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    A clap switch is an electronic circuit that controls electrical appliances like lights and fans using a user's clapping action. It was invented in 1996 to help mobility-impaired people. The main components are a 555 timer IC, CD4017 counter IC, microphone, and relay. Sound from clapping is converted to electrical pulses that trigger the 555 timer, whose output clocks the CD4017 counter to sequentially activate the appliances connected to its output pins. This allows appliances to be turned on and off through clapping without needing to physically switch them.

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    A clap switch is an electronic circuit that controls electrical appliances like lights and fans using a user's clapping action. It was invented in 1996 to help mobility-impaired people. The main components are a 555 timer IC, CD4017 counter IC, microphone, and relay. Sound from clapping is converted to electrical pulses that trigger the 555 timer, whose output clocks the CD4017 counter to sequentially activate the appliances connected to its output pins. This allows appliances to be turned on and off through clapping without needing to physically switch them.

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    A clap switch is an electronic circuit that controls electrical appliances like lights and fans using a user's clapping action. It was invented in 1996 to help mobility-impaired people. The main components are a 555 timer IC, CD4017 counter IC, microphone, and relay. Sound from clapping is converted to electrical pulses that trigger the 555 timer, whose output clocks the CD4017 counter to sequentially activate the appliances connected to its output pins. This allows appliances to be turned on and off through clapping without needing to physically switch them.

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    What is a Clap Switch : Circuit Diagram & Its

    Working
    An electronic device that can control light appliances
    by users clap action is a clap switch. It was invented
    by R Carlile, Stevens, and E Dale Reamer on 20th
    February 1996. The main advantage of this
    technology is that it is mainly helpful for a mobility-
    impaired person. The condenser mic is one of the
    main components in the circuit that tracks the input
    clap sound based on the pitch of clap and
    transduces this sound energy into some electric
    pulses. These electric pulses are the desired input to
    the clap switch circuit. This article gives an overview
    of the clap switch.

    What is Clap Switch?


    Definition: A clap switch is an electronic circuit,
    which controls electrical appliances like a bulb, tube
    lights, etc with user clapping action. It is mainly
    useful for a person who cannot move his legs. The
    clap switch circuit can be designed in two ways
    using 555 IC and without using a 555IC.
    Required Components
    The main components of the circuit are
    • 555 IC – IC 1
    • CD 4017 IC – IC2

    Relay -r1: A relay is a switching device, which is


    used to switch the circuit on when required and turn
    off whenever required.
    •

    • Resistors – A resistor is an electronic component


    which opposes the flow of current or prevents
    excess leakage of current in the circuit when
    required.
    • Capacitors – 0.1 µF * 2 (C1), 4.7 µF(C2):
    A capacitor is a passive component that stores a
    small amount of charge.
    • Microphone – M1: A microphone is similar to an
    amplifier.

    • BC 547 – T2
    • Diode -A diode is an electronic component that acts
    similarly to a regulator or a switch.
    • Light Emitting Diode – d2: An LED is used to
    radiate light when it is power supplied

    Clap Switch Circuit Diagram


    Clap Switch Circuit Diagram
    The entire function of the clap switch is based on CD
    4017 IC and NE 555 IC.
    IC 555 is a Timer IC
    It is similar to an oscillator like monostable, which
    has only one stable state. It gets back to its original
    state when an external clock pulse is given to
    a monostable oscillator. Similarly, when 555 timer
    generates an oscillating wave at output pin 3 it
    enters a stable state, in order to get back to its
    normal an external trigger is applied.

    555 Timer
    CD 4017
    It is a CMOS divider or a counter IC. On receiving an
    external clock signal it turns ON (say all together 10
    lights) all the lights in a sequential manner. It
    consists of input pins 3 in number and output pins 10
    in number and a GND – ground pin as shown below

    CD4017 IC
    Input Pins
    The followings are the input pins used in 4017 decad
    counter ic
    • Reset (P 15): This pin helps to reset the position
    back to zero. Suppose if you want the counter to
    count till 3, after the 3rd signal the reset pin goes
    back to zero.
    • Clock pin ( P 14): It is an input clock signal pin that
    goes high when the circuit is in the working stage.
    • Clock Inhibit Pin (Pin 13): This pin controls the
    counter pin by turning it ON and OFF. When Pin13
    is set high it means counter if turned off, and when
    pin13 is set low it means the counter is turned on.
    Output Pins
    The followings are the output pins used in 4017
    decad counter ic
    • Output Pins (0 to 9): These pins process the task
    sequentially and provide an output at pin3 (let us
    assume we are using only pin 3 out pf 10 output
    pins).
    • Carry Out Pin ( Pin 12): The connect many
    CD4017 IC together.
    Clap Switch Working
    Assume a human standing closer to the mic and
    clapping. This mic takes the sound energy and
    converts it into an electrical signal and gives this
    input to the clap switch circuit at transistor T2. This
    signal in return triggers IC1 ( 555 Timer) pin2. We
    can theoretically calculate the output clock signal
    status using the following formula
    T = 1.1 * R 5* C 4
    The output which is a clock signal from IC1 (pin3) is
    given as input to CD 4017 IC (pin 14). Now CD 4017
    IC starts counting from “0” until pin 14 goes high. On
    receiving input signal on the first clap, Q1 gets
    activated, LED 1 (d1) starts glowing. The switch
    circuit is controlled by a relay and the output is
    obtained from pin2. Similarly, on receiving another
    clap, pin4 gets activated and LED2(d2) if connected
    glows and LED1 stops glowing, likewise, this
    process continues.
    Advantages
    The following are the advantages of clap switch
    • Automatically controls lights within a specified
    range by clapping action
    • It is an advantageous technology for mobility-

    impaired person
    • Reliable

    • Cost is low

    • It provides good output efficiency.

    Disadvantages
    The following are the disadvantages of clap switch
    • It is cumbersome compared to traditional control
    switch
    • The filter should be added in the circuit
    compulsorily for working.
    Applications
    The following are the applications of clap switch
    • Air conditions
    • Tv

    • Motor, etc.

    FAQs
    1). Who invented the clap switch?
    R Carlile, Stevens, and E Dale Reamer invented a
    clap switch on 20th Feb 1996.
    2). What is a clap off and clap on?
    It is a concept which controls (turns on or off) the
    light or electronic appliances by clapping action.
    3). Name two main applications of Clap Switch?
    The two main applications are
    • Fans
    • Light.

    4). Why is it called a 555 timer?


    It is similar to oscillator like monostable, which has
    only one stable state. It gets back to its original state
    when an external clock pulse is given to a monostable
    oscillator. Similarly, when 555 timer generates an
    oscillating wave at output pin 3 it enters a stable
    state, in order to get back to its normal an external
    trigger is applied.
    5). Is the Clapper a fire hazard?
    No, the Clapper is not a fire hazard
    6). What is the principle of a clap switch?
    Clap switch converts sound energy into electrical
    pulses and uses these electrical pulses as input to
    the circuit and provides an output in order to control
    light appliances.
    7). Define a switch?

    A switch is an electronic device that is used to


    connect or disconnect the power supply to the
    circuit.
    A clap switch is an electronic device that works
    based on clapping action, it converts sound energy
    into electrical pulses and proved these electrical
    pulses as input to the control circuit for controlling
    the light appliances. The main advantage of this
    technology is that it is very much helpful for a
    mobility-impaired person. 555 IC and CD4017 IC are
    two main components of this circuit.

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