In astable mode, a 555 timer IC will output a square wave with its frequency, high pulse time, and low pulse time dependent on the values you provide for R1, R2, and C.
See this Wikipedia article for more info.
Note This implements the formula on Wikipedia, but I'm getting some unusual values. Perhaps that formula is incorrect? Please fix this if you can.
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