The figure shows how to use the LM3914 Bargraph with an external reference voltage source. The reference cannot be greater than the supply voltage.
This is the basic configuration of a monostable TTL with the 74121. The trip is done with an NC...
This fixed source configuration with 78xx series regulators has already been explored in several...
In the figure we have a TTL logic interfacing circuit as CMOS logic using a 6N139 optocoupler...