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Electronic Dice


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By: kurt

Push a button to roll the dice. When you let go of the button, the result shows up on the red LEDs just like on real dice. This is a simple beginner's open source hardware project that you can show off to your friends the next time you play a board game and can't find the dice for it!

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. Gather parts

Gather all you parts and make sure you have everything you need. Check what you've got against the parts list.

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. Insert 555 timer

Insert the 555 timer as shown. Make sure that the circular dimple on the top of the chip is at the top left.

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. Insert the 4017B decade counter

Insert the 4017B decade counter as shown.

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. Insert wires

Insert yellow jumper wires as shown. The color of the wires you use doesn't matter. I'll refer to the wires by their color so it's easier to pick out in the pictures.

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. Insert wires

Insert blue, green, and brown jumper wires as shown.

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6 - updated description
5 - updated step numbers.
4 - changed LED part
3 - added a description for the project image
2 - added file descriptions
1 - Initial project release




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