DESIGN OF TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM USING 4017 COUNTER AND 555 TIMER

Traffic light control system is to control the traffic lights at a road junction using electronic circuits. This system for a two way junction is realized using ICs 4017 counter and 555 timer. Basic design of the system includes four steps. They are:1. 2. 3. 4. Clock pulse generation Counter signals Digital logic Output stage

They can be represented by following block diagram

Clock signal
Clock pulse generation:-

counter

Digital logic

output

For timing the traffic lights, we need a timer. The design includes 555 timer. This 555 timer gives out a timed square wave of a particular frequency which can be varied by varying the resistor and capacitor values of astable design of 555 timer.

This square wave generated by the 555 timer will be used as clock pulse by the counter.

Counter :The clock pulses given by the timer should be counted. This is achieved by using 4017 counter. 4017 counter shifts the HIGH bit by one pin for every clock pulse. Reset pin of the counter is used for resetting the counter. These HIGHs on the 4017 output pins is analysed by the digital logic to give output signals. Digital logic:Digital logic is used to analyse the outputs of 4017. When there is a HIGH on first four bits, traffic in one direction is allowed. For the rest four pins, traffic in other direction is allowed. This is achieved using logic OR gates. These OR gates are realized using 7432. The output from the digital logic will be given to the output block which performs the function of traffic lights. Output :Output block includes 2 sets of traffic lights which are RED, YELLOW and GREEN LEDs.
Circuit diagram :-

Result :Thus, traffic lights control system has been designed using digital electronic circuits realised on PROTEUS simulation software and practical hardware and output has been verified.