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#565 Single-Shot Trigger

A debounced single-shot pulse generator with inverted amd non-inverted output designed for use on a breadboard.

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Notes

This little module is for those breadboard occassions where when one needs a debounced pulse - or possibly an inverted pulse for active low logic.

It uses a 555 timer in monostable mode to debounced a pushbutton, emitting a pulse of trigger a pulse of at least 22ms (R1=20k and C1=1uF).

A CD4049 is used to buffer and invert the outputs (inverted amd non-inverted) so that it can match any required load.

Construction

First testing the circiut on a breadboard:

Breadboard

Schematic

SingleShotTrigger_bb_build

Making it a “Breadboard Bling” Module

I went for dead-bug stlye on a small piece of protoboard in order to keep the module small (I don’t have SMD versions of these chips on hand).

SingleShotTrigger_module

Performance

A scope trace of the pushbutton (CH2 - Blue) and the triggered and debounced 555 output (CH1 - Yellow):

scope_debounce

The outputs from the CD4049 on a trigger pulse:

  • CH1 - Yellow: non-inverted output
  • CH2 - Blue: inverted output (offset -3.5V)

scope_output

Credits and References

About LEAP#565 Breadboard Bling555 TimerCD4049
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LEAP is just my personal collection of projects. Two main themes have emerged in recent years, sometimes combined:

  • electronics - usually involving an Arduino or other microprocessor in one way or another. Some are full-blown projects, while many are trivial breadboard experiments, intended to learn and explore something interesting
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