555 IC — Bistable Mode
Playing with 555 Timer — Part II — Bistable #basicTronics 06
Here is the internal layout of a 555 timer in its bistable configuration.
Summary
. A negative pulse to pin 2 turns the output positive
. A negative pulse to pin 4 turns the output negative
. The timer is stable in each of these states. Its run-time has become infiniteThe difference between the mono and astable appears at first sight: there are no components on the right side of the chip.
Instead, it is applied a constant negative voltage to pin 6. Can you see the consequences?
Well, pin 6 in low causes comparator B to be disabled, there is no way to force the flip-flop to the up position, except through a negative pulse in the reset. Well, this is the essence of how the 555 works in its bistable mode.
Let’s trigger it and see what happens!
We start from the up position. R9 is a pull-up resistor. This keeps the comparator A inert. The output will stay negative indefinitely, as it usually does until you trigger the timer by dropping the voltage to pin 2. As soon as a negative pulse is generated …
It runs the chip internally …
which sends a pulse to the flip-flop forcing it to the down position.
And flips the timer back to generating its…
…positive output.
Note that a brief negative pulse is enough. The setup is stable, remember?
How to reverse the situation if comparator B is disabled?
The answer is a negative pulse to pin 4 turns the output negative.
Let us see!
Realize that internally the resistors are charging normally (actually, voltage dividers; yep, it’s a metaphor! Works well, try it!).
But we are in a peculiar state. The pulses of pins 5 and 7 are innocuous.
Let’s run the reset button:
A negative pulse travels towards the chip…
…rips the front door …
…and bang, reset the timer!
It overrides everything and flips the output to negative, starting all the cycle again.
Components You will need for this breadboard:
1 x NE 555N IC
1 x 8-pin socket
1 x capacitor 100 uF
2 x capacitor 0.1uF (104)
2 x resistor 10k
1 x resistor 470R
1 x Arduino Uno
1 x breadboard
2 x button
1 x LEDHere is the experimental circuit:
That it! for a bistable 555 timer mode!
Bringing your attention to pins 2 and 4.
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References & Credits
The 555 Timer in Monostable Mode
Book: Make: Electronics (Learning by Discovery) 1st Edition
Proteus — IC 4026 — Reaction Timer Circuit
Proteus — IC 555 Timer — Debounce Circuit
— — — — First published at 24/05/2017 at 8:35 PM — — — —
— — — — Edited at 04/11/2018 — Grammarly check— — —
— — — — Edited at 05/12/2020 — Minor text correction— — —
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