Hi, I also would be interested in obtaining one of these kits. Regards, Don
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 25, 2011, at 3:25 PM, jack <[email protected]> wrote: > I would be interested in a PCB and a copy of the software ( what chip are you > using here?) . Please let me know via PM ( [email protected]) how to get the > specialised pieces and / or circuit and / or overlay and other stuff. > > > How do you make the NEON towers - can you explain that a bit? > > I am a great fan of using GPS - for the following reasons: > 1.The clock can self set it self - even if the power is pulled - it will > re-find the correct time. 'Very new meets old'. > 2. The accuracy is Stratum 1 - and can be resynchronised every 1 second > 3. GPS modules are low cost - especially serial ones like the Motorola encore > which also gives a 1pps output as well. > 4. Offsets are easy to use and program from UTC - could even deal with half > hour offsets > 5. Totally global - no issue with things like rugby or other such radio > types. Good for US or European or Asian. > > > To this end, I am using some Smart sockets and have just started to build up > the hardware nad will start the software as well to do a 6 digit nixie clock. > GPS driven. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of MichaelB > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 7:21 PM > To: neonixie-l > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [neonixie-l] 6 Digit Direct-Drive B7971 clock kit > > To all, > > As some of you may know, Carl Ott of this forum has done a wonderful 6 digit > direct-drive clock design for the B7971. I have been working with Carl and > another forum member and have had a batch of PCB's made per his gerber files. > This has resulted in my building an open-top version of his clock using > Carl's software which can be seen here on my site: > http://www.badnixie.com/The_%22Modular%22_Nixie.html and also on Brian > Stuckey's site: (scroll down a bit) > http://www.tubeclockdb.com/nixie-clocks.html We have received some inquiries > about offering a kit like the clock you see here. It would be complete with > the acrylic top, drilled and tapped base plate, colon towers and the whole > nine yards. So, we're trying to determine if there is enough interest to make > an initial run of 10 kits. We are not sure of the selling price yet, but our > driving force here is to offer a product to the community that fills a void, > not try to gouge our brethren. > > Note the aluminum fab'd bracket mounting the rotary encoder. This will be > replaced with a right angle rotary that will mount directly to the PCB. Carl > plans to do a little more tweaking to the software as well. > Also there is a fair amount of SMD component soldering involved by the user > and the kit will be offered without tubes. > > Here is a list of the feature set as it stands now. > > ==Unique Rotary Encoder User interface > > ==Auto Display dimming feature via photo sensor > > ==Adjustable DIM and Brightness levels with Adjustable Dimming threshold > > ==QuickTime Set feature- quickly and easily set current time without entering > config. mode > > ==9 Selectable FONTS > > ==Clock spells out the Month and Day of the week, also displays date and year > > ==Four user selectable colon modes- OFF, ON, BLINK, ALT, or RAILRD > (railroad) > > == TCXO time based > > ==Time On/Time Off sleep setting > > ==Smooth Digit Cross Fade feature with fade rate adjust. > > ==12/24 hour display mode selection > > ==Leading Zero Suppression selection > > ==Adjustable Pulse width Modulation setting value. > > ==Light Value Test Feature to determine optimal dimming point > > ==CW/CCW Rotary encoder direction selection > > Your feedback is appreciated! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. > > This e-mail is for the intended addressee only. 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