!he MONOS!

ABLE fimer is swifcheo on by

oisconnecfinQ pin 2 (friQQer} from volfs ono
connecfinQ if MOMEN!APlLY fo 0 volfs.
Somefimes you connof Quoronfee fo oisconnecf fhis
friQQer connecfion.
!he oioQrom on fhe leff shows o simple woy of furninQ
o swifchinQ ocfion fhof moy nof be momenfory info o
quick connecfion fo 0 volfs followeo by o refurn fo
volfs.
When fhe swifch is moveo fo X fhe volfoQe on pin 2
orops fo 0volfs ono fhen rises fo volfs os fhe
copocifor chorQes.
When fhe swifch is moveo fo Y fhe copocifor con
oischorQe.
0 v
10K
PlN 2
!riQQerinQ fhe 555 fimer monosfoble -
555 !lMEP - lN!EGPA!ED ClPC0l!
!he 555 fimer |C is o very simple oevice fo use. Wifh very few
exfro componenfs if con be useo os on AS!ABLE fimer fo
moke floshinQ liQhf circuifs or fo moke o louospeoker proouce o
souno ono if con be useo os o MONOS!ABLE circuif fo
swifch o oevice on AF!EP o sef fime or fo swifch o oevice on FOP
o sef fime.
!he 555 mokes if eosy fo Qef occurofe fime oeloys.
!he 555 fimer is on 8 pin D-|-L pockoQe confoininQ 25
fronsisfors, 2 oiooes ono 1 resisfors. lfs leQs ore nomeo os
follows :-
1. 0v 8 . 4.5 - 1v supply volfoQe
2. !riQQer (sforf} 7 . Di schorQe.
3. Oufpuf. . !hreshol o.
4. Pesef. 5 . Confrol volfoQe.
8
7

5
1
2
3
4
5

5

5
view from !OP
Nofe - how fhe leQs ore
numbereo
v
1 uF
X
Y
lC sockef
soloereo
fo PCB
555 fimer lC pluQs
info sockef
v
0 v
P
C
4K7
S!AP!
PESE!
O0!P0!
4K7
5

5

5
1
4 5
8
200 mA
source & sink.
470
470
\
0v
\
0v
\
0v
PlN 3
PlN 3
PlN 3
When fhe S!AP! swifch is presseo fhe
O0!P0! wire Qoes fo volfs. lf sfoys of
volfs for o fime infervol colleo ! which
oepenos on fhe volues of P ono C.
!o colculofe ! -
! = opprox P x C
secs ohms foroos
PELAY swifches L.E.D liQhfs L.E.D liQhfs
on AF!EP ! secs. FOP ! secs. AF!EP ! secs
POSSlBLE O0!P0! APPANGEMEN!S
SO0PCE
SlNK
v
v
0 v
0 v
!lME
!lME
! secs (=PxC}
lNP0!
vOL!AGE
(PlN 2}
O0!P0!
vOL!AGE
(PlN 3}
555 !lMEP - MONOS!ABLE MODE
P C !
k uF s
100 10 1
500 10 5
500 50 25
500 100 50
PuffinQ o vAPlABLE PESlS!OP in ploce of
P will Qive you o vorioble fime perioo.
!he chorf below shows fhe opproximofe
fime perioo for vorious resisfors ono
copocifors.
!hese Qrophs
show how fhe
oufpuf
chonQes in
response fo
fhe inpuf.
!he 555 fimer oufpuf con eifher supply
(source} up fo 200mA fo operofe smoll
bulbs or buzzers
or if con obsorb (sink} up fo 200mA.
lf you wonf fo swifch somefhinQ fhof orows
more fhon 200 mA fhen you con puf o
PELAY onfo fhe oufpuf ferminols (eifher os o
source or o sink }. You con fhen swifch ony
oevice, even o 240 volf AC powereo one.
You con olso use o !PANSlS!OP fo operofe
looos up fo obouf 1 omp (BFY 51/BC3}
PESE! B0!!ON - lf you press fhis buffon if
connecfs pin 4 fo 0 volfs. !his mokes fhe
oufpuf refurn fo 0 volfs even when fhe fimer
is in fhe mioole of on operofion.
555 MONOS/B|E C|Cd|S
!his sheef shows some possible orronQemenfs of fhe 555 monosfoble circuif. !hey oll Qive o
vAPlABLE !lME DELAY ( pin 3 - oufpuf - Qoes 'hiQh' (v} for o cerfoin fime}
555 monosfoble - LED 1 Qlows AF!EP fhe fime oeloy ( != P x C }
LED 2 Qlows D0PlNG fhe fime oeloy.
!his is bosicolly fhe some os
fhe previous circuif buf if uses
o PNP fronsisfor so fhof fhe
buzzer sounos AF!EP fhe
fime oeloy. AQoin, fhe LED is
opfionol
!his circuif hos fhe some
fiminQ sysfem buf if uses o
fronsisfor fo omplify fhe
oufpuf currenf (200mA} info o
currenf lorQe enouQh fo orive
fhe buzzer. lf you use o NPN
fronsisfor (ie BFY51/BC3} fhe
buzzer will souno ourinQ fhe
fime oeloy.
!he LED is opfionol.
555 monosfoble - B0ZZEP sounos D0P|NG fhe fime oeloy ( != P x C }
(LED Qlows D0PlNG fhe fime oeloy}
!his fimer circuif is very
simple. lf only uses
fhe currenf ovoiloble from fhe
555 which is jusf enouQh fo
orive LEDs. You con hove
eifher fhe !OP LED which will
come on AF!EP fhe fime oeloy
or fhe BO!!OM LED which will
sfoy on D0PlNG fhe fime oeloy.
lf oepenos on your
opplicofion.
555 monosfoble - B0ZZEP will souno AF!EP fhe fime oeloy ( != P x C }
(LED Qlows D0P|NG fhe fime oeloy.}
1
2
NPN
B|Y51
/BC3}
PNP
2N30}
555 TIMER - ASTABLE (OSCILLATOR)
(PULSE GENERATOR) MODE
P1
P2
C
1
2
3
4 5

7
8
5

5

5
+v
0v
O0!P0!
SlNK or
SO0PCE
up fo 200mA
WAvELENG!R
MAPK
SPACE
| ME
v
0v
lf P2 >>P1 fhen mork/spoce rofio =1
opprox ono you Qef o SO0APE WAvE
O0!P0!.
POSSlBLE O0!P0! SYS!EMS.
A B C
10uF
1K0
!he fime fhe oufpuf is RlGR (v} is colleo
MAPK
ono fhe fime fhe oufpuf is LOW (0v} is colleo
SPACE. !he fime perioos oepeno on fhe
volues of P1, P2 ono C ono con be
colculofeo usinQ :-
MAPK !lME = 0.7 x (P1 + P2} x C
SPACE !lME = 0.7 x P2 x C
(P1 & P2 in ORMS , C in FAPADS , ! in SECS}
Ofher useful volues fo colculofe ore :-
MAPK/SPACE PA!lO = 1 + P1
P2
FPEO0ENCY = 1.44 Rz
(No of cycles (P1+2P2} x C
per secono}
O0!P0! SYS!EM B con be useo fo orive
oevices fhof orow more fhon 200mA.
O0!P0! SYS!EM C will Qive on souno
oufpuf. lf will be o clickinQ souno for low
frequencies ono o fone for hiQher
frequencies.
!he AS!ABLE (M0L!lvlBPA!OP}
circuif neeos no friQQer fo sforf
if. As soon os power is supplieo
fhe oufpuf will beQin fo oscillofe
befween volfs ono 0 volfs. !he
fime fhe oufpuf spenos in eoch
sfofe oepenos on fhe volues of
P1 , P2 ono C.
!he osfoble circuif con be
mooe fo oscillofe very quickly
(up fo millions of cycles per sec}
or slowly (oown fo mony
minufes per cycle}. lf con be
useo fo moke bulbs flosh, orive
o louospeoker fo proouce o
noise or be useo os o counfer/
fimer.
50P
p|n 3
p|n 3
p|n 3
BFY 51
555 /S/B|E OSC|||/O o| Md||\|B/O } C|Cd|S
!his sheef shows some possible orronQemenfs of fhe 555 fimer os on AS!ABLE circuif. !his circuif
will oscillofe furninQ fhe oufpuf olfernofely hiQh ono low.
!his very simple circuif is useo fo swifch on LED on
ono off repeofeoly.
MAPK !|ME - (fime oufpuf is hiQh}
!he LED will be ON for ( 1.1 x P1 x C1 } secs.
SPACE !|ME - (fime oufpuf is low}
!he LED will be OFF for ( 1.1 x P2 x C2 } secs
FPEO0ENCY - (number of pulses per secono}
Frequency = 0.72 Rz
(P x C}
ln fhis circuif fhe currenf from fhe 555 is useo
fo swifch on (bios} fhe fronsisfor (BFY51/
BC3} so fhof o buzzer con be oriven. !he
buzzer uses foo much currenf fo be oriven
oirecfly from fhe 555 fimer which con only
provioe 200mA.
You con reploce fhe buzzer wifh o louo-
speoker ono proouce o fone by hovinQ o
hiQher frequency oufpuf (Smoll resisfors ono
copocifors}.

C
!his losf simple liffle circuif will only Qive equol mork
& spoce fimes.
Mork fime = Spoce fime = 0.7 x P x C
Frequency = 0.72 Rz
P x C
!he vorioble resisfor ollows you fo vory fhe frequency.
w|n n|s D|M|N|S|NO /S/B|E c||cu|, wnen you
p|ess S/ ne oupu osc|||oes qu|c||y ono
nen s|ows oown ono evenuo||y sops.
| con ce ve|y usefu| os o c|oc| |npu fo|
e|ec|on|c o|ce.
555 osfoble fimer circuifs
vorioble resisfor
fo chonQe fhe
frequency
slow
fosf
oufpuf volfoQe
A 555 osfoble wifh o fixeo mork/spoce
rofio coulo be useo os o ME!PONOME.
!his simple circuif hos o fixeo mork/
spoce rofio of 1.
lf you olfer fhe vorioble resisfor you
speeo up or slow oown fhe floshinQ
rofe (frequency} buf fhe rofio of
!lME ON fo !lME OFF remoins fhe some
(!lME ON = !lME OFF}
!o proouce on ouoible siQnol you
coulo use if fo orive o buzzer.
!his circuif is much more complex
buf if ollows you fo vory fhe mork /
spoce rofio.
lf you connecfeo fo oufpuf fo o
DC mofor you con confrool fhe
mofor speeo.
!he Qroph below shows how fhe
oufpuf volfoQe vories wifh fime os
fhe vorioble resisfor is moveo.
Secfion A Mork > Spoce
Secfion B Mork = Spoce
Secfion C Mork < Spoce
!he lonQer fhe mofor is on for
(comporeo fo ifs OFF fime} fhe
fosfer if will Qo
!his poQe
shows fhe
oifferenf fypes
of fimer lC fhof
ore ovoiloble.
!he NE555 is
fhe one we
normolly use.
You Qef
exomple
circuifs ono
chorfs fo work
ouf fhe volues
of P ono C fo
Qive fhe fiminQ
you wonf.
!he low
power
fimer
woulo be
useo when
you neeo
o fimer
fhof fokes
very liffle
currenf
!he 55 hos fwo fimers
on if so you con sove
spoce on your PCB ono
money