555 Timer Circuits
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This circuit uses the 555 timer in an Astable operating mode which generates a continuous output via Pin 3 in the form of a square wave. This turns the LED (D1) on and off. The speed at which the LED (D1) is turned on and off is set by the values of R1 and R2... -
Built servo tester cicuit as shown - only action is for the servo to twitch when power switched on, cannot see any real reason why wont work - ideas anyone I haven`t built this circuit yet so I can`t comment on the circuits efficacy. I do have some.... -
This circuit drives a motor clockwise / anticlockwise via a pot and reduces the speed to zero when the pot is in mid-position. The current is limited to 200mA and the voltage across the motor is less than 6v, but the circuit shows the principle of Pulse.... -
This circuit uses the 555 timer in an Astable operating mode and generates a continuous output via Pin 3 in the form of a square wave. This is then passed through the 22 ½F electrolytic capacitor to create a smooth oscillation which then creates the.... -
An Astable Circuit has no stable state - hence the name "astable". The output continually switches state between high and low without without any intervention from the user, called a `square` wave. This type of circuit could be used to give a mechanism.... -
This circuit uses a 555 timer which is setup to both runn in an Astable operating mode. This generates a continuous output via Pin 3 in the form of a square wave. When the timer`s output changes to a high state this triggers the a cycle on the 4017 4017.... -
A robber will not stay anywhere with an ear-piercing sound as he cannot hear if someone is approaching. It`s the best deterrent you can get. The "F" contact on the piezo is "feedback" and is not needed in this circuit... -
This circuit produces a very high voltage and care must be used to prevent getting a nasty shock. The transformer can produce over 1, 000v and the 8-stage multiplier can produce up to 20, 000v.. -
This circuit produces a tone according to the button being pressed. Only 1 button can be pressed at a time, that`s why it is called a monophonic organ. You can change the 1k resistors to produce a more-accurate scale... -
These two circuits make a LED fade on and off. The first circuit charges a 100u and the transistor amplifies the current entering the 100u and delivers 100 times this value to the LED via the collector-emitter pins. The circuit needs 9v for operation since.... -
The main part of this doorbell circuit are two NE555 timer ICs. When some one presses switch S1 momentarily, the loud speaker sounds a bell tone as long as the time period of the monostable multivibrator built around IC1... -
A simple and efficient PWM lamp dimmer using timer IC NE555 is discussed in this article. Yesterdays linear regulator based dimmerscan only attain a maximum efficiency of 50% and are far inferior when compared to the PWM based dimmers which can hit well.... -
The AD8555 is a zero-drift, sensor signal amplifier with digitally programmable gain and output offset. Designed to easily and accurately convert variable pressure sensor and strain bridge outputs to a well-defined output voltage range, the AD8555 also.... -
How the circuit works is simple when you send a DTMF tone to the decoder the value of pin 15 goes high for a short time this makes an excellent trigger as it supplies a few volts to pin 2 of the 555 Timer this triggers the circuit and turned the relay on for.... -
This causes T1 to conduct, taking pin 2 of IC1 `low`. IC1 then enters a timing cycle, the duration of which is et by R1/C1, causing pin 3 of IC1 to go`high`. This causes T2 to conduct. At the end of the timing cycle T2 switches off, and the circuit waits for.... -
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Boost circuits are an awesome way to power microcontrollers. Instead of 4AA batteries or a 9V (usually regulated down to 5V or 3. 3V), you just boost one or two AA`s up to your desired voltage. The only problems are that boost ICs (like these two ) are a....
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This project fits more for custom made battery casing that can have more space to hide things inside. This switch with few alterations can be used for any other project as well but is designed based on e-bike needs! This project use a clever functionality of.... -
The circuit described here uses ultrasonic oscillations and operates based on the propagation velocity of these oscillations in the air. Thus, we can easily determine the distance of two points if the time within which the wave travels this distance is.... -
Sometimes the precious metals are hidden too deep and are not detected except with complicated devices. In many cases, however, small pieces of precious metal buried near the surface can be detected by relatively simple means. Everyone is very attractive to.... -
Many times for various reasons we forget or can not water the plants that we have in our homes. And many humidity sensors units just notify us with a beeping sound or with a flashing light, that the pot needs watering. But what if we are away from home? This.... -
The principle behind a metal detector is really very simple. Proof of this is the circuit that follows, in which it proves that the construction of a metal detector can be done in the minute, with few components that we find very easily everywhere. With the.... -
The sub-harmonic bass generator is a sound producing unit for guitars. The sound it produces looks very much like that of the bass guitar. The octave generator is sometimes quite unusual since it does not produce any of the usual ways of coloring the sound,.... -
In the past the sounding (sea bottom measurement) was done with the "bullet", that is, with a heavy lead object that the seamen plucked into the sea hung from a calibrated rope. As soon as the "bullet" reached the bottom, the depth appeared directly from the.... -
This Amplifier was designed to have the following specifications: Distortion less than 0.1% at full power of 100W even at 20KHz. Power has to be attributed to an extended bandwidth. The output transistors must be protected against short circuits. The power.... -
A series of LEDs serve to alert the gardener when plants need water. Using two conventional digital integrated LEDs and a series of LEDs, we make a very useful device for gardening. The device detects the amount of water in the pot and alerts the grower.....
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