The trick is that it's sold as a timer but it's really a kit of parts from which you happen to be able to build a timer.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
The trick is that it's sold as a timer but it's really a kit of parts from which you happen to be able to build a timer.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
Can even build a computer out of them
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/05/building-a-computer-out-of-5...
When I was designing hardware we used the 555 almost exclusively to build one-shots.