brentnagel
New Member
summary of my problem...
I want to capture different states of a machine that are determined by one cycle light.
States:
1. light is flashing (roughly 1s ON/OFF) - the machine is in waiting mode
2. light is steady on - machine is in cycle mode
currently the light is connected to a relay so I have the NC/NO poles available.
I have 2 available 12v sources on the machine.
if the light is flashing I need a steady 12v (somehow flatten out the ON/OFF)
if the light is steady I need a steady 12v
I cannot have both signals.
I believe I need a combination of a RC circuit and an XOR circuit but I have very limited experience in design. Should I use relays, a 555, or ???
A rough circuit design would be very helpful.
Thank you,
I want to capture different states of a machine that are determined by one cycle light.
States:
1. light is flashing (roughly 1s ON/OFF) - the machine is in waiting mode
2. light is steady on - machine is in cycle mode
currently the light is connected to a relay so I have the NC/NO poles available.
I have 2 available 12v sources on the machine.
if the light is flashing I need a steady 12v (somehow flatten out the ON/OFF)
if the light is steady I need a steady 12v
I cannot have both signals.
I believe I need a combination of a RC circuit and an XOR circuit but I have very limited experience in design. Should I use relays, a 555, or ???
A rough circuit design would be very helpful.
Thank you,