CLAP SWITCH

BY ZASHA FACHII F.
AND
ASAA RAPHAEL M.
 Introduction
• Clap switch is a basic electronic mini-project, made with the help of the
basic components. Clap switch has the ability to turn ON/OFF any
electrical component or circuit by the clap sound .
Principle….
• Converts the sound signal into electrical energy.
Basic Idea on Clap Switch

• The basic idea on clap switch is that the electrical condenser microphone

pick up the sound of your claps, coughs, or any sound to switch ON/OFF

the circuit.
Components used are…

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 Working Principle of Clap Switch Circuit

When we produce some sound near condenser mic,

this
sound will be converted into electrical energy and it
will raise the potential at the Base, which will turn A
the transistor ON, the potential at A would be low and
it will trigger the 555 IC because of the low voltage
(below Vcc/3) at the Trigger Pin 2 and LED will turn
ON. We have connected the LED to output Pin 3 of
555 IC through a 220 ohm resistor
Block Diagram

MICROPHONE AMPLIFIER IC 555 LOAD

Clap Switch on Breadboard….
Applications
• The major advantage of a clap switch is that you can turn something (e.g.
a lamp) on and off from any location in the room (e.g. while lying in bed)
simply by clapping your hands.
• A clap switch is generally used for a light, television, radio, or similar
electronic device that the person will want to turn on/off from bed.
• The major disadvantage is that its generally cumbersome to have one clap
one’s hands to turn something on or off and its generally seen as simpler
for most use cases to use a traditionally light switch.
Advantages

• Energy efficient
• Low cost and reliable circuit
• Complete elimination of manpower
• High accuracy
Disadvantages

• Activate on any sound

• If one of the device does not work properly or fails, the complete
connections is lost
THANK
YOU