555 Timer Basics - Monostable Mode

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The 555 timer could easily be the most common chip used in DIY electronics projects because
it’s small, inexpensive, and very useful.

It’s considered a timer because it can output pulses of electrical current for exact amounts of
time. For example, it could be used to turn an LED off exactly 5 seconds after a button is
pressed. It can also make an LED blink on and off, or generate higher frequency pulses that
will make sound when connected to a speaker. This is the first article in a series where we’ll
look into the three different modes of the 555 timer – monostable, bistable, and astable. Each
mode has different characteristics that determine how the 555 timer outputs current. In this
tutorial, I’ll discuss the monostable mode, but check out our articles on the astable mode and
bistable mode as well.

Step 1: MONOSTABLE MODE OF THE 555 TIMER

In monostable mode, the 555 timer outputs a single pulse of current for a certain length of
time. This is sometimes referred to as a one-shot pulse. An example of this can be seen with an
LED and a push-button. With one press of the button, the LED will light up, then turn off
automatically after a predetermined length of time. The time the LED stays on depends on the
values of a resistor and capacitor connected to the 555 timer. The time can be calculated from
the equation:

Where t is the length of the electrical output in seconds, R is the resistance of the resistor in
Ohms, and C is the capacitance of the capacitor in Farads. As you can see from the equation,
the length of the electrical output can be increased by using larger resistor or capacitor values.
The opposite is also true. You can get a shorter output pulse with smaller resistor or capacitor
values.

Step 2: A ONE-SHOT LED TIMER

To observe the monostable mode of the 555 timer, let’s build a simple one-shot timer that will
turn off an LED after a certain length of time. Use the diagram below to connect the circuit:

R1: 10K Ohms

R2: 10K Ohms

R3: 470 Ohms

C1: 470 μF

C2: 0.01 μF

In this
Following
circuit, after you press the button once, the LED will light up then turn off after about 5
seconds. The values of R1 and C1 determine how long the LED stays on:

Step 3: Note

you can use different capacitor value and as you increase the capacitance of capacitor the led
will glow for more few seconds
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