Building an ET Timer

Building an Elapse Timer

Project Description

In this project you can build an Elapse Timer that could be used to measure the speed of maglev vehicles or CO2-powered cars typically found in Technology Education classrooms. The power of this project is that it uses an old computer such as a 286, 386, or 486 and a few parts that should cost less than $5.00.

How-To Build the Elapse Timer

Instructions An overview and description of how to build the timer.

Schematics and Drawings An electronic schematic and a detail drawing of the beam mounting block.

Pictures Pictures, showing the timer mounted to a maglev track.

The Software This is the control software used. The complete source code is provided as well as a executable copy.

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Project Description
In this project you can build an Elapse Timer that could be used to measure the speed of maglev vehicles or CO2-powered cars typically found in Technology Education classrooms. The power of this project is that it uses an old computer such as a 286, 386, or 486 and a few parts that should cost less than $5.00.

How-To Build the Elapse Timer
Instructions	An overview and description of how to build the timer.
Schematics and Drawings	An electronic schematic and a detail drawing of the beam mounting block.
Pictures	Pictures, showing the timer mounted to a maglev track.
The Software	This is the control software used. The complete source code is provided as well as a executable copy.