variable frequency 555 timer?

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bug13

Joined Feb 13, 2012
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is it possible to make a electronics variable frequency 555 timer? I came across it when I reading about 555 timer but don't know how to implement it.
 

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bug13

Joined Feb 13, 2012
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sorry, my bad English, what I really mean was electronically variable frequency 555 timer, one that can change frequency without physical interaction.
 

#12

Joined Nov 30, 2010
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It looks to me like what you have to do is change the voltage on pin 5 to alter the frequency, and it can be done electronically.
 

Wendy

Joined Mar 24, 2008
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The term you are looking for is a VCO, Voltage Controlled Oscillator. A 555 can do this, but not very well.
 
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