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The '''Atari Punk Console''' is a simple [[DIY]] noisemaker circuit that is relatively inexpensive and easy to build. Atari punk console is just a trendy name for a simple beeping thing. The original circuit was called "Stepped Tone Generator" which was published in a Radio Shack booklet: "Enginer's Notebook: Integrated Circuit Applications, 1980. After that the circuit featured in the "Engineer's Mini-Notebook - 555 Circuits" by [[Forrest M. Mims III]] (Siliconcepts, 1984). The circuit is designed by [[Forrest M. Mims III]]. The circuit has a 556 dual timer [[integrated circuit|IC]] at its heart.

The Stepped Tone Generator was named Atari Punk Console (APC) by Kaustic Machines crew because of its square wave output similar to [[Atari's]]. Kaustic Machines also added the -4db line level output to the circuit. Original circuit was intended to drive a small 8 ohm speaker.

Atari Punk console is an astable [[oscillator]] (square wave) driving a monostable [[oscillator]] which creates a single (square) pulse. There are two controls. One for the frequency of the [[oscillator]] and one to control the length of the pulse. The controls are usually [[potentiometers]] but it can be controlled by light, temperature, pressure, etc. simply by replacing the potentiometers with a suitable sensor (e.g., photoresistor for light sensitivity).

The circuit is easily adaptable and has been configured in many ways and built into a wide variety of cases, from metal [[Ikea]] bowls to light bulbs. Its flexibility has led to wide scale popularity among electronics enthusiasts. It is often suggested as a good circuit to build for beginners.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.robthefiddler.com/electronics-audio-diy/circuit-experiments/atari-punk-console/ Atari Punk Console Explained]
* [http://compiler.kaustic.net/machines/apc.html Kaustic Machines]
* [http://web.media.mit.edu/~stefanm/HowTo/Electronics.html Original schematics]
* [http://www.forrestmims.org/ Forrest M. Mims III web page]
* [http://www.getlofi.com/?p=518 Page describing the circuit and schematics]
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