Ang 555 timer The 555 timer — PWM with no code at all

Malalim na aralinDeep dive 7 · high school

Tagalog: draft — for Kate / Janet to check.  Shown slowed down: the real circuit switches about 1,400 times a second.

1. Ang chip The chip

Maraming parte sa iisang pakete (IC). Hanggang 200 mA lang ang kaya, kaya MOSFET ang nagpapatakbo sa motor. Many parts in one package. It can only supply ~200 mA, so a MOSFET drives the motor.

2. Sa loob Inside

3 resistor → 8 V at 4 V. Dalawang comparator, isang flip-flop, isang transistor. Three equal resistors make 8 V and 4 V references from 12 V; two comparators and a flip-flop flip the output.

3. Ang pot ang nagtatakda ng bilis The pot sets the speed

Nag-iisang capacitor na umaakyat sa 8 V at bumababa sa 4 V. Hinahati ng pot ang dalawang daan. The capacitor ramps between 4 V and 8 V; the pot splits the charge and discharge paths, which sets the duty cycle.

4. Ang motor

Gate resistor 1 kΩ, pull-down 1 kΩ, flyback diode 1N4007. Each part has a job: limit gate current, drain the gate so it turns off, catch the motor's spike.

5. Ang matematika The maths

t ≈ 0.693 × R × C. f = 1 ÷ (ton + toff). 51 kΩ × 10 nF → 0.35 ms each side → about 1,400 Hz.