555 timer IC is one of the most popular IC among electronics students and hobbyists. Beginners like to try their hands on various projects by using this IC. Due to a wide range of its functionalities and options available there are hundreds of new project ideas by using IC 555. To understand more about this IC, read this tutorial on Instructables.
Here I am sharing some of the most common electronics circuits and projects that one should make with 555 timer IC while getting started with electronics.
1. LED Flasher
This is the simplest circuit by using 555 timer IC in astable mode. It makes an LED blink with a specific frequency. Here is the circuit diagram of the same.
Here I am sharing some of the most common electronics circuits and projects that one should make with 555 timer IC while getting started with electronics.
1. LED Flasher
This is the simplest circuit by using 555 timer IC in astable mode. It makes an LED blink with a specific frequency. Here is the circuit diagram of the same.
2. Fire Alarm
Fire alarms are quite common applications and you could make a fire alarm circuit easily by using 555 timer IC. Though there are various methods to design a fire detector, one of the simplest way is explained in this fire alarm circuit.
Fire alarms are quite common applications and you could make a fire alarm circuit easily by using 555 timer IC. Though there are various methods to design a fire detector, one of the simplest way is explained in this fire alarm circuit.
3. Water Level Indicator
A water level indicator is another project that students try their hands. You can find simply a lot of water level indicator and controller projects which detects the water/liquid level and send alerts or even switch off the power supply automatically. But for such functionality one needs to use a microcontroller and relay. If you want to make a simple circuit, you can try this water level indicator using IC 555. Here is the circuit for it.
A water level indicator is another project that students try their hands. You can find simply a lot of water level indicator and controller projects which detects the water/liquid level and send alerts or even switch off the power supply automatically. But for such functionality one needs to use a microcontroller and relay. If you want to make a simple circuit, you can try this water level indicator using IC 555. Here is the circuit for it.
4. Police Lights
Flashing police lights looks good and many of us would like to try it. It is quite easy to replicate the police lights on a breadboard by using timer IC. Given below is a circuit diagram for police lights. Here you can find the tutorial for flashing police lights.
Flashing police lights looks good and many of us would like to try it. It is quite easy to replicate the police lights on a breadboard by using timer IC. Given below is a circuit diagram for police lights. Here you can find the tutorial for flashing police lights.