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Lab #04

Asad Nawaz

Lab #04 555 Timer 555 Timers:

The 555 timer is a highly stable device for generating accurate time intervals or oscillation. The timer as well has two modes monostable and astable.

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Lab #04

Asad Nawaz

Astable Mode: In astable mode, the circuit is not stable in either of its two states, as it continually switches from one state to the other, without depending on a input. In this state it will act like a free running multivibrator; which is characterized by two amplifying devices cross-coupled by resistors or capacitors. Circuit Diagram:-

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Lab #04

Asad Nawaz

To make duty cycle less than 50%: For this just use an inverter at the output, so that output is on for lesser period of time.i.e clearly observed in the output waveform . Circuit Diagram:-

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