555 timer cookbook

[parkc23]

Does anyone know a good cookbook for 555 timer?
Thanks.

 

[Walter Harley]

Does anyone know a good cookbook for 555 timer?
Thanks.

Well, the application notes from National Semiconductor are pretty good.
But ISTR a book called something suspiciously like "555 Timer Cookbook" by
Forrest M. Mims. Yes, here it is, out of print but available used from
Powells:

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=4-1124034048-2

 

[Ben Bradley]

Does anyone know a good cookbook for 555 timer?

ISTR Walt Jung wrote one. Dunno if it's good, but I like his other
books on op-amps and such, so it ought to be. The title is "IC Timer
Cookbook" and there appear to be several used copies available on
bookfinder.com, over a wide range of prices.

 

[legg]

Does anyone know a good cookbook for 555 timer?
Thanks.

http://www.web-ee.com/primers/files/555AN.pdf

http://www.doctronics.co.uk/555.htm

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/gadgets/555/555.html

RL

 

[Per-Åke Andersson]

Does anyone know a good cookbook for 555 timer?
Thanks.

Is this 150 p book still on market :
"The 555 Timer Applications Sourcebook, With experiments"
By Howard M. Berlin
1976
First edition
Seventh Printing 1985 (my book)

Blacksburg continuing education series.

Originally published by E L Instruments, Inc

Howard W. Sams Co., Inc.
A publishing Subsidiary of ITT

ISBN 0-672-21538-1
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 78-56584

/Per-Ake

 

[PJ]

Is this 150 p book still on market :
"The 555 Timer Applications Sourcebook, With experiments"
By Howard M. Berlin
1976
First edition
Seventh Printing 1985 (my book)

Blacksburg continuing education series.

Originally published by E L Instruments, Inc

Howard W. Sams Co., Inc.
A publishing Subsidiary of ITT

ISBN 0-672-21538-1
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 78-56584

/Per-Ake

Here's one on ebay. From the price, it should be hand delivered...Paul

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6917299749

 

[Ben Bradley]

Here's one on ebay. From the price, it should be hand delivered...Paul

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6917299749

I see a used copy online for 1/5th that price.

 

[Pooh Bear]

Does anyone know a good cookbook for 555 timer?

Yes, but what on earth would you want with something so primitive ?


Graham

 

[John Fields]

Yes, but what on earth would you want with something so primitive ?

 

[Pooh Bear]

V rarely. In fact, usually reserved for good old-fashioned use of
drawing board.


Graham

 

[Tim Shoppa]

ISTR Walt Jung wrote one. Dunno if it's good, but I like his other
books on op-amps and such, so it ought to be. The title is "IC Timer
Cookbook" and there appear to be several used copies available on
bookfinder.com, over a wide range of prices.

I have his "IC Timer Cookbook", but it's a bit disappointing. It
covers the 555 and several other timer/counter IC's popular in the late 70's -
but most of the non-555 chips he talks about have faded into complete
obscurity. He pays scant attention to the CMOS
oscillator/counter chips which are still available and useful today.
(Although I can't blame him - TTL was all the rage and if you weren't
looking at the right angle you might not notice the CMOS offerings).
Numerous typos and inconsistencies will frustrate the beginner (although
this is kind-of to be expected in any TAB book).

The old TI transistor application books do a good job of discussing discrete
monostables and astables. A lot more math than the typical "cookbook"
but it's really juicy good stuff.

Radio Shack sold a book by Forest M Mims III called "Engineers Mini
Notebook - 555 Timer IC" which I can recommend. All the circuits really
work, and they illustrate not just using single 555's but chaining them
together in useful ways (e.g. one 555 as a slow ramp generator driving
an audio-range VCO - and you've got a whoop whoop siren.)

Tim.

 

[Tim Shoppa]

Yes, but what on earth would you want with something so primitive ?

Hey, some of us actually enjoy endeavoring to construct a mnemonic
memory device from stone knives and bearskins!

I always wanted to build a color TV using nothing but 555's and 2N2222's.

Tim.

 

[soundman]

Hi,
I need some kind of light blocking mechanism (ie. a shutter)
to block light from the front of an 1in diameter optical lens,
under electronic or electromechanical control. Shutter speed is
not critical and On/Off control is fine - no need to control
the amount of passing through.
Does anybody know of a device which would do this job?
Is there an LCD type device available which would accomplish
this (ie. allow light to pass straight through or get fully
blocked, under electronic control)?

Suggestions?

Thanks,
John
(PS. get rid of all the numbers in my email to reply direct).

 

[Marc H.Popek]

Sound man,

based upon your description, an electromagnetic driven shutter is the
easiest to drive , has the lowest "insertion loss" of the good light, and
highest "extinction ratio" with an almost infinite Off/ to ON ratio!

the lcd would sort of do the trick, and it would be adjustable as you
suspected! also polarizing the output light, and relatively high
transmission losses, as well. way faster than the relay and about a 100:1 to
1000:1 extinction ratio .

Marco

 

[Walt Jung]

On 19 Aug 2004 17:50:29 -0700, [email protected] (Tim Shoppa)
wrote:

snips...

I have his "IC Timer Cookbook", but it's a bit disappointing. It
covers the 555 and several other timer/counter IC's popular in the late 70's -
but most of the non-555 chips he talks about have faded into complete
obscurity. He pays scant attention to the CMOS
oscillator/counter chips which are still available and useful today.
(Although I can't blame him - TTL was all the rage and if you weren't
looking at the right angle you might not notice the CMOS offerings).

There were two editions of "IC Timer Cookbook" CR, 1977 and
1983, respectively. The ISBNs were: 0-672-21416-4 for the first Ed.,
and 0-672-21932-8 for the 2nd Ed. Copies can be found at various
prices above/below the original at used book shops. Go
www.abebooks.com and enter terms of "IC Timer Cookbook" as title and
my name as the author.

In the 2nd Ed. there is a fair amount of info on CMOS
counter/timers. But yes, such parts as the NSC LM322, LM3905 have left
the scene, while the 555 goes on strong even today.

Numerous typos and inconsistencies will frustrate the beginner (although
this is kind-of to be expected in any TAB book).

The publisher for these books was Howard W. Sams, not TAB. I
dunno about the "Numerous typos and inconsistencies" in the two books
mentioned above. But I have noticed such things in TAB books.




Walt Jung

Email: wjung at usa dot net
Web site: http://home.comcast.net/~walt-jung/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html

 

[Michael Black]

On 19 Aug 2004 17:50:29 -0700, [email protected] (Tim Shoppa)
wrote:

snips...

There were two editions of "IC Timer Cookbook" CR, 1977 and
1983, respectively. The ISBNs were: 0-672-21416-4 for the first Ed.,
and 0-672-21932-8 for the 2nd Ed. Copies can be found at various
prices above/below the original at used book shops. Go
www.abebooks.com and enter terms of "IC Timer Cookbook" as title and
my name as the author.

In the 2nd Ed. there is a fair amount of info on CMOS
counter/timers. But yes, such parts as the NSC LM322, LM3905 have left
the scene, while the 555 goes on strong even today.


The publisher for these books was Howard W. Sams, not TAB. I
dunno about the "Numerous typos and inconsistencies" in the two books
mentioned above. But I have noticed such things in TAB books.


Walt Jung

If there were errors in any of your Sam's books, they had to be relatively
obscure. The errors in the Tab Books were often pretty blatant. I remember
the author of a book about the 6809 CPU saying in his Popular Electronics
column to not buy his book, since it had been edited so badly that they
left out key things, but kept in a section that was irrelevant without
the missing section.

Michael

 

[Walt Jung]

If there were errors in any of your Sam's books, they had to be relatively
obscure. The errors in the Tab Books were often pretty blatant. I remember
the author of a book about the 6809 CPU saying in his Popular Electronics
column to not buy his book, since it had been edited so badly that they
left out key things, but kept in a section that was irrelevant without
the missing section.

Michael

Thnx for the positive words, Michael.