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Piezo Trigger Switch Circuit

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Piezo Trigger Switch circuit described here is a microcontroller-compatible shock/impact sensor switch module works on 5VDC supply. The
whole circuit can be assembled on a 5×7 cm common circuit board. The piezo-ceramic element (PZ1) can also be mounted on the PCB without
any di�culty. The module gives a “Logic-High” (H) output when the sensor (PZ1) detects a valid shock/impact. By default, this high signal is
available for a period of near 1 second. However you can change this by modifying the value of the RC time constant components in the CMOS
monostable circuit built around M7555CN (U1).

One 5mm LED (LED1) is added for e�ective visual indication of the output status. Imagine the fun you could have building a drum kit and
then rocking the house.This circuit lets you turn your Arduino into a drum kit. Discotheque lights, winkling in tune with the bass drum bang
is another application example!

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Schematic of the Shock/Impact Sensor Switch Circuit

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7555 datasheet (https://www.electroschematics.com/650/lm555-datasheet/)

Proposed circuit board wiring layout is shown here. First of all apply a thin amount of glue to the marked area on the PCB and press a plastic

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washer (of suitable diameter) into the glue, put aside until the glue is hard. Next, apply little glue on the top of the washer,place the piezo
(with presoldered wires) and solder the wires to the circuit board. Decide how you would like to route your wires before you complete this
step. It will be harder to move the wires thereafter. Now you can �nish(/)the construction by soldering remaining components as indicated in
the circuit diagram. After construction, gently hit or knock the piezo sensor with your �ngertipor a small hammer to test the circuit. Every
time the piezo element receives a hit, the red LED lights up for near one second. Note that the piezo element can easily get damaged, so hit it
mildly.

Parts List

IC1: M7555CN (from NXP)

D1: 1N4148
LED1: 5mm/3mm Red
PZ1: 27mm Piezo-Ceramic Element (Piezo-Disc)
R1: 4.7M ¼ w
R2: 100K ¼ w
R3: 100K ¼ w
R4: 1.5K ¼ w
C1: 1KpF (102) Ceramic
C2: 10uF/16V Tantalum
(Plastic Washer for the Piezo: 25mm outer diameter x 20 mm inner diameter x 2mm thickness)

Notes

Detection sensitiviy of this circuit is intentionally reduced to a large extent. Ambient vibrations will not trigger the circuit
M7555CN is the CMOS version of IC555. Decoupling capacitorat pin 5 of the IC is not very necessary for this version
If you are a skilled hobbyist, try to build the circuit using SMD components. This will reduce the module size and increase the circuit stability. Part Number of
U1 in SO-8 package is M7555CD (prototype tested with both packages)
Since piezo transducers can output high voltage signal, it is a good practice to include zener diode protection at the input of the circuit
Practically don’t expect precise results from this circuit. If your application requires simple sensing this might be a great choice and money saver!

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Leslie
Hi thanks again for your comments.
Read all the tutorials you suggested and more. Read four di�erent 555 timer-LED circuits and three 2Transistor Monostable Multivibrator ( MMV ) circuits and
none of them say that the LED will light when battery is connected. Still couldn’t see why the Led lit after battery is connected and before piezo is activatedin

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your circuit and the 2Transistor circuits. Doesn’t happen with a simple switch MMV, circuit. Thought that possibly the battery pinged the piezo to ring and the negative
portion of the waveform triggered the 555. But built a two transistor MMV circuit without a piezo, http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms/monostable.html
(http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms/monostable.html) and the LED lights when battery is �rst connected too, suggesting it’s not the piezo!
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Would like to really understand why the LED lights in these two circuits but not the simple switch 555 MMV.

thanks again
Les

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Leslie
thank you for the quick response and thanks for trying to teach me how to �sh! nice explanation in http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/555-
timer-delay-before-turn-on-circuit.php (http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/555-timer-delay-before-turn-on-circuit.php)
I built a similar 555 with a switch, no piezo , http://www.instructables.com/id/555-Timer/step3/555-Monostable-Mode-circuit/
(http://www.instructables.com/id/555-Timer/step3/555-Monostable-Mode-circuit/)
The LED did not come on with initial power but only after switch was pressed in contrast to yours. I was asking why in the “switch circuit” no initial light but
in “piezo circuit” it lit �rst then went o� as per the RC and would light after piezo was hit. I would like to incorporate this nice feature in the “switch circuit”
and also to understand why it happens. Reading the above tutorial was very informative but didn’t see how to do it, was that the “tweaking” you mentioned?

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T.K.Hareendran
Seems good for you: http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms/555_timer.html (http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms
/555_timer.html)

Feel free to contact me if you need more help!

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leslie-saintlouisradnet-com
Thanks for the response, after the initial lit LED goes o�, impulse to the piezo works �ne! My question is why does the LED initially light before the piezo is
activated? This in my case is good, says circuit is on/working. Is it because #4 is connected to Vcc?

Thanks again,

lasl

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T.K.Hareendran
Thank you for your attention. As you may noticed,here the 555 IC is wired in mono-stable mode. The initial triggering just after the power up is
because of the inherent property of the 555 timer chip (however, we can remove it with some tweaking). Hope this helps you as a reference:
http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/555-timer-delay-before-turn-on-circuit.php (http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com
/Articles/555-timer-delay-before-turn-on-circuit.php)

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leslie-saintlouisradnet-com
Hi built the circuit, checked all the parts and connections, when I apply power the LED �rst lights for about 1-2sec then goes o�. the piezo does nothing! Even
if the piezo is bad the LED should not light. Using a 9V battery (same thing happens with 6V btw), there is 2.4V across the LED and 7.4V at #3 pin.What did I do
wrong? Please advise

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T.K.Hareendran
As the LED �rst lights for about 1-2sec then goes o�, we can assume it’s working! What next is just hit the piezo, and observe the response of the
circuit (please go through the article again). The circuit should give a “Logic-High” (H) output when the sensor (PZ1) detects a valid shock/impact.
Incase of an error, try to replace/rewire the piezo circuitry.

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