Description
This is an enhanced 4 digit keypad which may be used with the Modular Alarm System.
Notes
The Keypad must be the kind with a common terminal and a separate
connection for each key. On a 12-key pad, look for 13 terminals. The
matrix type with 7 terminals will NOT do. The Alarm is set by pressing a
single key. Choose the key you want to use and wire it to 'E'. Choose
the four keys you want to use to switch the alarm off, and connect them
to 'A B C & D'. Your code can include the non-numeric symbols. With a
12-key pad, over 10 000 different codes are available. Wire the common
to R1 and all the remaining keys to 'F'. When 'E' is pressed, current
through D2 and R9 switches Q5 on. The relay energises, and then holds
itself on by providing base current for Q5 through R10.
The 12-volt output is switched from the "off " to the "set " terminal,
and the LED lights. To switch the Alarm off again it is necessary to
press A, B, C & D in the right order. The IC is a quad 2-input AND
gate, a Cmos 4081. These gates only produce a high output when both
inputs are high. Pin 1 is held high by R5. This 'enables' gate 1, so
that when 'A' is pressed, the output at pin 3 will go high. This output
does two jobs. It locks itself high using R2 and it enables gate 2 by
taking pin 5 high. The remaining gates operate in the same way, each
locking itself on through a resistor and enabling its successor. If the
correct code is entered, pin 10 will switch Q4 on and so connect the
base of Q5 to ground. This causes Q5 to switch off and the relay to drop
out. Any keys not wired to 'A B C D or E' are connected to the base of
Q3 by R7. Whenever one of these 'wrong' keys is pressed, Q3 takes pin 1
low. This removes the 'enable' from gate 1, and the code entry process
fails. If 'C' or 'D' is pressed out of sequence, Q1 or Q2 will also take
pin 1 low, with the same result. You can change the code by altering
the keypad connections. If you need a more secure code use a bigger
keypad with more 'wrong' keys wired to 'F'. A 16-key pad gives over 40
000 different codes. All components are shown lying flat on the board;
but some are actually mounted upright. The links are bare copper wires
on the component side. Two of the links must be fitted before the IC.
Veroboard Layout
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