Classic Circuits You Should Know: Tone generator

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  • Classic Circuits You Should Know: Tone generator
    A simple oscillator circuit built with 2 caps, 2 resistors, and the good ol' 555 timer can be a clock generator, tone generator or replace the speaker with an led and it's a simple flasher.
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  • @isoguy.
    @isoguy. 5 років тому +10

    I could watch your educational vids 24/7, you explain the principles in a manner that is easily understood by newbies. Thank you for taking the time to explain how this circuit works.

  • @idiotwithasolderingiron
    @idiotwithasolderingiron 5 років тому +2

    This was the first circuit I built as a kid making a cigar box keyboard. A very useful circuit with endless uses.

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations 5 років тому +10

    Really interesting, dude!!!
    But your neighbor's dogs should love you right now! 😂

  • @Dan-tv1sm
    @Dan-tv1sm 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for another very informative video (as usual). Please keep posting them.

  • @johnrenwick5464
    @johnrenwick5464 4 місяці тому

    I love your easy to understand videos for hobby electronic enthusiasts like myself. The reason i'm watching this video in particular is because I want to construct a tone generator to irritate the constantly barking dog next door whose owners are not interested in doing anything about. So I'm trying to find the most annoying high frequency tone or 2 dissonant tones as in a binaural beat and I want to incorporate an amplifier and a sound horn plus large speaker to irritate the shit out of it! Thanks again

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R 5 років тому +1

    Much love for the good old 555. Thanks for sharing Paul, all my best to you and your family.

  • @tatterdemalion898
    @tatterdemalion898 4 роки тому

    Thank you for creating this playlist! We are so caught up in digital electronics, we forget the beauty of classical electronics. I will binge watch this playlist and make the circuits!

  • @PhG1961
    @PhG1961 5 років тому +1

    Great video, as usual. Nicely commented and well explained. Thnxs for sharing !

  • @martin-wallace
    @martin-wallace 5 років тому

    Great Video. I love the 555 because it is so versatile and fairly simple to understand when you get down the in the innards.

  • @g00glian0
    @g00glian0 5 років тому

    The Schmitt trigger explanation just changed my mood, to awesome! Super great video, informative and funny!

  • @georgegates526
    @georgegates526 4 роки тому

    Great job leanelectronics! The explanations of electrical functions were fantastic!

  • @joeyscott4299
    @joeyscott4299 5 років тому +1

    Cool ! I'm pretty new to making my own circuits and this helps me big time ! I'm going to make a board with a few oscillators to experiment with different sounds . Thank you and have a great one !

  • @the1nonlycrazi
    @the1nonlycrazi 3 роки тому

    This is awesome, and just what I wanted to make. Thank you.

  • @Pyridox
    @Pyridox 5 років тому

    Thanks. You are right, the 555 timer is versatile. I ordered several of them to play around with. They are used for a lot of different types of circuits, there are books out there with circuit diagrams.

  • @mikeoliver3254
    @mikeoliver3254 5 років тому

    I use a 555 for button/switch denouncing on most projects that do not use a micro controller, works fantastically. The only time I use a schmit trigger is when I have several buttons that need to be denounced. I actually try to use a 555 in every circuit I can. Great video Paul.

  • @HazeAnderson
    @HazeAnderson 5 років тому +1

    Woo hoo! I think I understand line level output now and can share. The output from pin 3 is going to be just under the amount of voltage you power the 555 chip with. That's plenty of voltage to drive an 8 ohm speaker but it is too much voltage for professional audio gear, whose signal will ultimately need to be amplified but not while it is being used by a load like a mixer. Or perhaps the tone generator is the load ... whatever ... the point is we just need to "tone" down the voltage a bit (-4dB) by running the output from pin 5 across a 10uF cap to a voltage divider with 10K from the cap to the output and a 4K7 from the output to ground (using 9volt battery). Sounds NICE!! 🔊😬👍

  • @robertcalkjr.8325
    @robertcalkjr.8325 5 років тому

    I have that circuit set up on my night light board. Thanks Paul.

  • @villy8778
    @villy8778 Рік тому

    Excellent video. Subscribed

  • @stickz9871
    @stickz9871 5 років тому +1

    This is nice, I've been wanting to make a simple circuit that can play different sounds.

  • @doug.a.2665
    @doug.a.2665 5 років тому

    thanks for that Paul ..really enjoyed it!

  • @tamarabarnett9869
    @tamarabarnett9869 Рік тому

    Enjoyed that.Thanks.

  • @danielrine3103
    @danielrine3103 5 років тому

    Hi First time viewer, very interesting video, great job in the presentation... keep up the nice job...

  • @nigeljohnson9820
    @nigeljohnson9820 5 років тому +1

    Sine wave tone generators sound more pleasing to the ear. The advantage of the digital tone generators is that they only need a single component value change to change the frequency. One solution to this problem is to use resistors and a ring counter to synthesise a pseudo sine wave. This approximate sine wave can be improved by applying a low pass filter cutting off below the switching frequency, but above the tone frequency. The advantage of this method is that the filter component values do not need to be that precise. The disadvantage is the accuracy needed for the wave form setting resistors.
    For siren tone generators, I prefer to use more favourable quad Schmitt trigger, followed by an RC or sallen-key butterworth filter.
    By using a quad Schmitt it is possible to use one gate to modulate the cadence or frequency of a second being used as the primary tone generator. This allows the synthesis of the De-Dar sound. Add a single transistor to the feedback path and the frequency can be modulated into a rising a falling tone, making that well known wailing sound. In fact the quad Schmitt has the potential to form four independent oscillators or use three as oscillators and one as a mixer/buffer or switch.
    The advantage of using a sallen-key low pass filter is that it is easy to make the second order version. Both resistors can be the same value and the capacitors are in a simple 2:1 ratio, allowing this to be implemented by putting two of the same value in parallel.

  • @Keeping_IT_Simple
    @Keeping_IT_Simple 5 років тому

    best asmr video in ages!

  • @jerryp1012
    @jerryp1012 5 років тому

    Very cool. I need to look into the 555 more

  • @Venomator.
    @Venomator. 5 років тому +1

    Classic! Really like the ‘555’ stuff you do Prof... 👍🏻 💚 🐍

    • @learnelectronics
      @learnelectronics  5 років тому +2

      Thank you, it is my favorite IC in case you hadn't figured it out.

    • @Venomator.
      @Venomator. 5 років тому

      learnelectronics - You’re kidding right? 😂 By the by - was early evening here when first watched, if you’re interested Paul... 👍🏻 😉 🐍

  • @maddiemonster
    @maddiemonster 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this video. I’ve started electronics as a hobby and this is such a great video. Subscribing to you!

  • @captainamerica949
    @captainamerica949 2 роки тому

    You are the best youtuber, thank you for the videos :)

  • @rolandberendonck3900
    @rolandberendonck3900 5 років тому

    Nice circuit Paul! I've been looking a long time for how to control the frequency for the 555 timer and this one does that. And funny enough the only thing that is changed to this circuit is the 10K pot R2 that is connected to ground if I am right. Very nice!

  • @icenesiswayons9962
    @icenesiswayons9962 5 років тому

    I know that ic very well. RCA had it in all their CRT TV's. Actually all digital tunning TV's had them. There are so many circuits it can be used in, to where if it were a person, it would have it's place on the walk of fame. You could do a different circuit everyday for a month and still have many left to talk about. The 556 and op amp's too. Perfect subject!

  • @redfishervictoria
    @redfishervictoria 5 років тому

    Your Jedi mind powers are strong...I should know this Circuit...I will learn to build the Tone Generator.

  • @ozgurileri2966
    @ozgurileri2966 5 років тому

    Really good instructions, like your videos completly. I am a chemist, can i build and ultrasonic mixer with that build? I think I can but felt like I should ask before.

  • @rdmlm77
    @rdmlm77 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for your videos! I appreciate your channel! And I'm learning a lot with your "Basic circuits you should know" series!!
    Here is my though, I think that maybe there is an error in the schematics drawing. The potentiometer wire have to be connected between the pin 2 and capacitor 1, not between C1 and ground. Otherwise, how the potentiometer would discharge thru the pin 7?

  • @thewonn
    @thewonn 5 років тому

    Hi, can this pulse a irfp460? If so, how to hook up, if not, do you have a circuit that can?
    Thnks

  • @workingdb
    @workingdb 5 років тому

    Cool, I am making effects pedals and can use this for an audio probe. Thanks again...

  • @josedominguez2021
    @josedominguez2021 5 років тому

    Wow...
    A digital converter....
    Exelent!!!

  • @cajuncoinhunter
    @cajuncoinhunter 4 роки тому

    almost 30 years ago I built a 1 kc tone gen. and used it for setting modulation in cb's it was in a small plastic project box and I put a speaker jack on it so I could plug in a ext speaker... Would it be possible to put a BNC jack on the box and inject the tone into a car stereo circuit to check op amps and transistors with a signal tracer with a sniffer probe ????

  • @eriklaken1025
    @eriklaken1025 5 років тому

    Great! :)

  • @arcadebuilder533
    @arcadebuilder533 3 роки тому

    Is there a version of the astable multivibrator that is less sensitive that could be used for frequency control with band pass filters?

  • @jeffzin5779
    @jeffzin5779 2 роки тому

    Nice Job! I want to use this circuit as a Signal Injector. Where would be a good place to hook-up a Probe?

  • @micarifamily1
    @micarifamily1 3 роки тому

    Sorry buddy hope all is well take care!

  • @zecko9534
    @zecko9534 2 роки тому +1

    Am i able to use electrolytic capacitors instead

  • @rrowan327
    @rrowan327 5 років тому

    Nice 555 Circuit. I do have a headache now, like Jack Ham just tackled me. :)

  • @MalagasOnFire
    @MalagasOnFire 5 років тому

    Very good tip with interference of the meter in the 555. it's impedance adds up to the circuit. :P Sorry to ask but the capacitor in pin 5 should be connected to ground? it is in the typical application on the datasheets

  • @Asyss_Complex
    @Asyss_Complex 5 років тому

    Hi, since you are very experienced can you make a video about capacitors?
    Now I’m buying capacitor assortments for my future projects but I wonder which should I get. I already know the difference between ceramic and electrolytic capacitors. But I know very little about Polyester film capacitors (green ones) and polypropylene capacitors (reddish brown ones). Why are there some capacitors of the same type made out of different materials?
    Thanks!

  • @viajorastral893
    @viajorastral893 5 років тому

    I need to generate different tones on the same circuit. Can you help me?

  • @acmefixer1
    @acmefixer1 5 років тому

    In the astable circuit in the datasheet pins 2 and 6 are connected to each other. But in the circuit in this video pins 2 and 6 are not connected at all. Pin 2 is connected to negative through a capacitor. I think there is a mistake.

  • @georgechambers3197
    @georgechambers3197 5 років тому +1

    I really like your 555 videos. But my tinnitus doesn't really like them much. How about just showing the frequencies on the meter or scope without the speaker hooked up? Thanks for another great circuit and video!

  • @joeshort9658
    @joeshort9658 2 роки тому

    So what happens if I change R1 or C2?

  • @frang342
    @frang342 5 років тому +1

    Hey Paul, at first banggood was good,but everything has gone south with them. I purchased a dig signal function generator and it came in missing 3 of the main capacitors which I didn't have in my collection,so I purchased some capacitors from banggood in a kit.I was able to replace 2 of them but still missing 1,got no help from banggood .then I purchased diy inductance meter kit and it came in missing the main large ic chip that runs the meter.now I bought a 80w 220 to 24 v transformer along with a small robot kit for my grandson and the robot arrived in pieces with no transformer and now banggood is giving me a hard time about it and I feel like I'm gonna end up eating it ,just like on the other items. wish I could talk with you Paul I could use some help.I'm a disabled vet I live on a fixed income my family have been great on helping me purchase my electronics since I got back into it while watching your program,which has helped me out a lot ,thanks to you paul.I no there isn'tmuch I can do about it ,I'm just very upset about this because I have purchased everything else to build my own D.C. power supply from banggood all that was left was the transformer.so I have a function generator that doesn't function,a dig inductance meter that now is spare parts, and a D.C. power supply with no power supply.frustrated in upstate ny. Paul thanks for your videos ,I wasn't in a good place ,until I was watching your show on UA-cam one day and you got me back into electronics , keep it up my friend.

  • @naderhumood1199
    @naderhumood1199 3 роки тому

    Great project... SIR. How did u measure the frequency, by multimeter.

  • @marv4895
    @marv4895 3 роки тому

    how are those tiny caps 2.2uF?

  • @TheUnofficialMaker
    @TheUnofficialMaker Рік тому

    the capacitor on pin 5 should go to ground and usually they tie pin 2 & 6 together with the timing capacitor to ground. never seen this variation.

  • @michaelpadovani9566
    @michaelpadovani9566 5 років тому

    Another 555 circuit, love it! I wonder if the founders of the 555 *really* understood at the time the wide variety of circuits it can be applied to. It's so many things (Schmidt trigger also, as you mentioned) wrapped up in one 8 pin IC. Even a noise maker :)

    • @learnelectronics
      @learnelectronics  5 років тому +1

      Probably not. After all they just called it a timer. And it is. Run it in mono stable mode and it's a great programmable timer. Run it bi stable and you have something else. Run it astable and it's an oscillator.

    • @TheUnofficialMaker
      @TheUnofficialMaker Рік тому

      i think so, they designed it to be versatile. Who knows?

  • @charlesklein7232
    @charlesklein7232 5 років тому

    im interested in making videos and spent an enormous amount of time trying to find a web or camera. one of the things ive seen here is that you have some type of camera that you can zoom in or out with on remote? what type of camera are you using ever thought of doing a video on what type of gear you use.

  • @gapadad2
    @gapadad2 5 років тому +1

    @ 6:47 "Did you see the frequency shift?" :) No , but I heard it.

  • @melplishka5978
    @melplishka5978 3 роки тому

    Next you need to show us how too make a crazy loud amplifier circuit lmfao.

  • @derfg1502
    @derfg1502 5 років тому

    Could you please do a review/teardown of the Southwire 14070T multimeter? I can't find a review with its weight on this meter. PLEASE HELP

  • @kevfrets
    @kevfrets 5 років тому +1

    Holy Schmitt!! Sounds like the dentist 🦷

  • @laurawerner
    @laurawerner 4 роки тому

    I'm very late to this, but....
    Is that schematic right? You have the connection from the "bottom" of the R2 going to the ground side of C1 rather than to the pin 2 side of it. That means the capacitor is never going to charge. The current that would charge it -- coming from the 5v rail via R1 and R2 -- is going directly to ground instead.
    Shouldn't it be connected directly to pin 2, i.e. on the 555 side of the capacitor? (That seems to be what you to have on the breadboard.) Or is this a new, clever way to use the 555 that I don't know about. (Not trying to be snarky; I'm a total n00b so it's entirely possible I'm missing something.)
    Another fun circuit to do might be an oscillator with just a schmidt trigger chip (like a 74HC14) plus a capacitor and a resistor or two. I think I've seen that one somewhere.

  • @melplishka5978
    @melplishka5978 3 роки тому

    Hahahahahaha needed this one lol. My neighbour is a complete douche lol. Great vid bud.

  • @richardbeckwith4545
    @richardbeckwith4545 4 роки тому

    I’m a real amateur so apologies if I’ve missed something, but I’ve built the circuit as drawn and it simply doesn’t work?! Looks to me like the side of the variable resister that is connected to the ground side of the 2.2uF capacitor should be on the IC side of Same capacitor? I’m thinking I must surly have missed something as the video is a year old and several people have suggested they’ve built the circuit but not made similar comments?......

  • @a3ohneiackelinoackeloniack358

    I cant find these Playlist on your channel. And also not the Oscilator-Playlist you talk about...Maybe its my fault, but if threre is any to fix, you my check
    But ever again nice. thank you

  • @jamest.5001
    @jamest.5001 5 років тому

    Making my dogs go crazy!

  • @midnightrizer
    @midnightrizer 3 роки тому

    is that cap kit you have of ceramics?

  • @bblod4896
    @bblod4896 5 років тому

    There must be DC on the output because the speaker jumps up. Could you put a capacitor on the output to see if anything changes?
    Thanks for the Sunday video.

    • @learnelectronics
      @learnelectronics  5 років тому

      It's pure dc

    • @bblod4896
      @bblod4896 5 років тому

      @@learnelectronics
      Guess, what I should have said: Is the square wave riding on DC?

  • @christiannielsen3863
    @christiannielsen3863 5 років тому

    may be a stupid question, but what should I search for to find that speaker thing? is that tone generator or is your whole circut a tone generator?

    • @learnelectronics
      @learnelectronics  5 років тому +1

      The whole circuit is a tone generator.

    • @christiannielsen3863
      @christiannielsen3863 5 років тому

      @@learnelectronics and the round speaker with the blue and white lead is just at "speaker"?

  • @robertcalkjr.8325
    @robertcalkjr.8325 5 років тому

    The poor little PUT - it never gets any love... My DCA75 Pro still doesn't even recognize it.:(

  • @timka880057
    @timka880057 5 років тому

    Lol. a little basic synthesizer, just needs a VCF filter and a ADSR envelope generator.

    • @learnelectronics
      @learnelectronics  5 років тому +1

      I have been wanting to get into synths. The ADSR envelope is on my list of things to learn.

    • @timka880057
      @timka880057 5 років тому

      @@learnelectronics I just rebuilt a ARP Odyssey 2813. I think it's a 72-74.. I've had it for decades. The power supply caught on fire years ago and I put it up, figured I'd fix it one day. Also a Korg Polysix. I've got other synths I've played for years. I'm fixing to work on a 83-84 Roland Juno 106. The voice chips go bad in those. I'm going to try the acetone bath and go from there...hopefully it's a success. On the Arp Odyssey, I had to change out the chips and caps, realign it, the Tantalums were destructive that caused my power supply problems to start with...so I put in tiny Panasonic electrolytics. It works great now. I've uses it on a few recordings. It's an amazing little synth! It's worth allot I found out and I decided I'd get it going again. I'm looking into a Moog 1. I love those synths.

  • @certified-forklifter
    @certified-forklifter 5 років тому +1

    awesome! the 555 is the most produced ic Did you know?

    • @rolandberendonck3900
      @rolandberendonck3900 5 років тому +3

      Hans Camenzind still rules!

    • @certified-forklifter
      @certified-forklifter 5 років тому

      ok... @@rolandberendonck3900

    • @robertcalkjr.8325
      @robertcalkjr.8325 5 років тому

      My guess would have been the 2222.

    • @certified-forklifter
      @certified-forklifter 5 років тому

      could be, but the ne555 is available since 1972 :) , but the 2n2222 since 1962!!!@@robertcalkjr.8325

    • @robertcalkjr.8325
      @robertcalkjr.8325 5 років тому

      Yep, 10 more years of sales than the Trip-5. I think he meant IC's other than the venerable transistor.

  • @andyjohnson4485
    @andyjohnson4485 4 роки тому

    So how would you adjust the freaking volume? Maybe you could show us that bit first!!😱

  • @misaelrocknroll69
    @misaelrocknroll69 2 роки тому

    I want to make this like a 13 note piano,

  • @andyg873
    @andyg873 5 років тому

    When this showed up in my feed the number of views was at 555...

  • @bud03038
    @bud03038 5 років тому

    Good Morning WQ1I 73'S

  • @gartmorn
    @gartmorn 5 років тому

    My dog and cat didn't appreciate this video! Wife wasn't too impressed either! I'm hard of hearing after a lifetime in a noisy power station so I didn't know what all the fuss was about!

  • @michaelbyrnes1822
    @michaelbyrnes1822 4 роки тому

    👀4👽get🎥and📷

  • @rflberg
    @rflberg 5 років тому +1

    Your schematic is wrong. The potentiometer goes to ground not to the capacitor.

  • @AxelWerner
    @AxelWerner 5 років тому

    your schematic is wrong. check r2/C1 connection

  • @charlesklein7232
    @charlesklein7232 4 роки тому

    i could barely understand what you were talking about. consider a very basic video on this. this is more for the advanced person.

  • @skystep2
    @skystep2 Місяць тому

    Try to not cover a diagram/schematic at anytime Sir.