Re: Re: Hmevision ir transmitter

["Frank Mc Alinden" <armagh@xxxxxxx>]

Andy
        The best person to explain these
things is off list at the moment
K.D. When you supply a small current to the base emitter this allows a
much
larger
current to flow between the collector and emitter,depending on the gain
of
the transistor. You are using the transistor basically as a switch,
switching it on and off rapidly to mimic the ir signal.
The ground signal i think you are referring to is supplied by the open
collector output of HomeVision .When someone refers to open collector
it
means that the collector is connected to ground when the ouput is
active.

Andy  hope this makes sense also i hope to teach myself  Visual
Basic as i
want to learn a high level language so i will have lots of question s to
ask
you programmer gurus

Frank Mc
----- Original Message -----
From: "andy_powell_is" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 9:55 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Hmevision ir transmitter


>
> <meep><meep>
>
> Just as an addition to my earlier message, I'm actually starting
to
> understand why I am having problems understanding what is going
on,
> having done that I think I understand what we are doing, but still
> have some questions... So I'll explain what I understand, then ask
> the questions...
>
> 1. For a transistor to work there must to some +ve voltage going
into
> the base connector, we use a high resistance value betwen the base
> connection and the +ve voltage to reduce the current flow, and
hence
> the current drawn is minimal..
>
> 2. When a +ve voltage is applied to the base then current will
flow
> from the collector to the emitter. No current will flow 'back up
the
> base' because it has a high resistance value, and "current takes
the
> path of least resistance" (IIRC my basic physics..)
>
> 3. when we have the two transistors, when a +ve voltage is passed
to
> the base it allows current to flow from the collector to the
emitter
> on TR1. The emitter on TR1 is connected to the base of TR2. The
base
> of TR2 now has a +ve voltage and so will allow current to pass
from
> the collector to the emitter on TR2. So when TR1 'comes on', so
does
> TR2.
>
> Thats what I understand...what I don't understand is :
>
> 1. If the base of TR1 needs a +ve voltage, and we need a +ve
voltage
> on the collector of TR1, where is the ground? Don't we have to have
a
> +ve and ground for current to flow?
>
> 2. On a breadboard we can just link to the same +ve supply
(there's
> still the "where's the ground" issue), but when it comes
to
> Homevision, what then? The IR jack supplies the +5v, and the A
ports
> (Port A1 to A8) provides the ground.. but then the base wont have
a
> +ve volatage will it? So nothing will flow between the collector
and
> emitter of TR1, and thus TR2 will do nothing..
>
> I'm beginning to understand much more than I did at first, 99% has
> been theory, unfortunately the 1% practical hasn't worked so far...
:(
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "andy_powell_is" <ukha@b...>
wrote:
> >
> > Ian,
> >
> > I had a very quick look this morning, tried the short but
nothing
> > happened. I'll have a proper look tonight when I get home, and
I'll
> > also take a photo and upload it to my site so you can see the
> > mess^H^H^H^H circuit I did...
> >
> > Andy
> >
>
>
>
>
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