NA556, NE556, SA556, SE556
DUAL PRECISION TIMERS
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SLFS023G–APRIL 1978–REVISED JUNE 2006
FEATURES
NA556...D OR N PACKAGE
NE556...D, N, OR NS PACKAGE
SA556...D OR N PACKAGE
SE556...J PACKAGE
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Two Precision Timing Circuits Per Package
Astable or Monostable Operation
(TOP VIEW)
TTL-Compatible Output Can Sink or Source
up to 150 mA
1DISCH
1THRES
1CONT
1RESET
1OUT
V
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
14
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12
11
10
9
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Active Pullup or Pulldown
CC
2DISCH
2THRES
2CONT
2RESET
2OUT
Designed to Be Interchangeable With
Signetics NE556, SA556, and SE556
APPLICATIONS
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1TRIG
GND
Precision Timers From Microseconds to
Hours
2TRIG
8
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Pulse-Shaping Circuits
Missing-Pulse Detectors
Tone-Burst Generators
Pulse-Width Modulators
Pulse-Position Modulators
Sequential Timers
Pulse Generators
Frequency Dividers
Application Timers
Industrial Controls
Touch-Tone Encoders
DESCRIPTION/ORDERING INFORMATION
These devices provide two independent timing circuits of the NA555, NE555, SA555, or SE555 type in each
package. These circuits can be operated in the astable or the monostable mode with external resistor-capacitor
(RC) timing control. The basic timing provided by the RC time constant can be controlled actively by modulating
the bias of the control-voltage input.
The threshold (THRES) and trigger (TRIG) levels normally are two-thirds and one-third, respectively, of VCC
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These levels can be altered by using the control voltage (CONT) terminal. When the trigger input falls below
trigger level, the flip-flop is set and the output goes high. If the trigger input is above the trigger level and the
threshold input is above the threshold level, the flip-flop is reset, and the output is low. The reset (RESET) input
can override all other inputs and can be used to initiate a new timing cycle. When RESET goes low, the flip-flop
is reset and the output goes low. When the output is low, a low-impedance path is provided between the
discharge (DISCH) terminal and ground (GND).
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Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.
Copyright © 1978–2006, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas
On products compliant to MIL-PRF-38535, all parameters are
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tested unless otherwise noted. On all other products, production
necessarily include testing of all parameters.
processing does not necessarily include testing of all parameters.