Pic reseting when switching mains current with relay

[malc-c]

Not sure if it has any bearing on this but I built a sequential light display that flashed mains light bulbs (240v) and didn't suffer any issues of the PIC resetting. I used solid state relays for the mains switching which are opto isolated from the mains. The only issue is that they aren't as cheap as traditional relays.

Maybe you could use an opto isolator and thyristro / triac driver to do the same thing only a bit cheaper. Something like


(ommit the 741 - as it wouldn't be needed for your circuit)

[mister_e]

shahidali55

Any capacitor close to your PIC and close to your 7 Segment display?

Where are the current limiting resistor for the display.

3.6-5.5V is that right?

How about your configuration fuse?

How the final 'gizmo' looks?

Sure there's something that pickup noise. Is the software take care of this poor unconnected PIN 4?

malc-c

I think you misread something or... could be me too

[malc-c]

malc-c

I think you misread something or... could be me too

Could of.. but I thought the problem was with the relay causing the PIC to reset when the lamp is switched

Hi,

I'm trying to switch a mains current (240V AC) with a relay connecting via a transistor to my PIC (a 16f876a). The PIC is powered from a battery supply - 4 rechargeable AA NIMH cells providing 5V. That's powering the PIC directly - there's no regulator (I presumed there's no need for one).

At the moment the mains supply is hooked up to a light. Everything usually works fine when switching the relay ON, but when the relay switches OFF the PIC resets almost every time.

This was why I commented on the use of SSR's which I've used directly dirven from the PIC and don't suffer any issues of then PIC re-setting. However if I've missed the plot (quite plausable ) then sorry for taking the thread OT !

[malc-c]

Just looked at the thread again and I think we're at cross purposes as there seems to be a thread with in a thread... I was responding to Luke's original question in post #1, and not shahidali55's in post #17