Other synonyms: Free-running and one-shot
Oscillator and Pulse
Astable means two stable states - e.g an oscillator
Monostable - Tends to stable in one state, rest. The circuit generates a pulse. Triggering is edge or level, usually edge.
how long of duration can b set to trigger the pulse? and through which components? I mean, which capacitor and resistor values can be used to set the trigger pulse of duration.
Sorry to bad english.
It all depends upon the type of monostable circuit. For the common 555 timer the output pulse duration, when triggered, is approximately equal to the RC time-constant of the timing components.
In a lot of cases, on the order of seconds is the max. Issues like leakage currents start to come into play with high value of electrolytic capacitances.
There is a one-shot that uses a counter which can extend the timing interval.
It all depends upon the type of monostable circuit. For the common 555 timer the output pulse duration, when triggered, is approximately equal to the RC time-constant of the timing components.
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RC happens to known as the time constant, Yep, uf is 1e-6; mf is 1e-3 ; pf is 1e-9; so 100 uF = 100E-3 etc.
There are some important relationships with the Time constant. One being that at 5 * RC, a capacitor is like 98-99% charged.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_constant
Each IC has a different formula. Generally you have to careful and use units of Farads, Amps, Ohms and Seconds,