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The 555 timer IC is an integrated circuit (chip) used in a variety of timer, pulse generation and oscillator applications. The part is still in widespread use, thanks to its low price and ubiquity. The 556 timer is simply two 555 timers in a single package.

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As the title says I made my first PCB. I am a physicist and have no training in design and wanted to try my best. I unfortunately made the rash choice of ordering them as they worked in simulation, ...
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Introduction One Astable NE555 together with four additional one-shot NE555 are used from a 6-volt battery array (4 batteries, each 1.5 volt) to generate low voltage signals that are then used with ...
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