LED Bar Graph With Transistors
How to build an LED bargraph display using transistor drivers where the number of LEDs illuminated is determined by the input voltage to the circuit. This circuit can be used to indicate temperature or water level or anything that can be converted to a voltage level.
There are a number of integrated circuits and modules available that are designed specifically for led bar graphs but if your junk box looks like mine then you probably don't have one. What if you want to build a bar graph today and don't have the right chip? I always have a small stock of transistors, diodes and resistors to hand just like most other hobbyists. So if I can build something out of these basic components then I can get the circuit working in an hour or two. Why don't you give this one a try. More...