All items tagged with 555 and Timer (10)

16-05-2017 | I love time; the more I can have of it, the better. Unfortunately our time is limited, but running tasks in parallel feels as if we have mor...

3-05-2017 | Simple digital timer as NE555 killer in many application were accurate timing is required from seconds until hours.

1-11-2015 | The first part of this series introduced the basics of programming in Assembler and the hardware fundamentals of the PIC controller used. Pa...

1-05-2014 | A timer circuit that turns on a pump for a short time every five minutes can be easily made using the famous 555 IC. Unfortunately, it's alm...

1-01-2014 | The celebrated ‘555’ IC was originally developed as a timer device, but over the years this golden oldie has been used in all sorts of other...

19-01-2013 | Ever heard of 1GΩ resistors? The 555 timer here has a duration time of about 270s; by using a high resistance value of 1GΩ, no electrolytic...

19-01-2013 | Ever heard of 1GΩ resistors? The 555 timer here has a duration time of about 270s; by using a high resistance value of 1GΩ, no electrolytic...

1-07-2005 | Anyone who has designed circuits using the 555 timer chip will, at some time have wished that it could be programmed for longer timing perio...

1-07-1992 | The perpetual difficulty in designing fast NiCd chargers is determining when the battery is charged, that is, when to stop charging.

1-12-1991 | After many years, there is finally a digital version of the well-known Type 555 timer IC: the HCT5555.The traditional 555 can be used as...