It’s pin compatible with everyone’s favorite timer IC, but also has a programming mode that allows the output to trigger on every 1 cycle, every 10 cycles, and so on up to one output every ...

The 555 timer IC has been around now for quite some time and the list of potential uses for this device appears to be endless. This article contains a few. ... The 556 is two independent timers on a ...

The 555 timer IC is an integrated circuit (chip) which is used in a variety of timer, delay, pulse generation, and oscillator applications. 555 Signals and Pinout (8 pin DIP) Figure below shows ...

Chris Gammell from the blog The amp hour and Analog Life is running a 555 timer IC design contest.EDN’s Mike Demler wrote it up on his blog yesterday.So Mike or Chris asked me to do a mention on ...

The chip is essentially my first step into the world of being an electrical engineer. ... 51 years young — the 555 timer IC is still worth using.