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12V DC Input Monitoring Circuit With Buzzer & LED Alert When Input A Fails

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How can I build a 12 V DC monitoring circuit that turns on a buzzer and LED when input A fails, but stays off when both inputs are off?

Use an XOR (exclusive-OR) gate so the buzzer and LED turn on only when one of the two inputs is off, which matches the case where A fails while B is still active [#21669607] A NAND gate was suggested first, but it was noted that it would also trigger when both inputs go down, which is not what you want [#21669605]
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  • #1 21669598
    Dheeraj Bhatia
    Anonymous  
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  • Need for original design effort before help

    #2 21669599
    Mark Harrington
    Anonymous  
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  • #3 21669600
    Mark Harrington
    Anonymous  
  • #4 21669601
    Dheeraj Bhatia
    Anonymous  
  • Advice to refuse doing someone else’s assignment

    #5 21669602
    Mark Harrington
    Anonymous  
  • #6 21669603
    Mark Harrington
    Anonymous  
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  • Suggesting NAND gate logic for the alert circuit

    #7 21669604
    Noreen Ras
    Anonymous  
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  • NAND gate fails when both inputs go low

    #8 21669605
    Dheeraj Bhatia
    Anonymous  
  • #9 21669606
    Dheeraj Bhatia
    Anonymous  
  • #10 21669607
    Noreen Ras
    Anonymous  
  • #11 21669608
    Dheeraj Bhatia
    Anonymous  

Topic summary

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The discussion centers on designing a 12V DC input monitoring circuit with a buzzer and LED alert that activates when input A fails and deactivates when input A is restored. The original poster, a beginner in electronics, seeks a circuit diagram for this function involving two 12V inputs (A and B). Initial suggestions mention using logic gates, specifically NAND gates, but it is noted that NAND gates activate the alert when both inputs fail, which is undesirable. The correct solution proposed is to use an XOR (Exclusive OR) gate, which triggers the buzzer and LED only when one input is off and the other is active, matching the required behavior. The conversation also touches on the importance of learning and researching electronics fundamentals such as logic gates for project development.
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