Jeri Ellsworth and company have begun the 555 Contest, billed as the “biggest, newest, most-independently conceived 555 timer design contest the world has ever seen!” They’re searching for original circuits and application using the venerable 555 timer IC.
Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2011, and a little bird just told us there over $1,600 in prizes pledged so far! Check out the Rules and Categories.
This is going to be a lot of fun! Can’t wait to see what gets built. I’ve already got a finished project to submit.
I was inspired by the contest to create a t-shirt design honoring the 555:
http://www.cafepress.com/dinofab
There’s an official 555 contest shirt for sale now:
http://www.555contest.com/merchandise/
100% of the profits go to charity. :)