If your 555 doesn’t come from the Signetics region of France, it’s just sparkling comparators. #555Life

When you use a MCU instead of a 555. #555Life

When a 555 would have worked, but you have some STM32s, so you used them. #555Life

A comprehensive map of all 555 timers within the continental United States. #555Life https://t.co/Pl2FtsZNuA

If your 555 doesn’t come from the Signetics region of France, it’s just sparkling comparators. #555Life

The best I can figure the 555 Timer was designed in Hans' personal lab at 165 S Murphy Ave Suite B in Sunnyvale, CA. He said, in an interview, that it was between two chinese food restaurants. Today it is an office for a real estate broker.
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When you use a MCU instead of a 555. #555Life

Life Hack: Always keep a 555 in your pocket when you’re on a flight.

If you crash into a deserted island, then at least you always have a sawtooth generator with you.

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Did you know that the designer of the 555 was a Swiss Immigrant who had just started his first company after being laid off the year before? That and more in this Retro Electro article in Digikey Magazine. #555Life #RetroElectro

https://emedia.digikey.com/view/877057957/30-31/

In five words or less, explain how a 555 works. #555Life