Hello everyone.
How are we all going
My very first post here and hopefully i have put this question in the correct thread. So please be niceto me.
Just a simple question to ask you all anyone or someone who might be more familiar with the 555 timer ic.
About a week ago i put together a simple circuit using the old famous 555 timer in a bid to get an output frequency of 200hz approximately is near enough for what i require but after completing this small circuit i decided i would view the signal with my oscilloscope but to my surprise what i was seeing was in fact a very distorted and very weak signal coming out, if i could call it a signal or for that matter a waveform at all? really nothing that i did look anywhere near of what i had expected at the output of pin 3 from the ic
At first i thought i had blown the 555 timer up but changed it with another but still no output waveform. I played around using different types of electrolytic capacitorsand resistors but, still no such luck. I even went as far as testing the scope thinking something was wrong it but it works just fine even though i haven’t been using it for many many years.
Just wanting some advice from someone to explain to me what i am doing wrong and why as I cant see a clear square wave signal. ( oops i need to post the curcuit, please wait i will soon )
Im definalty doing something wrong here.
Thank you in advance.
How are we all going
My very first post here and hopefully i have put this question in the correct thread. So please be niceto me.
Just a simple question to ask you all anyone or someone who might be more familiar with the 555 timer ic.
About a week ago i put together a simple circuit using the old famous 555 timer in a bid to get an output frequency of 200hz approximately is near enough for what i require but after completing this small circuit i decided i would view the signal with my oscilloscope but to my surprise what i was seeing was in fact a very distorted and very weak signal coming out, if i could call it a signal or for that matter a waveform at all? really nothing that i did look anywhere near of what i had expected at the output of pin 3 from the ic
At first i thought i had blown the 555 timer up but changed it with another but still no output waveform. I played around using different types of electrolytic capacitorsand resistors but, still no such luck. I even went as far as testing the scope thinking something was wrong it but it works just fine even though i haven’t been using it for many many years.
Just wanting some advice from someone to explain to me what i am doing wrong and why as I cant see a clear square wave signal. ( oops i need to post the curcuit, please wait i will soon )
Im definalty doing something wrong here.
Thank you in advance.