The 555 Timer Design Contest

Create and Submit an innovative 555 design, the 555 should be the heart of the circuit. There has to be a accompaniment of Docs, Tubes and Photos. There are prizes to be won and an impressive list of Sponsors and Participants.

I suggest using Google Sites. That way you publish your 555 project in an advanced system, insert documents, interactive live spreadsheets and light presentations. Photos and Videos too would dazzle the judges. You will need twitter, youtube and you can even park a sub-domain on your Google Site, some thing like 555.genius-DIY.com to wrap it up neatly.

The 555 Timer Design Contest

Here are some pages having 555 design ideas that will help you learn quickly. Then create your own design, be original. Only youngsters below age of 10. Single Digit humans can copy. Above the age of 10 you copy only to learn and Do-it-Yourself or DIY. Better still CIY - Create it Yourself. Be Creative, Be original and Shake the Planet.

delabs 555 Resources

• Astable Multivibrator with 555
• LED Running lights 555 and 4017
• 555-Circuits - delabs Schematics
• 555 Timer based Circuits - delabs

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• Switching Step-Down Regulator and Delayed Light Turn off.
• Photographic Timer and Linear PWM using 555.
• Pulse Position Modulation and Test Sequencer.
• Photographic Timer and Linear PWM using 555.

CAn Remote Automation-Control with AVR

Home automation project based on a net of interconnected programmable circuits suited to perform different tasks like switch on/off appliances, decode commands from Ir remote control units, control thermostats, measure temperature and more. Every node of the net communicate each other through a robust protocol (CANBus), and the status can be monitored by a PC possibly connected to the Internet.

CAn Remote Automation-Control with AVR

CARACA node. It fits in a standard domestic socket and can measure temperature, switch on/off appliances and receive commands from buttons and Ir remote control units.

• 5 darlington outputs
• 4 logic level digital inputs
• 1 Ir decoder (RC5)
• 1 temperature sensor/thermostat (0.5 resolution)

555 The most Incredible Chip

555 Timer Chip Reference

• LM555 - Timer
• 555 and 556 Timer Circuits
• doctronics.co.uk - 555 Timer
• 555 Timer Calculator
• 555 Timer - Frequency and Duty Cycle Calculator
• An LED Stroboscope
• Astable 555 Square Wave Calculato
• The 555 Monostable Circuit
• Monostable 555 Timeout Calculator
• NE555 Basic Monostable
• 555 IC is used to produce an ASTABLE circuit
• Educypedia - Electronics -Digital Tiimers
• 555 and 556 Timer IC software Schematica
• 555 Timer/Oscillator Tutorial
• 555 Timer Tutorials
• LM555 and LM556 Timer Circuits

delabs 555 Resources

• Astable Multivibrator with 555
• LED Running lights CD4017

Simple 555 Simulation Software

Each provides an array of design wizards, circuit blocks and information panels that facilitate the use of the 555 timer in projects. Component value calculations for the 555 take into account the supply voltage, timer fabrication (CMOS or Bipolar), and, where appropriate, load currents.

555 Timer Project Design Software for Beginners and Experts

22 timer design wizards - 14 for the astable mode, 8 for the monostable mode

input circuitry - for gating an astable or triggering a monostable. Input categories are switch, touchplate, continuity, liquid level, AC detect, light, sound, and temperature.

counter wizards - facilitate divide by/count to strategies using common binary and decade counters

output circuitry - that can be activated by the 555 timer. Includes switching loads, driving motors, driving LEDs, lamps, numeric and bargraph displays, and audio, ultrasound and RF outputs

NE555 Timer Designer (Freeware)
TimerDesigner allows you to easily design Asymmetrical Oscillator, Symmetrical Oscillator, & One Shot 555 timer circuits in seconds!

555 Timer Program for Windows
This program allows you to calculate Resistor and Capacitor values for both Astable and Monostable modes.

May work in win-95 and win-98 well, in xp copy all needed OCX and DLL into program folder. It may Be VB4. Try installing Visual Basic Runtimes at KarenWare