With a 555 on the BOM, you never know what you’re going to get. With 40 of the versatile timer chips in a build, you might just get something completely unexpected, like this 555-based eight-bit ...

Two multifunction I/O modules feature both digital I/O and counter/timer functions on a single PMC module. The PMC424 provides 40 digital I/O channels for transistor-transistor logic (TTL) and ...

For one of my hobby projects, I needed to add a small countdown timer at an affordable cost. Fortunately, a DigiSpark Attiny85 development board was lying around on my workbench. The next component ...

The CTT series multi-function devices are easily configured for use as a digital counter, timer, combination timer/counter, or tachometer. The units offer selectable counting speeds up to 10,000 ...

Hello everyone! Today I’m going to discuss a cheap type of useful digital rotation per minute counter (Digital RPM Counter). The 4-Digit LED Display RPM comes with a magnetic proximity sensor switch.

Counter/timer hardware is a crucial component of most embedded systems. In some cases a timer is needed to measure elapsed time; in others we want to count or time some external events. Here's a ...

As workhorse testbench instruments go, frequency counters/timers are right up there with the most frequently used pieces of gear. They see application in a very broad range of design/debug ...

Self-contained machines such as fryers for fast-food restaurants, cook-and-hold ovens, and bakery equipment usually employ a simple automatic controller. A typical controller includes one or more ...