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minus-squaremesalinkfedilinkEnglish1•14 days agoI wonder how much we really need for a clock (555 eq) to work?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•14 days agohttps://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/LM555 2mA minimum, and that’s just q current. It’s gonna be much higher when you’re actually using it for a clock. I’m sure the casio’s main power sink is the display. I bet the refresh rate could be reduced for better battery life.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-214 days agoA lot more than that. 2ma Analog circuits are weird though https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/ne555.pdf
I wonder how much we really need for a clock (555 eq) to work?
https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/LM555
2mA minimum, and that’s just q current. It’s gonna be much higher when you’re actually using it for a clock.
I’m sure the casio’s main power sink is the display. I bet the refresh rate could be reduced for better battery life.
Isnt the refresh rate just 1 Hz?
Yep.
A lot more than that. 2ma
Analog circuits are weird though
https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/ne555.pdf