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12/02/10 07:02
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#179813 - Wrong.
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Andy Neil said:
For a Zebra crossing, a simple 555 timer would suffice!

Jecksons Ben said:
Traffic light meant zebra cross.

No, it does not!
(remember, we are talking specifically about the UK here)

A Zebra crossing is a crossing without any traffic lights!

See the Wikipedia article linked earlier:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_crossing

A Zebra crossing is marked by Belisha Beacons:

Belisha Beacon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon


These flash continuously simply to mark the crossing - they do not have any control function on the traffic or pedestrians.

Because they just flash continuously, a 555 timer would obviously be sufficient to simulate them!
Or even just an astable multivibrator using a couple of transistors!

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TopicAuthorDate
traffic lights            01/01/70 00:00      
   you are thus forgiven, but            01/01/70 00:00      
   Oh, how very British            01/01/70 00:00      
      Menagerie of crossings            01/01/70 00:00      
         Animal crossings...            01/01/70 00:00      
            zebra cross            01/01/70 00:00      
               Zebra crossing project            01/01/70 00:00      
                  trafic light            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Wrong.            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Laura used MCU            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Please read posts carefully!            01/01/70 00:00      
               See the persons in that photo            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Double Pun            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Good one!            01/01/70 00:00      
   delay            01/01/70 00:00      
      Oh dear!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Sequence            01/01/70 00:00      
      Robot?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Smith & Jones?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Too many names?            01/01/70 00:00      
         there once was a TV series ... "alias Smith and Jones"            01/01/70 00:00      
            Alas, Smith & Jones            01/01/70 00:00      
            A word to brighten my day            01/01/70 00:00      
      seems like here            01/01/70 00:00      
         there's demand for that here            01/01/70 00:00      

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