[sdiy] Clock signal detector

[Martin Naef]

Scott,

Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
> Martin Naef <mnaef at navisto.ch> wrote:
>> Is there any particular reason not to use a microcontroller for this? 

> While it _could_ do the job, it's a bit of overkill.  Might be better to save a
> microcontroller for something more complex and use a 555 timer in a one-shot
> configuration for this.  It's one of the things the 555 was designed for.

Ahh, yes, the 555 looks like a trivial solution with almost the same 
part count. Guess my CS background shows - I find it easier to do things 
in code than in discrete parts, especially if they're as cheap as an 
ATtiny... ;-)

Martin

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