Home security system using digital ICs such as digital logic gates, shift register, decade counter, 555 timer, and 7 segment display.

To drive a MOSFET requires more than merely a logic level output, there’s a requirement to charge the device’s gate which necessitates a suitable buffer amplifier. A variety o ...

A scan of the Archer Engineer's Mini-Notebook 555 Timer IC Circuits sold at Radio Shack. This book by Forrest M. Mims III has multiple designs for various circuits using the 555 timer IC. Each page ...

Explore how to create a timer-based automatic light circuit using the versatile NE555 IC in monostable mode. This step-by-step DIY electronics project includes components, wiring instructions, and ...

The 555 timers were first released 50 years ago and quickly became one of the most affordable and helpful precision timing devices that can act as a simple timer to generate single pulses or long-time ...

There is many a comment on these here pages along the lines of “Why did you use a microcontroller, when you could just have easily used a 555 timer!” And, yes, we sometimes agree with t… ...

Power electronics devices such as MOSFETs and IGBTs can work at a high voltage and at a high switching frequency, which leads to a significant improvement in a power converter’s performance. Power ...

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 ...