4 Player Quiz Buzzer

Described here is a simple electronic circuit which can be used in any test or quiz competition. Features of this circuit are:

1. Whenever a switch is pressed, the circuit locks the remaining three entries.

2. It has a master reset switch which allows users to press the switch next time once they have pressed.

3. It can be powered from variable power supply ranging from 5V to 15V.

4. It will give you visual indication but audio indication is also possible with some modification.

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Fig. 1: Prototype Of 4 Player Quiz Buzzer Circuit On Breadboard

4-player quiz buzzer is based on three IC’s, namely-

1. IC CD4013 contains two independent D type flip flops which exist in one of two states and can store information. Each module is further equipped with a group of pin outs assigned as data, set, reset, clock input and a couple complementary output Q and . As we know, output changes or toggles state as response to trigger applied to input terminals.

2. IC7408 is a quad 2-input NAND gate. It will give you output as high or logic one when both the inputs are high otherwise we will receive low output. Quad 2 input AND gate has four independent AND gates on a single IC.

3. IC7421 is a Dual 4-input NAND gate. To understand the working of circuit, one must know the truth table of 7421 IC. It will give you output as high or logic one when all four inputs are high otherwise we will receive low output. Dual 4- input AND gate has two independent AND gates on a single IC.

Working :. Initially it may possible all or may two LED will be glowing for that you have to first clear the flip flop by pressing reset switch. Under this condition Q output of IC2 and IC1 become low.

When no switch is pressed output of pin 6 of IC3 is high because it is receiving input from IC1 and IC2 Qbar which is high(CD4013 produces complimentary output). This shows that no switch is pressed and none of the LED will glow.

As soon as anybody from four candidates presses the switch, its corresponding LED would glow and other connection would be left disabled. Suppose candidate 1 presses the switch , making input pin1 of NI1go high(it is connected to power supply) and pin 2 of NI1 is also high and from the truth table of NANA gate is both the inputs are high we will receive a high output at pin3 of NI1, this will make the pin 6 of IC1 high which in turn on the LED1. This indicates that output pin1 of IC1 (Q) has become high. If Q is high then Qbar must be low. And if one low is supplied to IC3 it will make the output pin 6 of IC3 to go low hence further switching of switch is not allowed. Now no another candidate is allowed to press the switch until you have press the reset switch.

Similar phenomenon occur when another candidate press the switch. The candidate who presses the switch respective IC output goes high and LED glows to indicate this and others are not allowed to press the switch.