controlled environment.


24 Comments

  1. Sajjad Ali

    Single digit 7 Segment Counter display Circuit using IC 555 and CD4033 require file in multisim and pcb design file

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  2. rafia

    In Proteus use +5V for Logic 1 and ground for Logic 0 and use switches for C, S,and M. Use two chips 74153 and one decoder 7446 (can anyone help me with this

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    1. Frank DonaldFrank Donald (Post author)

      Rafia,

      Looks like you have been given some assignment. You cannot expect help for this here, work on it by your own.

      Reply
  3. akash

    can you give the multisim simulation for this?

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    1. Frank DonaldFrank Donald (Post author)

      Akash,
      Unfortunate I don’t have MS simulation file

      Reply
  4. Savitha

    How can I dispaly numbers upto 25 using this circuit? How many ICs and displays are needed? What are the modifications to be done in this circuit for displaying numbers upto 25?

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    1. Frank DonaldFrank Donald (Post author)

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