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47 projects to do with a 555!by Jimmy Proton on December 22, 2010

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Intro:   47 projects to do with a 555! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Author:Jimmy ProtonI am a Baptist Christian, I live in the USA, my dad was an electrical engineer in the navy, my uncle and grandpa are both engineers, I am interested in building and taking things apart, I love high current/voltage, and I am overly obsessed with microwaves yet i do not have any of my 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Intro:  47 projects to do with a 555!These are a whole bunch of things to make with the 555 timer IC with a note for each picture.I do not take credit for these schematics. * Unknown author 

As you would probably think it took me a very long time to make this but it was night and i was wanting to waste some time so i hope you like it! *tell me if I have anytwice

I have descriptions for each and every picture so feel free to ask questions!

Image Notes1. flashing LED

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Image Notes1. dice

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Image Notes1. roulette

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Image Notes1. bike turning signal

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Image Notes1. automatic curtain closer

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Comments

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 matstermind says:  Jan 30, 2011. 7:20 PM  REPLYwhats the first one do?

 Jimmy Proton says:  Jan 31, 2011. 12:33 PM  REPLYThis circuit drives a 3x3x3 cube consisting of 27 white LEDs. The 4020 IC is a 14 stage binary counter and we have used 9 outputs. Each output drives 3white LEDs in series and we have omitted a dropper resistor as the chip can only deliver a maximum of 15mA per output. The 4020 produces 512different patterns before the sequence repeats and you have to build the project to see the effects it produces on the 3D cube.

 meevenson says:  Feb 23, 2011. 10:10 AM  REPLYI have built this circuit and I can not get it to work. Depending on the voltage I apply and the resistor I swap out I can get about five seconds offlashing on half of the cube and then it dies out and does nothing. Any ideas?

 matstermind says:  Feb 23, 2011. 12:30 PM  REPLYtry a different type of 555 timer (TLC/NE instead of a SE). switching it helped for the touch plate circuit

 meevenson says:  Feb 23, 2011. 3:40 PM  REPLYTried that already. Tried switching the cap, the voltage, the resistor, and switching around the wires. The most I can get out of it is one row tostay lit up and a few others to blink for a couple of seconds and then it dies out and does not start over. I left it on for 15 minutes just to see ifit was running through a process and nothing happened.

 hubi says:  Feb 9, 2011. 4:06 PM  REPLYHello,Your 555 Amlifier is cool, it is kind of Class D PWM Amlifier, I think.Yu could much better results if you use a second 555 as clock generator and feed the trigger of your amp with it. More improvement would be to charge thecap via costant current to get the ramp of the sawtooth more linear.I have done all of this, and fed a flyback via Mosfet with this, gives a cool plasma tweeter.

 mightywombat says:  Jan 25, 2011. 2:36 PM  REPLYis there any way you can add a list of the projects to the text of the instructable? Just a numbered list would be more than sufficient. I'm just ridiculouslycurious about the projects that aren't labeled!

 Jimmy Proton says:  Jan 25, 2011. 3:26 PM  REPLYI could add an Image Note.

 mightywombat says:  Jan 25, 2011. 6:35 PM  REPLYThat would be super duper helpful! Thanks!

 Jimmy Proton says:  Jan 26, 2011. 12:34 PM  REPLYyour welcome.

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 randomness72.5 says:  Dec 26, 2010. 10:22 PM  REPLYdo 555s need a programmer to work like every other IC im new at this

 Jimmy Proton says:  Dec 26, 2010. 10:36 PM  REPLYNo, 555's are pre-programed like most ICs.

 spark light says:  Jan 7, 2011. 8:32 PM  REPLYI wouldn't say that an analog ic is programmed...

 aliyevzaur1989 says:  Jan 15, 2011. 12:05 AM  REPLYYeah.I agree.555 is an analog circuit.not digital.so it's not gonna be programmed

 nando_41 says:  Jan 20, 2011. 3:13 PM  REPLY555 is really a digital circuit, but it comes preconfigured as a timer. the only way to change the way it operated(within specs) is by thecomponents that you add to it

 spark light says:  Jan 20, 2011. 4:13 PM  REPLYno, it is a mix between an analog circuit. there are op amps as well as a voltage divider in the standard 555.

 nando_41 says:  Jan 21, 2011. 9:41 AM  REPLYi satand corrected, thanks, never really considered what they were categorized at, i just use them

 spark light says:  Jan 21, 2011. 11:04 PM  REPLYAs long as it works! :D

 randomness72.5 says:  Jan 16, 2011. 9:32 PM  REPLYWhat is the difference between analog and digital? IC's are pretty much the last component I dont understand at all my knoledge was prettymuch that every IC had to be programmed with a special device and a computer and that was wrong.....

 mischka says:  Jan 19, 2011. 2:59 PM  REPLYIC is the short cut for integrated circuit. Most ICs are really small analog circuits and theoretically you can build them with commoncomponents like resistors, transistors, capacitors. What you mean are microcontrollers. These are also ICs but you can program them todo what you want them to do.

 randomness72.5 says:  Jan 22, 2011. 6:53 PM  REPLYSo only for micro controllers you need a special device to program them with? I was wondering this because I like doing Instructableson this site but a lot of them call for a microcontroller and have a file to download....

 spark light says:  Jan 22, 2011. 8:37 PM  REPLYYes, most of the time, the only ic you will need to program is a micro controller. Once you feel like you have a good understandingof basic electronics, i suggest you check out arduino.

 MROHM says:  Jan 19, 2011. 12:37 PM  REPLYNice bunch of Circuits you have here Jimmy!!! I would be glad to breadboard some of these little babies!! I think 555 timers and CMOS chips will be with usfor a little while?? I especially like 4011 chips hooked up as Square Wave Generators! why??? Low Cost, Low Power Consumption, Low Voltage ANDPortability!! Plus CMOS CHIPS can operate on a WIDER voltage variations(when compared to TTL(transistor transistor logic)) TTL operates At 5 VOLTSwhile CMOS can operate from 3 to 12 volts!! Also CMOS operates over a wider Temperature variation making them suitable for outdoor applications!!!(Portability)

 Bongmaster says:  Dec 23, 2010. 8:41 AM  REPLYawesme i got a bunch of 555's needing jobs atm x3

dont suppose u can zip these up into a downloadable archive? :3

 Jimmy Proton says:  Dec 23, 2010. 8:50 AM  REPLYim no computer expert but i could try.

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 Bongmaster says:  Dec 23, 2010. 6:56 PM  REPLYeasy enough just get winrar or 7zip or winzip :)

 2muchfreetime8 says:  Dec 23, 2010. 5:33 PM  REPLYthis is a very awsoem instructable. i especially say so because im still getting used to IC chips. im still learning about them, so i dont konw much about the555 Timer. could u explain the pin layout and some stuff about the chip, or just make another instructable explaining it. this is very awsome. thankyou

 Jimmy Proton says:  Dec 23, 2010. 5:49 PM  REPLYThank you very much! http://www.instructables.com/id/Know-Your-IC-555-Timers/ this instructable will teach you a lot about the chip. the chip gets its name from the three 5K ohm resistors between pin 1 and 8. The picture may help you learn about the function of each pin

 janw says:  Dec 23, 2010. 3:34 AM  REPLYNice collection, and ideal for beginners!

 Jimmy Proton says:  Dec 23, 2010. 1:26 PM  REPLYyeah except that almost all of them dont show the leads in order so its kinda hard to read.

 bumsugger says:  Dec 23, 2010. 8:17 AM  REPLYAhh,my favourite little chip............................,well done Jimmy,what a star!

 Jimmy Proton says:  Dec 23, 2010. 8:49 AM  REPLYthank you!

 ChefJohn1955 says:  Dec 23, 2010. 6:51 AM  REPLYSome of the circuits do not have labels as to what they are? eg #46

 Jimmy Proton says:  Dec 23, 2010. 7:43 AM  REPLY(with out labels) the first one is 3x3x3 LED cube. the second one is a flashing indicator. the third is the famous flashing LED. the fourth is a dice. the firthis roulette. the sixth is a bike turning signal. and seventh, the last is an automatic curtain closer. hope that helps

 ecesanthoshm says:  Dec 23, 2010. 5:33 AM  REPLYits very nice dude:)

 Jimmy Proton says:  Dec 23, 2010. 7:33 AM  REPLYthanks! :)

 wnordmann says:  Dec 23, 2010. 7:07 AM  REPLYVery cool. This would make a great book / pamphlet.