MAKE » Tag: 555 Timer

555 Timer Weekend Projects

Nick Normal — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:36:31 +0000

The 555 timer IC has been used in many of our Weekend Projects, from beginner-friendly breadboard experiments to advanced weekend-long builds.

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555 Timer Contest Highlights

Michael Colombo — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:00:05 +0000

To mark the recent passing of Hans Camenzind, we are running a 555 mini-retrospective this week. Last year Jeri Ellsworth held a 555 timer contest in the categories of Artistic, Complex, Minimalist, and Utility. Here are some photos and schematics of the first place winners from that contest.

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Top 10: 555 Timers

Sean Michael Ragan — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:00:08 +0000

To mark the recent passing of Hans Camenzind, we are running a 555 mini-retrospective this week. Today I've rounded up some of my personal favorite 555 content from our archives, arranged in arbitrary top 10 order. Many of these are "fun" or "meta" 555 type posts. We'll be following on later in the week with more circuit-specific 555 coverage. Stay tuned!

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Putting Projects in Motion with the 555 Timer IC

Nick Normal — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:30:19 +0000

Our latest project uses an array of parts to build three separate breadboard projects. Follow along as we put Projects in Motion, showing you how to control three different motor types with little more than a few components, wire, and a power source.

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