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Staircase Light With

This circuit uses two micro-switches located at the top and bottom of a staircase to automatically turn a light bulb on for 40 seconds when either switch is pressed. When a switch is pressed, it triggers a monostable circuit using a timer IC that activates a relay for 40 seconds, powering the bulb. After 40 seconds the relay deactivates and the bulb turns off, conserving energy. The circuit operates on a 9V battery and provides the same functionality as a hardwired light switch system but requires only one switch press instead of turning the light on and off manually.

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Staircase Light With

This circuit uses two micro-switches located at the top and bottom of a staircase to automatically turn a light bulb on for 40 seconds when either switch is pressed. When a switch is pressed, it triggers a monostable circuit using a timer IC that activates a relay for 40 seconds, powering the bulb. After 40 seconds the relay deactivates and the bulb turns off, conserving energy. The circuit operates on a 9V battery and provides the same functionality as a hardwired light switch system but requires only one switch press instead of turning the light on and off manually.

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 Raj K. Gorkhali micro-switches—one located at the top of the micro-switches, you get a posi-
and the other located at the bottom of tive-going pulse at the junction of the

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e are all familiar with the the staircase—that can be pushed and cathodes of diodes D1 and D2.
electrical wiring arrange- released easily during climb-up from These pulses are used to trigger the
ment that connects an elec- the bottom of the staircase or climb- monostable circuit built around timer
trical bulb with two switches: one at down from the top of the staircase. With IC2. On the trailing edge of the pulse,
the bottom of a staircase and the other every push and release of either of the the output of the monostable goes
at the top. Wiring is done such that two switches, bulb L1 lights up for a high for a time period of 40 seconds.
either of the two switches can be used preset time period of, say, 40 seconds, This drives relay-driver transistor
to switch the bulb on or off. In such a which is considered adequate for climb- 2N2222 (T1) wired as a switch. Relay
wiring arrangement, while climbing ing up or going down the staircase. The RL1 gets energised and closes N/O
up the staircase which is in dark, the bulb goes off automatically after the set contacts of the relay, wired in series
switch located at the bottom of the 40 seconds. You can change this ‘on’ with the mains and the bulb (L1). Bulb
staircase is used to switch on the light. time by changing the values of resis- L1 switches off when the relay gets
After you have climbed the staircase, tor R7 and/or capacitor C4 depending de-energised after 40-second pulse pe-
you use the switch located there to upon your requirement. riod. Free-wheeling diode D4 (1N4001)
switch off the light. Switches S1 and S2 are the two protects transistor T1 against transients
The circuit presented here is an micro-switches, which provide low in- during relay switch-off operation.
electronic-cum-electrical arrangement puts to the respective de-bouncing cir- The circuit operates off a 9V bat-
to get a similar facility as provided cuits. Each de-bouncing circuit is built tery, which gets connected to the cir-
by the hard-wired electrical system, around two NAND gates connected cuit through ‘on’/‘off’ switch S3. You
but you need to operate the switch back to back. The de-bouncing circuits can also use regulated 9V power sup-
only once. Whereas in the hard-wired ensure a clean, bounce-free pulse at the ply. Assemble the circuit on a general-
arrangement if you forget to switch output every time the micro-switch is purpose PCB and house in a small box.
off the light once you have traversed pressed and released. The outputs from Connect micro-switches S1 and S2 near
the staircase, light would remain ‘on,’ the two de-bouncing circuits are ORed top and bottom of the staircase through
wasting energy. using diodes D1 and D2 (1N4001). So flexible wires and bulb in the middle of
In this circuit also, we have two every time you press and release either the staircase. 

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