SPYKID COURSE-2: INFRARED TOY CAR MOTOR CONTROLLER

This add-on circuit enables remote switching on/off battery operated toy cars with the help of a TV/video remote control handset operating at 30-40 kHz.

this circuit can be easily fabricated on a general purpose printed circuit board. after construction, enclose it inside the toy car and connect the supply wires to the battery of the toy car with right polarity. rewire the DC motor connections and fix the IR receiver module in a suitable location.

SPY KID - COURSE 1

PARALLEL TELEPHONY WITH SECRECY AND CALL PREVENTION:
this circuit provides secrecy when two or more telephones are connected in parallel to a telephone line. the circuit also prevents incoming calls to as well as outgoing calls from other telephones connected in parallel, except from the one lifted first.

When someone picks up the handset of the telephone connected to the original (master) phone for making an outgoing call, no dial tone is heard and the phone appears to be dead. but when call comes, the ring signal switches the SCR's 'on' and conversation can be carries out. As soon as the handset is kept on the hook, the SCR goes off and the telephone can again only receive incoming calls

Safety First - House Security System

A low cost, invisible laser circuit to protect your house from thieves or trespassers. a laser pointer torch, which is easily available in the market can be used. the block diagram of the unit is shown. the laser torch is powered by 3v power supply is used for generating a laser beam.

A combination of plain mirrors M1 through M6 is used to direct the laser beam around the house to form a net. the laser beam is directed to finally fall on an LDR that forms the part of the reciever unit. An interruption of the beam by a thief will result into energisation of the alarm. the 3v power supply circuit is a conventional full wave rectifier-filter circuit.

The receiver unit comprises two identical step-down transformers (X1 and X2), two 6V relays (RL1 and RL2), an LDR, a transistor, and a few other passive components. When switches S1 and S2 are activated, transformer X1, followed by a full-wave rectifier and smoothing capacitor
C1, drives relay RL1 through the laser switch.

The laser beam should be aimed continuously in LDR. As long as the laser beam falls on LDR, transistor T1 remains forward biased and relay RL1 is thus in energised condition. When a person crosses the line of laser beam, relay RL1 turns off and transformer X2 gets energised to provide a parallel path across N/C contact and the pole of relay RL1. In this condition, the laser beam will have no effect on LDR and the alarm will continue to operate as long as switch S2 is on.
When the torch is switched on, the pointed laser beam is reflected from a definite point/place on the periphery of the house. Making use of a set of properly oriented mirrors one can form an invisible net of laser rays as shown in the block diagram. The final ray should fall on LDR of the circuit.