LM555/NE555/SA555

Electrical Characteristics
(TA = 25°C, VCC = 5 ~ 15V, unless otherwise specified)

Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Supply Voltage VCC - 4.5 - 16 V
VCC = 5V, RL = ∞ - 3 6 mA
Supply Current (Low Stable) (Note1) ICC
VCC = 15V, RL = ∞ - 7.5 15 mA

Timing Error (Monostable)

Initial Accuracy (Note2)
ACCUR - 1.0 3.0 %
Drift with Temperature (Note4) RA = 1kΩ to100kΩ
∆t/∆T 50 ppm/°C
Drift with Supply Voltage (Note4) C = 0.1µF
∆t/∆VCC 0.1 0.5 %/V

Timing Error (Astable)

-
Intial Accuracy (Note2) ACCUR RA = 1kΩ to 100kΩ 2.25 - %
Drift with Temperature (Note4) ∆t/∆T C = 0.1µF 150 ppm/°C
Drift with Supply Voltage (Note4) ∆t/∆VCC 0.3 %/V
VCC = 15V 9.0 10.0 11.0 V
Control Voltage VC
VCC = 5V 2.6 3.33 4.0 V
VCC = 15V - 10.0 - V
Threshold Voltage VTH
VCC = 5V - 3.33 - V
Threshold Current (Note3) ITH - - 0.1 0.25 µA
VCC = 5V 1.1 1.67 2.2 V
Trigger Voltage VTR
VCC = 15V 4.5 5 5.6 V
Trigger Current ITR VTR = 0V 0.01 2.0 µA
Reset Voltage VRST - 0.4 0.7 1.0 V
Reset Current IRST - 0.1 0.4 mA
VCC = 15V
ISINK = 10mA - 0.06 0.25 V
Low Output Voltage VOL ISINK = 50mA 0.3 0.75 V
VCC = 5V
- 0.05 0.35 V
ISINK = 5mA
VCC = 15V
ISOURCE = 200mA 12.5 - V
High Output Voltage VOH ISOURCE = 100mA 12.75 13.3 V
VCC = 5V
2.75 3.3 - V
ISOURCE = 100mA
Rise Time of Output (Note4) tR - - 100 - ns
Fall Time of Output (Note4) tF - - 100 - ns
Discharge Leakage Current ILKG - - 20 100 nA

Notes:
1. When the output is high, the supply current is typically 1mA less than at VCC = 5V.
2. Tested at VCC = 5.0V and VCC = 15V.
3. This will determine the maximum value of RA + RB for 15V operation, the max. total R = 20MΩ, and for 5V operation, the max.
total R = 6.7MΩ.
4. These parameters, although guaranteed, are not 100% tested in production.

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Application Information
Table 1 below is the basic operating table of 555 timer:

Table 1. Basic Operating Table

Threshold Voltage Trigger Voltage Discharging Tr.
Reset(PIN 4) Output(PIN 3)
(Vth)(PIN 6) (Vtr)(PIN 2) (PIN 7)
Don't care Don't care Low Low ON
Vth > 2Vcc / 3 Vth > 2Vcc / 3 High Low ON
Vcc / 3 < Vth < 2 Vcc / 3 Vcc / 3 < Vth < 2 Vcc / 3 High - -
Vth < Vcc / 3 Vth < Vcc / 3 High High OFF
When the low signal input is applied to the reset terminal, the timer output remains low regardless of the threshold voltage or
the trigger voltage. Only when the high signal is applied to the reset terminal, the timer's output changes according to
threshold voltage and trigger voltage.
When the threshold voltage exceeds 2/3 of the supply voltage while the timer output is high, the timer's internal discharge Tr.
turns on, lowering the threshold voltage to below 1/3 of the supply voltage. During this time, the timer output is maintained
low. Later, if a low signal is applied to the trigger voltage so that it becomes 1/3 of the supply voltage, the timer's internal
discharge Tr. turns off, increasing the threshold voltage and driving the timer output again at high.

1. Monostable Operation

+Vcc
2
10

4 8 RA
RESET Vcc 10
1

kΩ

Ω
Trigger

Ω
kΩ
DISCH 7

Ω
=1

M
0k
10

1M

10
10
AA
R
2
Capacitance(uF)

TRIG 10
0

THRES 6
-1
10

3 OUT C1
CONT 5 -2
10
GND
RL 1 C2
-3
10
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Time Delay(s)

Figure 1. Monoatable Circuit Figure 2. Resistance and Capacitance vs.

Time delay(td)

Figure 3. Waveforms of Monostable Operation