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  2. 555 timer IC - Wikipedia

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    In 1972, Signetics originally released the 555 timer in DIP-8 and TO5-8 metal can packages, and the 556 timer was released in a DIP-14 package. [ 4 ] In 2006, the dual 556 timer was available in through-hole packages as DIP-14 (2.54 mm pitch), [ 21 ] and surface-mount packages as SO-14 (1.27 mm pitch) and SSOP-14 (0.65 mm pitch).

  3. Duty cycle - Wikipedia

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    In electronic music, music synthesizers vary the duty cycle of their audio-frequency oscillators to obtain a subtle effect on the tone colors. This technique is known as pulse-width modulation. In the printer / copier industry, the duty cycle specification refers to the rated throughput (that is, printed pages) of a device per month.

  4. Multivibrator - Wikipedia

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    A vacuum tube Abraham-Bloch multivibrator oscillator, France, 1920 (small box, left).Its harmonics are being used to calibrate a wavemeter (center).. The first multivibrator circuit, the classic astable multivibrator oscillator (also called a plate-coupled multivibrator) was first described by Henri Abraham and Eugene Bloch in Publication 27 of the French Ministère de la Guerre, and in ...

  5. Analog-to-digital converter - Wikipedia

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    For example, the positive (and/or negative) pulse width from a 555 Timer IC in monostable or astable mode represents the time it takes to charge (and/or discharge) its capacitor from 1 ⁄ 3 V supply to 2 ⁄ 3 V supply. By sending this pulse into a microcontroller with an accurate clock, the duration of the pulse can be measured and converted ...

  6. Schmitt trigger - Wikipedia

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    The trigger is toggled high when the input voltage crosses down to up the high threshold and low when the input voltage crosses up to down the low threshold. Again, there is a positive feedback, but now it is concentrated only in the memory cell. Examples are the 555 timer and the switch debouncing circuit. [3]

  7. File:555 Astable Diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:06, 18 February 2012: 275 × 250 (27 KB): Wdwd: fix connection (dot in the upper left corner) SVG optimization

  8. Hans Camenzind - Wikipedia

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    Hans R. Camenzind (Swiss Standard German: [ˈkaːməntsɪnd]; 1 January 1934 – 8 August 2012 [1]) was an electronics engineer known for designing the 555 timer IC in 1971 under contract to Signetics. [2] He was the inventor on 20 US patents.

  9. Voltage-controlled oscillator - Wikipedia

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    Voltage-to-frequency converters are voltage-controlled oscillators with a highly linear relation between applied voltage and frequency. They are used to convert a slow analog signal (such as from a temperature transducer) to a signal suitable for transmission over a long distance, since the frequency will not drift or be affected by noise.