Wednesday, March 11, 2009

PIC Clock Timer (8Channel)

This is one of useful clock timers I have built. You can set different ON & OFF time periods for your home / factory appliances & this clock timer will automatically respond to that times daily basis very accurately.

Features

*24 hour clock format
*8 separate channels
*8 separate channels with ON/OFF time indicators
*continuous mode operation
*User friendly adjust menu system

There are four buttons - HOUR, MINUTE, MENU, SHIFT

Adjusting Clock Time

When power up all 8channels will be turned off (you can see all LED indicators are off) & you can see the clock is running (clocks two dots will blink).You can adjust the time by pressing HOUR or MINUTE buttons.

Setting Alarm Channels

While clock is running if you press the MENU button it will direct you to the 1st alarm channel & the 1st channel indicator will lights up to confirm you. If you again press the MENU button it will go to next channel that is channel2 likewise it will increment on each press.

The ON TIME & OFF TIME LED’s will show you whether you are going to set the ON TIME or OFF TIME in the particular channel. To set the required time just use HOUR or MINUTE buttons.

Pressing the SHIFT button will shift the set times between ON TIME or OFF TIME in the particular channel. The ON TIME & OFF TIME LED’s will confirms this to you.

Press the MENU buttons until you passes the last alarm channel. So you can come to standby Time mode. Now you can see some of your LED alarm indicators will lights up notifying that you have already set an alarm in the particular channel or channels.

Alarm set has been completed & it will automatically do the timings for you.

Output channels working condition

The particular channel will wait until its ON time comes & when the time equals it will turn on the relay & after it will wait until its OFF time comes & when the time equals it will switch off the relay output & waits until ON time comes again.

Turn OFF a particular channel

To off a particular channel just equal the ON TIME & OFF TIME values (it can be any value).

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