Are you a beginner looking for the top 555 Timer projects to build? Then you crashed at the right webpage! Here are the top 10 555 timer projects for beginners.
Projects in this list are selected very carefully by keeping in mind each and every aspect. Please keep in mind that the projects in this list are selected mainly to brush up your basics. And not merely on the basis of complexity involved.
So when you go through these projects, don’t judge on the basis of difficulty and application only. These projects will give you a good idea of 555 timer never-ending applications. Link to each project is given below the respective project’s summary.
Try to unleash that creative engineer within you as you go through these top 10 555 timer projects for beginners in 2018!
| 10. Dark Sensor built using 555 Timer:
OBJECTIVE: To build a Dark Sensor circuit using a 555 timer and LDR which turns on the buzzer in the presence of dark. This project is built using an LDR with a 555 timer. The Buzzer is used as an output indicator in this project. When light falls on the LDR, the 555 timer processes this signal and sends logic 0 to the output i.e, the buzzer. And as soon as the light goes off, no light falls on the LDR. Then 555 timer process this signal and sends logic 1 to the output i.e, the buzzer. This way buzzer produces a beep sound in the absence of light or in the presence of dark. Components you need for this project are: 1) 555 Timer 2) LDR(Light dependent resistors) X 1 3) Connecting Wires 4) Buzzer 5) Battery 9v 6) Breadboard 7) Capacitors 100uf and .01uf 8) Resistors 4.7k and 47k Link to the project site is given below:
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| 9. Servo tester using 555 timer, BC547 and two Pushbuttons
OBJECTIVE: As the name of the project itself suggests, this circuit built using 555 timer checks whether your servo motor is working or not. One pushbutton causes clockwise rotation whereas the other pushbutton causes anticlockwise rotation of the Servo motor. Apart from 555 timer, you also need a BC547 transistor and a couple of resistors to build this Servo tester. Components you need for this project are: 1) 555 Timer 2) Resistors 3) Battery 9v 4) Continous Roatation Servo 5) Connecting Wires 6) 2 Push Switches 7) BC 547 Transistor 8) 100nF Capacitor
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| 8. Tone Generator using 555 timer and potentiometer
OBJECTIVE: 555 timer generates signals as you rotate the potentiometer causing a series of tone generation from the Speaker. To build this tone generator using a 555 timer, you need a potentiometer along with a couple of Electrolytic and Ceramic capacitors. Components you need for this project are: 1) 555 Timer 2) Potentiometer 1 Mohm 3) Connecting Wires 4) 9v Battery 5) Breadboard 6) 1k resistor 7) Speaker
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| 7. Water Level Indicator using 555 Timer and a Buzzer
OBJECTIVE: As soon as the level of water rises to a specific height, Buzzer starts beeping. This project was posted on Electronicshub.com. Two metal contacts, probe, or wire is placed at different heights. One is always placed at the bottom of the container whereas the other is placed at a position where as soon as the water reaches, the buzzer starts beeping. We have to change the position of this contact according to our need. As soon as the water reaches the required level, the circuit closes i.e, the current starts flowing through these contacts. And Buzzer indicates this by producing sound. Components you need for this project are: 1) 555 Timer IC 2) Breadboard 3) Connecting Wires 4) Resistors 5) 9v Battery Link to the project site is given below:
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| 6. LED chaser using 555 timer and 4017 IC
OBJECTIVE: 10 LEDs connected at the outputs of 4017 IC through 555 timer starts flashing one by one as soon as the circuit is powered on. Since LEDs glow one by one, it seems like they are chasing each other. This project was posted on elonics.in. Components you need for this project are: 1) 555 Timer IC 2) CD 4017 Ic 3) Connecting Wires 4) LED Lights X 10 5) Breadboard 6) Resistors 470R, 1k, 47k Link to the project site is given below:
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| 5. Elecronic Piano built using 555 Timer
OBJECTIVE: Each pushbutton plays a different tone when it is pressed. Thus this overall setup gives a feeling of a Demo Piano built using a 555 timer IC! 10 pushbuttons are used in this project i.e, you get 10 different tones. You can also change the default tone of each pushbutton by rotating the potentiometer. This project was posted on 360circuit.blogspot.com. Components you need for this project are: 1) 555 Timer 2) 10 Pushbuttons 3) 10 Resistors, 1k ohm each 4) Potentiometer 5) 9volt battery 6) Buzzer 7) Capacitors Link to the project site is given below:
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| 4. Continuity Tester built using 555 timer
OBJECTIVE: To detect the break in continuity of a wire by producing sound through the buzzer. Continuity Tester is a simple electronics tool that indicates continuity of a circuit when that circuit is connected between the connecting probes of Continuity Tester Circuit. This project was posted on eTechnophiles.com Components you need for this project are: 1) 555 Timer 2) Buzzer 3) Capacitors 100uf and .01uf 4) Potentiometer 5) 9volt battery 6) Resistors 4.7k and 47k 7) Connecting probes Link to the project site is given below:
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| 3. Electronic Dice using 4017 IC, 6 Leds with 555 Timer
OBJECTIVE: To make an electronic dice circuit where each of the six LEDs indicates a number. And when the pushbutton is pressed, random LED flashes. A potentiometer is also connected for changing the regular reoccurring results. Watch this video to see “Electronic Dice” in action! Source: @CircuitDigest Components you need for this project are: 1. 555 Timer 2. CD4017 IC 3. Potentiometer 10k 4. Capacitor 10uf 5. 1K Resistors X 2 6. LEDs 7. Pushbutton X 6 8. Battery Link to the project site is given below:
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| 2. Stun Gun using 555 timer
OBJECTIVE: To build a Stun gun using a transformer, couple of capacitors, and 555 timer Link to the project site is given below:
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| 1. Line Following Robot built using three 555 Timer
OBJECTIVE: To make a Line following Robot using three 555 timers, 2 Ldrs, and 2 BD3904 transistors. This robot follows the white line on black background. Watch this video to see “Line follower” in action! Components you need for this project are: 1) 555 Timer X 3 2) Ldr X 2 3) BD3904 Transistor X 2 4) Connecting Wires 5) 10 uf X 3 6) 1N4148 Diode 7) Arduino UNO 8) Battery 9) DC geared motor X 2 Link to the project site is given below:
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