Here is a simple 3x3x3 circuit using 2 IC's to drive 27 white LEDs. The 4020 IC is a 14 stage binary counter - we have used 9 outputs. Each output drives 3 white LEDs in series and we have omitted a dropper resistor as the chip can only deliver a maximum of 15mA per output. The 4020 produces 512 different patterns before the sequence repeats. **broken link removed**
Yeah birdman, I'm not sure what you mean by war =\ While the 555 and decade counter circuit will work nicely for simple (hey I'm here) blinking you can't program it readily, not with a lot of extra gates and shift registers, where as with a micro controller you can replicate any pattern your mind can conceive of.
It doesn't repeat 512 different patterns. It's a single pattern that takes 512 cycles to repeat. Most people won't even recognize a pattern is occurring.
It doesn't repeat 512 different patterns. It's a single pattern that takes 512 cycles to repeat. Most people won't even recognize a pattern is occurring.
Sceadwian Colins said 512 different patterns it could change if you read the data sheet the 4020 is bad to skip a clock. But if not you get just one pattern LOL just a long one