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The 555 timer is a device that allows you to provide a timing signal to a controlled circuit. You provide an RC or other type of tunable circuit. Once triggered, the 555 will provide an output of a set duration. Depending on configuration, it can also be used as an oscillator, or as a flip flop.

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The 555 is a programable device with many applications, mostly limited by your imagination and the needs of the circuit. I have used them for:

  • oneshot timers
  • freerunning oscillators
  • sawtooth waveform generators
  • triangle waveform generators
  • pulse width modulators
  • flipflops
  • hysteresis circuit for noise rejection in digital system
  • etc.
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