TL;DR
Looking for a way to toggle between two different sized loads using a 555 timer.
I'm taking a bunch of information I found on AllAboutCircuits and trying to apply that knowledge into a rubber duck night light, but I'm failing at getting the LED's to toggle properly. The 555 timer is properly toggling the output, but my circuitry after that point is bad.
When 555 output is high I should get:
1 RGB Slow LED and 4 Blue LEDs lit up.
When 555 output is low:
4 RGB Slow LEDs should light up.
This is my latest circuit to help you get the idea, but I've put together a bunch that seemed to me like they should work and none do so far.
I've made two led's toggle with a 555 timer just by putting the led's on either side of the 555 output, but for some reason when you use multiple led's of different types that won't work, so I am trying to do it by using some transistors.
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Additional Unnecessary Info:
If I get it working, I'll upload the finished product in case you have kids or grandkids you want to do something cool for.
1) Rubber Duck with squeaker - remove squeaker - shove 1 RGB LED up his butt.
2) Duck sits on a clear plastic case ( using rubber adhesive ) with 4 blue led's inside case, so it looks like the lit up duck floating on a water pond.
3) after (x) time Duck light and pond turn off and 4 RGB LED that stick up through the plastic turn on to cast their light on the duck from the outside.
4) after (x) time start over.
My parts list for those that care:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11450 ( RGB LED )
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11372 ( Blue LED )
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0152WH8H8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2BGEE4LFBCFEJ ( DUCK WITH SQWEEKER )
Looking for a way to toggle between two different sized loads using a 555 timer.
I'm taking a bunch of information I found on AllAboutCircuits and trying to apply that knowledge into a rubber duck night light, but I'm failing at getting the LED's to toggle properly. The 555 timer is properly toggling the output, but my circuitry after that point is bad.
When 555 output is high I should get:
1 RGB Slow LED and 4 Blue LEDs lit up.
When 555 output is low:
4 RGB Slow LEDs should light up.
This is my latest circuit to help you get the idea, but I've put together a bunch that seemed to me like they should work and none do so far.
I've made two led's toggle with a 555 timer just by putting the led's on either side of the 555 output, but for some reason when you use multiple led's of different types that won't work, so I am trying to do it by using some transistors.
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Additional Unnecessary Info:
If I get it working, I'll upload the finished product in case you have kids or grandkids you want to do something cool for.
1) Rubber Duck with squeaker - remove squeaker - shove 1 RGB LED up his butt.
2) Duck sits on a clear plastic case ( using rubber adhesive ) with 4 blue led's inside case, so it looks like the lit up duck floating on a water pond.
3) after (x) time Duck light and pond turn off and 4 RGB LED that stick up through the plastic turn on to cast their light on the duck from the outside.
4) after (x) time start over.
My parts list for those that care:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11450 ( RGB LED )
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11372 ( Blue LED )
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0152WH8H8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2BGEE4LFBCFEJ ( DUCK WITH SQWEEKER )