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The 555 Timer IC is an (chip) implementing a variety of timer and applications. The IC was designed by Hans R. Camenzind in 1970 and brought to market in 1971 by (later acquired by ). The original name was the SE555 (metal can)/NE555 (plastic DIP) and the part was described as "The IC Time Machine".[1] It has been claimed that the 555 gets its name from the three 5 kΩ used in typical early implementations,[2] but Hans Camenzind has stated that the number was arbitrary.[3] The part is still in wide use, thanks to its ease of use, low price and good stability. As of 2003, it is estimated that 1 billion units are NE555 from Signetics in dual-in-line package manufactured every year.[3]

Depending on the manufacturer, the standard 555 package includes over 20 , 2 and 15 resistors on a chip installed in an 8-pin mini dual-in-line package (DIP-8).[4] Variants available include the 556 (a 14-pin DIP combining two 555s on one chip), and the 558 (a 16-pin DIP combining four slightly modified 555s with DIS & THR connected internally, and TR falling edge sensitive instead of level sensitive).

Ultra-low power versions of the 555 are also available, such as the 7555 and TLC555.[5] The 7555 requires slightly different wiring using Internal block diagram fewer external components and less power. The 555 has three operating modes: • Monostable mode: in this mode, the 555 functions as a "one-shot". Applications include , missing pulse detection, bouncefree switches, touch switches, frequency divider, capacitance measurement, pulse-width modulation (PWM) etc • Astable - free running mode: the 555 can operate as an oscillator. Uses include LED and lamp flashers, pulse generation, logic clocks, tone generation, security alarms, pulse position modulation, etc. • Bistable mode or : the 555 can operate as a flip-flop, if the DIS pin is not connected and no is used. Uses include bouncefree latched switches, etc.

Usage

The connection of the pins is as follows:

Pinout diagram 555 timer IC 2

Pin Name Purpose

1 GND Ground, low level (0 V)

2 TRIG OUT rises, and interval starts, when this input falls below 1/3 V . CC 3 OUT This output is driven to +V or GND. CC 4 RESET A timing interval may be interrupted by driving this input to GND.

5 CTRL "Control" access to the internal (by default, 2/3 V ). CC 6 THR The interval ends when the voltage at THR is greater than at CTRL.

7 DIS Open collector output; may discharge a capacitor between intervals.

8 V+, Positive supply voltage is usually between 3 and 15 V. V CC

Monostable mode

In the monostable mode, the 555 timer acts as a “one-shot” pulse generator. The pulse begins when the 555 timer receives a signal at the trigger input that falls below a third of the voltage supply. The width of the pulse is determined by the time constant of an RC network, which consists of a capacitor (C) and a (R). The pulse ends when the charge on the C equals 2/3 of the supply voltage. The pulse width can be lengthened or shortened to the need of the specific application by adjusting the values of R and C.[6]

The pulse width of time t, which is the time it takes to charge C to 2/3 of the supply voltage, is given by Schematic of a 555 in monostable mode

The relationships of the trigger signal, the voltage on C and the pulse width in monostable mode

where t is in , R is in and C is in . See RC circuit for an explanation of this effect. 555 timer IC 3

Bistable Mode In bistable mode, the 555 timer acts as a basic flip-flop. The trigger and reset inputs (pins 2 and 4 respectively on a 555) are held high via pull-up resistors while the threshold input (pin 6) is simply grounded. Thus configured, pulling the trigger momentarily to ground acts as a 'set' and transitions the output pin (pin 3) to Vcc (high state). Pulling the reset input to ground acts as a 'reset' and transitions the output pin to ground (low state). No are required in a bistable configuration. Pins 5 and 7 (control and discharge) are left floating.

Astable mode

In astable mode, the '555 timer ' puts out a continuous stream of rectangular pulses having a specified frequency. Resistor R is 1 connected between V and the discharge pin (pin 7) and another CC resistor (R ) is connected between the discharge pin (pin 7), and the 2 trigger (pin 2) and threshold (pin 6) pins that share a common node. Hence the capacitor is charged through R and R , and discharged only 1 2 through R , since pin 7 has low impedance to ground during output 2 low intervals of the cycle, therefore discharging the capacitor.

In the astable mode, the frequency of the pulse stream depends on the values of R , R and C: 1 2 Standard 555 Astable Circuit

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The high time from each pulse is given by

and the low time from each pulse is given by

where R and R are the values of the resistors in ohms and C is the value of the capacitor in farads. 1 2 To achieve a duty cycle of less than 50% a can be added in parallel with R2 towards the capacitor. This bypasses R2 during the high part of the cycle so that the high interval depends only on R1 and C1.

Specifications These specifications apply to the NE555. Other 555 timers can have better specifications depending on the grade (military, medical, etc). 555 timer IC 4

Supply voltage (V ) 4.5 to 15 V CC Supply current (V = +5 V) 3 to 6 mA CC Supply current (V = +15 V) 10 to 15 mA CC Output current (maximum) 200 mA

Maximum Power dissipation 600 mW

Power Consumption (minimum operating) 30 mW@5V, 225 mW@15V

Operating temperature 0 to 70 °C

Derivatives Many pin-compatible variants, including CMOS versions, have been built by various companies. Bigger packages also exist with two or four timers on the same chip. The 555 is also known under the following type numbers:

Manufacturer Model Remark

Custom Silicon Solutions CSS555/CSS555C CMOS from 1.2 V, IDD < 5 µA [8]

Avago Technologies Av-555M

ECG Philips ECG955M

Exar XR-555

Fairchild Semiconductor NE555/KA555

Harris HA555

IK Semicon ILC555 CMOS from 2 V

Intersil SE555/NE555

Intersil ICM7555 CMOS

Lithic Systems LC555

Maxim ICM7555 CMOS from 2 V

Motorola MC1455/MC1555

National Semiconductor LM1455/LM555/LM555C

National Semiconductor LMC555 CMOS from 1.5 V

NTE Sylvania NTE955M

Raytheon RM555/RC555

RCA CA555/CA555C

STMicroelectronics NE555N/ K3T647

Texas Instruments SN52555/SN72555

Texas Instruments TLC555 CMOS from 2 V

USSR K1006ВИ1

Zetex ZSCT1555 down to 0.9 V

NXP Semiconductors ICM7555 CMOS 555 timer IC 5

Dual timer 556 The dual version is called 556. It features two complete 555s in a 14 pin DIL package.

Quad timer 558 The quad version is called 558 and has 16 pins. To fit four 555s into a 16 pin package the control voltage and reset lines are shared by all four modules. Also for each module the discharge and threshold are internally wired together and called timing.

Example applications

Joystick interface circuit using quad timer 558 The original IBM personal computer used a quad timer 558 in monostable (or "one-shot") mode to interface up to two joysticks to the host computer.[9] In the joystick interface circuit of the IBM PC, the capacitor (C) of the RC network (see Monostable Mode above) was generally a 10 nF capacitor. The resistor (R) of the RC network consisted of the potentiometer inside the joystick along with an external resistor of 2.2 kilohms.[10] The joystick potentiometer acted as a variable resistor. By moving the joystick, the resistance of the joystick increased from a small value up to about 100 kilohms. The joystick operated at 5 V.[11] Software running in the host computer started the process of determining the joystick position by writing to a special address (ISA bus I/O address 201h).[12] [13] This would result in a trigger signal to the quad timer, which would cause the capacitor (C) of the RC network to begin charging and cause the quad timer to output a pulse. The width of the pulse was determined by how long it took the C to charge up to 2/3 of 5 V (or about 3.33 V), which was in turn determined by the joystick position.[12] [14] Software running in the host computer measured the pulse width to determine the joystick position. A wide pulse represented the full-right joystick position, for example, while a narrow pulse represented the full-left joystick position.[12]

Atari Punk Console One of Forrest M. Mims III's many books was dedicated to the 555 timer. In it, he first published the "Stepped Tone Generator" circuit which has been adopted as a popular circuit, known as the Atari Punk Console, by circuit benders for its distinctive low-fi sound similar to classic Atari games.

Pulse Width Modulation The 555 can be used to generate a variable PWM signal using a few external components. The chip alone can drive small external loads or an amplifying for larger loads. 555 timer IC 6

Bibliography • van Roon, Tony (1995). "555 Timer Tutorial" [15] Tony van Roon (VA3AVR) Website. Retrieved 2010-04-05. • Engdahl, Tomi (1994). "PC analogue joystick interface" [16]. EPanorama.net. Retrieved 2009-06-06. • Eggebrecht, Lewis C. (1983). "Interfacing to the IBM Personal Computer". Sams Publishing. ISBN: 978-0672220272. Retrieved 2010-04-05.

External links • Surtell, Tim (2001). 555 Timer Circuits - the Astable, Monostable and Bistable [17] Electronics in Meccano. • Hewes, John (2010) 555 and 556 Timer Circuits [18] The Electronics Club. • LF/LM555 Data Sheet(PDF) [19] , 2002. • Falstad, John (2010)Java simulation [20] of 555 oscillator circuit. Falstad.com • NE555 datasheet (PDF) [21] Collection of 555 Datasheets. DataSheetArchive.com. • Roca, Juan Carlos Galarza (2007) Using NE 555 as a Temperature DSP [22] "The Parallel port as an Input/output Interface" (unpublished book) • NE555 Frequency and duty cycle calculator [23] for astable . Daycounter.com. 2004. Notes 20% inaccuracy. • "Eagleapex" (2007) Time-lapse [[intervalometer [24]] for SLRs using a 555]. Instructables.com.

References

[1] van Roon, "pg. 1" (http:/ / www. sentex. ca/ ~mec1995/ gadgets/ 555/ 555. html) [2] Scherz, Paul (2000) "Practical Electronics for Inventors," p. 589. McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics. ISBN: 978-0070580787. Retrieved 2010-04-05.

[3] Ward, Jack (2004). The 555 Timer IC - An Interview with Hans Camenzind (http:/ / www. semiconductormuseum. com/ Transistors/

LectureHall/ Camenzind/ Camenzind_Page2. htm). The Semiconductor Museum (http:/ / www. semiconductormuseum. com/ ). Retrieved 2010-04-05. [4] van Roon, Fig 3 & related text. [5] Jung, Walter G. (1983) "IC Timer Cookbook, Edition," pp. 40–41. Sams Technical Publishing; 2nd ed. ISBN: 978-0672219320. Retrieved 2010-04-05. [6] van Roon, Chapter "Monostable Mode." [7] van Roon Chapter: "Astable operation."

[8] http:/ / www. customsiliconsolutions. com [9] Engdahl, pg 1. [10] Engdahl, "Circuit diagram of PC joystick interface"

[11] Engdahl, "Joystick construction" (http:/ / www. epanorama. net/ documents/ joystick/ pc_joystick. html#introduction).

[12] Engdahl, "PC analogue joystick interface" (http:/ / www. epanorama. net/ documents/ joystick/ pc_joystick. html#pc_interface). [13] Eggebrecht, p. 197. [14] Eggebrecht, pp. 197-99

[15] http:/ / www. sentex. ca/ ~mec1995/ gadgets/ 555/ 555. html

[16] http:/ / www. epanorama. net/ documents/ joystick/ pc_joystick. html

[17] http:/ / www. eleinmec. com/ article. asp?1

[18] http:/ / www. kpsec. freeuk. com/ 555timer. htm

[19] http:/ / www. fairchildsemi. com/ ds/ LM%2FLM555. pdf

[20] http:/ / www. falstad. com/ circuit/ e-555square. html

[21] http:/ / www. datasheetarchive. com/ search. php?q=NE555& sType=part& ExactDS=Starts

[22] http:/ / www. globu. net/ pp/ english/ pp/ ne555. htm

[23] http:/ / www. daycounter. com/ Calculators/ NE555-Calculator. phtml

[24] http:/ / www. instructables. com/ id/ SORIJ3MFAQDX2PW/ Article Sources and Contributors 7 Article Sources and Contributors

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