NE556/SA556/SE556
TONE BURST GENERATOR
For a tone burst generator the first timer is used as a monostable and determines the tone duration when
triggered by a positive pulse at pin 6. The second timer is enabled by the high output os the monostable. It
is connected as an astable and determines the frequency of the tone.
Re s e t
4
Vcc
14
14
+15V
R
t
Trigge r
Trigge r
6
Discha rge
1
2
Thre s hold
C1
Ground
0.01
µ
F
1/2
NE556
S E556
Control
3
Output
11 C ontrol
9
Ground
0.01
µ
F
5
Output
10
Re s e t
1/2
NE556
S E556
Discha rge
13
R
A
R
B
12 Thre s hold
8 Trigge r
C2
Ground
T = 1.1 R
t
.C1
f=
1.44
R
A
+ 2R
B
) C
MONOSTABLE OPERATION
V
CC
R
L
4
Trigge r
(10)
6 (8)
ASTABLE OPERATION
V
CC
R
A
14
(13)
1
R
L
4
(10)
(13)
1
O utput
5 (9)
R
A
14
1/2
NE556
S E556
(12)
Output
5 (9)
7
R
L
(11)
3
10nF
2
1/2
NE556
S E556
(12)
R
B
R
L
7
(11)
3
(8)
6
2
C
0.01nF
1.44
f=
R
A
+ 2R
B
) C
C
Opera ting frequency
T = 1.1 R
A
.C
t
1
= 0.693 (R
A
+ R
B
) C Output High
t
2
= 0.693 R
B
C Output Low
t2
t1
7/9