How To Make An Intercom Circuit To

Exchange Voice Signal Between Two

Points?
By Hamza Iqbal Updated on April 28, 2023

Human to human correspondence is a basic piece of our ordinary

exercises. Advances in correspondence innovation have
empowered whenever anyplace association between individuals.
There is a wide assortment of gadgets to speak with family,
companions and workgroup individuals who are dispersed
topographically. Mobile phones are utilized at the working spots,
stores and so on to call home to be helped to remember what is
required or when one will be late to work, meeting and so on. The
motivation behind a correspondence framework is to exchange
data between at least two. When all is said in done, a
correspondences framework requires three things to be specific
to a transmitter, a proliferation medium, and a beneficiary.
 Intercom Circuit

An intercom is close to home media communications gadget

which encourages the trading of messages between at least two
areas where standard vocal correspondence would be
troublesome or outlandish because of separation or
impediments. Essential intercom frameworks have been in
presence since about 10 years into the twentieth century if you
just consider plans dependent on that fairly helpful development
of Alexander Bell’s; the phone.

How to Make a Simple Intercom Circuit?

An intercom is an electrical device allowing sending and receiving

messages between two points. This engineering project is for the
construction and testing of a chosen Electronic circuit or system.
Circuit of an intercom is so simple and consists of few
components. The circuit just uses a solitary IC for the
intensification reason and a couple of speakers alongside a
bunch of inactive segments for gaining the expecting intercom
application circuit. The circuit can be implemented on a proto-
board or a strip-board or a Printed Circuit Board (PCB).

Step 1: Collecting the Components

The best approach to start any project is to make a complete list

of components. This is not only an intelligent way to start a
project but it also saves us from many inconveniences in the
middle of the project. A list of components of this project is given
below:
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 4.7k-ohm resistors

 10k-ohm resistors

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 100uF capacitors

 8-ohm 0.5 watt speaker

 Electret Microphone

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 9V Battery

 Push Button

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 PCB (your choice)

 Solder Iron Kit (if you are using PCB)

 Drill Machine and FeCl3

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You can view the circuit diagram to confirm the quantity of the
components used in a single circuit.

Step 2: Studying the Components

Now as we have a complete list of all the components that we are

going to use in our project. Let us move one step ahead and go
through a brief study of some components.
LM380 is an amplifier IC, specially designed to amplify the user’s

audio signal. Its gain is normally fixed up to 34dB. In this amplifier

IC, the output automatically maintains its level to half of the
supplied input voltage. Several features of this amplifier include
three ground pins, wide supply voltage range, low distortion, high
peak voltage, etc. Other than Intercom circuits, it can be used in
alarms, televisions, sound systems, and photograph amplifiers,
etc.

LM380

A speaker is a transducer whose job is to produce audio signals

that can be heard by a user. It performs this task by converting
the electromagnetic waves that are generated by the computer or
any other audio transmitters, to an audio signal. The input to the
speaker may be in the form of analog or digital. There are many
specifications of different speakers for example power handling,
size, frequency response, etc. The speaker we are using has an
internal impedance of 8-ohm and a power handling of 1 Watt.
 Speaker

An Electret Microphone is a capacitor-based microphone. By

using this microphone, the need for polarizing power supply is
eliminated by using a permanently charged material, used to
convert sound into an electrical signal. An electret is a
ferroelectric material that has been for all time electrically
charged or energized. Because of the high obstruction and
substance steadiness of the material, the electrical charge won’t
rot for many years. The name originates from “electrostatic and
magnet”; a static charge is inserted in an electret by the
arrangement of the static charges in the material, much how a
magnet is made by adjusting the attractive spaces in a bit of iron.
These Mics are widely used in GPS systems, hearing aids,
telephones, voice over IP, Speech recognition, FRS Radios, etc.
 Microphone

Step 3: Scope of Study

The point and goal of this task are to structure and develop a
basic intercom framework (for the most part two correspondence
stations) as a way to supplant man’s work and worry of strolling
over given premises for data conveyance.

These station wired intercom framework can be utilized as an

entryway telephone, associating from the house to the way to
screen guests to your home. The wife, in the wake of getting
ready supper, can through this framework approach the husband
in his room to the supper table. By and large, an intercom
framework can be utilized for message communicate (if there
should be an occurrence of multi-channel intercom), as entryway
telephone, observing and so on.

The extent of this venture work is restricted to the plan,

development, and test on a two-station basic intercom framework
with particular that;
 The demodulator ought to work with base mutilation while
creating a sufficient yield

The small-signal amplifier must provide an undistorted signal

into the buffer amplifier to be able to drive a speaker of
Impedance.

A 9-volt d.c control supply is to be a plan and utilized to

control the basic intercom for a task, at each station.

The mater and the remote stations will be built individually.

Result’ will completely be examined while proposals for

further examination made.

Step 4: Construction

The construction of an intercom is very simple. This intercom

circuit dependent on the IC LM380 sound enhancer requires not
many outer parts. In this way, the circuit is extremely simple to
collect and the segments are promptly accessible in the market
on the off chance that we need to structure a model. The circuit
outline of the intercom appears in Fig. 1. Notwithstanding sound
intensifier LM380 (IC1), it utilizes a condenser amplifier (MIC1),
an 8-ohm, 0.5W speaker and a couple of different segments.3.1.2
Methods

The intercom circuit shown below can be constructed on three

different boards that are, proto-board, strip-bard, and Printed
Circuit Board (PCB). Amass a similar circuit on two separate
units. To utilize these units as an intercom, extend the output
(LS1) of the principal unit to the second unit set in a remote area
and the other way around. Set the required sound dimension by
altering potentiometer VR1. Close the switch S2 quickly to
produce a sound tone in the speaker (LS1). This circuit works off
a 9V DC battery.

Step 5: Making the Hardware

First of all, the intercom circuit was constructed on a breadboard

for testing purposes. When the results were confirmed to be
correct on a breadboard, the circuit was re-generated on proto-
board or a stripboard or the PCB.

On the proto-board, the components are placed. Then the wiring

was planned by using a proto-board planning sheet. To connect
the components using Kynar wire, strip the end of the wire about
2mm, measure the length of the required wire and strip the other
end. Loop the bare wire ends and place the loops around the pins
of components, crimp them so they provide a temporary hold and
finally solder the connections to make the connections
permanent.

If you want to make the circuit on a stripboard then, the type of

stripboard was selected, in the first place. Vero-board is better to
be chosen for this task because the only headache is to place
components on Vero-board and just solder them and check the
continuity using the Digital Multi Meter. Once the circuit layout is
known, cut the board into a reasonable size. For this purpose
place the board on the cutting mat and by utilizing a sharp blade
(securely) and by taking all the safety precautions, more than
once score the load up top and base along the straight edge (5 or
multiple times), running over the apertures. After doing so, place
the components on the board closely to form a compact circuit
and solder the pins according to the circuit connections. In case
of any mistake, try to de-solder the connections and solder them
again. Finally, check the continuity.

A PCB is a printed circuit board. It is a board fully coated with

copper on one side and fully insulating from the other side.
Making the circuit on the PCB is comparatively a lengthy process.
Firstly, the circuit is designed on software and simulated. After
that, a PCB layout is made using that software e.g. Proteus
Professional, OR CAD software, the circuit layout is printed on a
butter paper. Then the butter paper is placed on the PCB board
and ironed until the circuit is printed on the board (It takes
approximately five minutes). Now, when the circuit is printed on
the board, it is dipped into the FeCl3 solution to remove extra
copper from the board, only the copper under the printed circuit
will be left behind. After that rub the PCB board with the scrapper
so the wiring will be prominent. Now drill the holes in the
respective places and place the components on the circuit board.
Solder the components on the board. Finally, check the continuity
of the circuit and if discontinuity occurs at any place de-solder the
components and connect them again.

Make sure you follow the following circuit diagram.

 Circuit Diagram.

Step 6: Testing

After the circuit is made, first of all, check all the connections,
especially the soldered ends of the component’s pins. After that
pass the circuit through a continuity test. A continuity test tells if
two points have a connection between them or not. This is done
using a Digital Multi Meter If no error occurs up till now, connect
the circuit to the power supply and measure the readings using a
Digital Multi-Meter. The graph of input and output signal can be
tested to check if the amplification is being done or not. An
oscilloscope is used to generate a sinusoidal signal for testing
purposes.
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Applications

There is a wide range of applications where an intercom circuit

can be used. Some of these applications are listed below.
 1. In schools to send messages to certain classrooms, or the
entire school if there is a need.

2. Shopping malls use intercoms to make announcements for

the workers or customers.
3. Airports use intercoms to announce the flights, or any other
announcement if something is lost or if they need any person
to visit the front office.

4. Nowadays Residental homes are using intercoms. These

intercoms are installed on the main doors, kitchens, servent’s
room or even in the bedrooms.

5. The most common use of wireless intercoms is Walkie-

Talkie. Walkie-Talkies are used by security guards, managers
and employees in big shopping malls, hotels or even in the
industries.

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