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The 555 timer is one of the most versatile integrated circuits available. It can generate PWM signals, tones, and single-shot pulses. You can even put one in a bi-stable mode similar to a flip flop.

Take a Raspberry Pi Pico and connect a 555 timer to one of its GPIOs. Arrange for the 555 to poke the Pico about 10 times a second. Treat that "poke" as an interrupt. On the interrupt, light the ...