This quiz buzzer system has eight input pins corresponding to eight teams.
The output is displayed on
a seven segment display (interfaced with microcontroller), which shows the number corresponding to the
team which has pressed the button first. A buzzer is also sounded for a small duration to give an acoustic
alarm. The connections of the seven segment, input pins and output pins is shown in the circuit diagram.
For more details, refer seven segment interfacing . There are a total of nine input pins. Eight pins of port
P1 of the microcontroller are corresponding to eight inputs and one stop pin for resetting the buzzer
system. On the output side a seven segment is connected to display the corresponding output number.
There is also a provision for sounding a buzzer for a small duration.
When the system starts, the seven segment does not displays any output. The microcontroller keeps
scanning the input pins. As soon as any one of the inputs is pressed, the buzzer sounds for a small
duration. The seven segment displays the number corresponding to the input pressed. Now even if any
other input pin is pressed, there will be no effect on the system till the time the stop pin is pressed to
reset the system.