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#723 Timer, Op Amp, and Optoelectronic Circuits & Projects

Book notes: Timer, Op Amp, and Optoelectronic Circuits & Projects, by Forrest M. Mims III. First published January 1, 1900.

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I. 555 TIMER IC PROJECTS

  • OVERVIEW
  • CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY TIPS
  • 555 SPECIFICATIONS
  • CIRCUITS
    • BASIC MONOSTABLE
    • BASIC ASTABLE
    • BOUNCE FREE SWITCH
    • TOUCH ACTIVATED SWITCH
    • TIMER PLUS RELAY CASCADED TIMER
    • INTERVALOMETER
    • MISSING PULSE DETECTOR
    • EVENT FAILURE ALARM
    • FREQUENCY DIVIDER
    • VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR
    • PULSE GENERATOR
    • FREQUENCY METER
    • AUDIO OSCILLATOR/ METRONOME
    • TOY ORGAN
    • GATED OSCILLATOR CHIRP GENERATOR
    • STEPPED-TONE GENERATOR
    • 3-STATE TONE GENERATOR TONE BURST GENERATOR
    • SOUND EFFECTS GENERATOR
    • LED FLASHER
    • POWER FET LAMP DIMMER
    • LIGHT/ DARK DETECTOR
    • INFRARED SECURITY ALARM
    • ANALOG LIGHTWAVE TRANSMITTER
    • ANALOG LIGHTWAVE RECEIVER
    • DC-DC CONVERTER

II. OP AMP PROJECTS

  • OVERVIEW
  • POWERING OP-AMPS
  • OP-AMP SPECIFICATIONS
  • CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY TIPS
  • 741 OP AMP
  • 1458 DUAL OP-AMP
  • 339 QUAD COMPARATOR
  • 386 AUDIO AMPLIFIER
  • CIRCUITS
    • BASIC INVERTING AMPLIFIER
    • UNITY GAIN INVERTER
    • NON-INVERTING AMPLIFIER
    • UNITY-GAIN FOLLOWER
    • TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER
    • TRANS IMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER
    • SINGLE-SUPPLY AMPLIFIER
    • AUDIO AMPLIFIER
    • SUMMING AMPLIFIER DIFFERENCE AMPLIFIER
    • DUAL-SUPPLY INTEGRATOR
    • SINGLE-SUPPLY INTEGRATOR
    • DUAL-SUPPLY DIFFERENTIATOR
    • SINGLE-SUPPLY DIFFERENTIATOR
    • PEAK DETECTOR
    • INVERTING CLIPPER
    • NON-INVERTING CLIPPER BISTABLE RS FLIP-FLOP
    • MONOSTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR
  • BASIC COMPARATOR
  • BASIC WINDOW COMPARATOR
  • 3-STEP SEQUENCER
  • BARGRAPH VOLTMETER
  • LIGHT -ACTIVATED RELAYS
  • LIGHT- ACTIVATED ALERTER
  • DARK-ACTIVATED ALERTER
  • LIGHT-SENSITIVE OSCILLATORS
  • HIGH- SENSITIVITY LIGHT METER
  • SOUND - LEVEL METER
  • SOUND-ACTIVATED RELAY
  • PIEZO ELEMENT DRIVERS
  • PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER
  • LOW- PASS FILTER HIGH- PASS FILTER
  • 60-H2 NOTCH FILTERS
  • TUNABLE BANDPASS FILTER
  • MINI-COLOR ORGAN
  • SQUARE WAVE GENERATOR
  • SINE WAVE OSCILLATOR FUNCTION GENERATOR

II. OPTOELECTRONICS

  • OVERVIEW
  • THE OPTICAL SPECTRUM
  • OPTICAL COMPONENTS
    • SIMPLE LENSES POSITIVE LENS NEGATIVE LENS
    • FILTERS
    • LIGHT SHIELDS
    • OPTICAL FIBERS
  • LIGHT SOURCES
    • INCANDESCENT LAMPS GAS- DISCHARGE LAMPS LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES
    • LIGHT SOURCE SPECTRA
    • HOW TO USE LEDS SAMPLE LED CIRCUIT
    • LOGIC CIRCUIT LED DRIVERS
    • AC/DC POLARITY INDICATOR
    • VOLTAGE-LEVEL INDICATOR
    • LED BRIGHTNESS CONTROL
    • LOGIC PROBE
    • HOW TO USE TRI-COLOR LEDS HOW TO USE FLASHER LEDS
    • BASIC LED FLASHERS
    • DUAL LED FLASHER POWER FLASHER
    • SINGLE LED FLASHER DUAL LED FLASHER
    • INCANDESCENT LAMP FLASHER
    • NEON LAMP FLASHER
  • LIGHT SENSORS
    • PHOTORESISTORS
    • SOLAR CELLS
    • PHOTOTRANSISTORS
    • SENSOR SPECTRAL RESPONSE HOW TO USE LIGHT DETECTORS
    • PHOTORESISTORS
    • SOLAR CELLS
    • PHOTOTRANSISTORS
    • SIMPLE LIGHT METERS
    • ULTRA- SIMPLE LIGHT METER
    • SOLAR BATTERY CHARGER
    • SOLAR -POWERED CIRCUITS
    • LIGHT-SENSITIVE OSCILLATORS
    • LIGHT-ACTIVATED RELAYS
    • DARK-ACTIVATED RELAYS
    • DARK-ACTIVATED LED FLASHERS
    • LIGHT/DARK-ACTIVATED ALERTER
  • LIGHTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS
    • SUITABLE COMPONENTS
    • OPTICAL FIBER LINKS
    • FREE-SPACE LINKS
    • LIGHTWAVE TONE TRANSMITTERS
    • SIMPLE LIGHTWAVE RECEIVERS
    • THE PHOTOPHONE
    • AM LIGHTWAVE TRANSMITTER
    • AM LIGHTWAVE RECEIVER
    • BREAK-BEAM DETECTION SYSTEM
  • OPTOELECTRONIC LOGIC
    • BUFFERS
    • INVERTERS
    • AND CIRCUITS
    • OR CIRCUITS
  • SOURCE/ SENSOR PAIRS
    • INTEGRATED SOURCE/SENSORS
    • OPTOCOUPLER CIRCUITS
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