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Lab 5

The document summarizes an experiment on studying integrated circuit timers using an oscilloscope. The main objective was to observe different operating modes of the 555 timer circuit. It describes the three operating modes of the 555 timer as monostable, astable, and bistable. For the monostable and astable modes, it provides the circuit configurations and equations to calculate the pulse width and frequency based on resistor and capacitor component values.

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Lab 5

The document summarizes an experiment on studying integrated circuit timers using an oscilloscope. The main objective was to observe different operating modes of the 555 timer circuit. It describes the three operating modes of the 555 timer as monostable, astable, and bistable. For the monostable and astable modes, it provides the circuit configurations and equations to calculate the pulse width and frequency based on resistor and capacitor component values.

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Independent University, Bangladesh

Submitted By
Farzana Yesmin
Id: 0630039
Course Id: ECR-407
Sec: 01

Lab Report: 03
Submission Date: 02-11-09

Experiment No: 05

Experiment Name: Study of Integrated circuit timers.

Objectives: Our main objective was to observe different mode of the 555
timer using Oscilloscope.
The 555 timer:

The 555 Timer IC is an integrated circuit (chip) implementing a variety of


timer and multivibrator applications. It produces a pulse when a trigger
signal is applied to it. The pulse length is determined by charging then
discharging a capacitor connected to a 555 timer. A 555 timer IC is given
below:

Vcc
Gnd
1 8
Trigger Discharge
2 7
Output
3 Threshold 6
Reset
4 Control 5
volt

Fig: 555 timer

The 555 has three operating modes:

1. Monostable mode

2. Astable mode

3. Bistable mode

1. 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
trigger signal. The width of the pulse is determined by the time constant of
an RC network, which consists of a capacitor (C) and a resistor (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.

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

t=1.1 RC

where t is in seconds, R is in ohms and C is in farads. See RC circuit for an


explanation of this effect.

2. Astable mode: In astable mode, the '555 timer' puts out a continuous
stream of rectangular pulses having a specified frequency. A resistor (call it
R1) is connected between Vcc and the discharge pin (pin 7) and another
(R2) is connected between the discharge pin (pin 7) and the trigger (pin 2)
and threshold (pin 6) pins that share a common node. Hence the capacitor is
charged through R1 and R2, and discharged only through R2, since pin 7 has
low impedance to ground during output low intervals of the cycle, therefore
discharging the capacitor. The use of R2 is mandatory, since without it the
high current spikes from the capacitor may damage the internal discharge
transistor.

In the astable mode, the frequency of the pulse stream depends on the
values of R1, R2 and C

Discussion: In our experiment, for monostable timer we saw when supply


voltage is greater than 2/3 Vcc the output goes low and timer switch is on
and because of that

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