"that it's four components to source and install instead of one,"
The ATMega needs about ten components to get properly operational for programming vs a simple 555 timer circuit. Oh, and then you also need the programmer and toolchain for making the code.
Or you can just use some basic math and thrown down native hardware to do the job. One of the biggest off-road lighting manufacturers on the planet does exactly this with 555 timers.
I manufacture lighting controls of various sorts as my current profession.
The ATMega needs about ten components to get properly operational for programming vs a simple 555 timer circuit. Oh, and then you also need the programmer and toolchain for making the code.
Or you can just use some basic math and thrown down native hardware to do the job. One of the biggest off-road lighting manufacturers on the planet does exactly this with 555 timers.
I manufacture lighting controls of various sorts as my current profession.