Electric Rain
New Member
I need a little bit of help, and it shouldn’t be too hard… I am going to be using pull-type solenoids for a project of mine. I am going to mount two of these solenoids on opposite ends of a light switch. I will be using IR communication too. I will use the following IR Transmitter and Receiver,:
to activate these solenoids. Both solenoids will be attached to the switch (on opposite ends like I said) by… a string or something. And the transmitter part of the circuit will consist of a NO push-button switch. So my question is, how can I make the receiver part alternate between turning one solenoid on or the other? So, if the light attached to the wall switch is on, and the push-button switch is pressed, the bottom pull solenoid will activate, pulling the switch down, thus, turning the light off. However, if the SAME push-button switch is pressed again, the top pull solenoid will activate, pulling the switch up, and turning the light on. Then when it’s pressed again, the bottom one will activate and so on. I would like to know how to build the alternating part of the circuit WITHOUT using power when the solenoids aren’t active. Can someone help me please? Thanks.
Electric Rain
to activate these solenoids. Both solenoids will be attached to the switch (on opposite ends like I said) by… a string or something. And the transmitter part of the circuit will consist of a NO push-button switch. So my question is, how can I make the receiver part alternate between turning one solenoid on or the other? So, if the light attached to the wall switch is on, and the push-button switch is pressed, the bottom pull solenoid will activate, pulling the switch down, thus, turning the light off. However, if the SAME push-button switch is pressed again, the top pull solenoid will activate, pulling the switch up, and turning the light on. Then when it’s pressed again, the bottom one will activate and so on. I would like to know how to build the alternating part of the circuit WITHOUT using power when the solenoids aren’t active. Can someone help me please? Thanks.
Electric Rain