The 555 timer produces a rapid
series of pulses whenever switch S1 is open. These pulses are counted in groups of 16 and
converted into binary form by the 7493 and applied to the 74154 (a 1-of-16
decoder/demultiplexer) wired so that each of its 16 output lines goes low sequentially and
in step with the binary count delivered by the 7493. When the switch is closed, only one
LED remains on. Only one current limiting resistor (R3) is used for all the LED's since
only one is on at any one time. |