Although it will not address the +, you may want to look at these. I have not used these personally but on paper I think they may be close to what you want:
http://cathodecreations.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_61&product_id=53 On Mar 30, 2017 6:10 AM, "okniew" <kamil.niewiarow...@gmail.com> wrote: I also found 1 more place having exactly what I was looking for, although at a rather steep price.. https://switchmodedesign.com/collections/arduino-shields/ products/smart-nixie-tube Have you ever had any experiences with those kits? W dniu poniedziałek, 20 marca 2017 10:42:24 UTC+1 użytkownik okniew napisał: > Hello everyone! > > > > I’m new to this group and this is my first post. > > I’m looking forward to design & build a particular project with Nixie > display, but since I’m really not an expert and just starting, I would very > much appreciate your help & feedback. I do have some specific questions (in > the end), but if you look at project goal & design principles and think of > better way to do things – please comment as well! > > > > *Project goals:* > > A Raspberry PI controlled Nixie display, with some additional LED > indicators for weather conditions. Nixie display will be used to display > the time or temperature or humidity, depending on settings. > > Main assumptions: > > 1. 6 lamps: IN-19V ("+"/"-"), 4 x IN-14 ("0" - "9" + 2 dots), IN-19A > ("C"/"%") > > 2. Ability to control Nixie brightness (by Raspberry PI) > > 3. LED RGB back-light under each tube, with color & brightness controlled > (by Raspberry PI) > > > The look I want to achieve: > > > > > *Design principles:* > > 1. As much as possible – use the components available on the market. I’d > like to avoid designing PCBs, avoid designing custom circuits, minimize > soldering, etc. I understand I’ll have to do those things to some extent, > but being a newbie, I want to minimize room for failure or issues. > > 2. A single visible power supply for the whole thing, from 230V AC outlet, > driving all 6 nixies (180V, 30mA), Raspberry (5V, 3A) and the LEDs. > > 3. All components should be ideally driven by Raspberry I2C bus interface, > using which I could control separately: displayed value of each tube, > brightness of each tube, color & brightness of each LED. I think this is > the easiest and most versatile approach (but again – looking for > confirmation / other suggestions) > > > > *Questions to start with:* > > 1. Are there any available to be purchased components, which you could > recommend, fulfilling above design principles & goals? Right now, I have > the Raspberry & the tubes, but nothing “in between” J > > 2. Do you think my idea of controlling all components via I2C bus is a > good idea? I want to go for the easiest and most versatile approach. > > 3. Are there anywhere existing sockets for IN-14 / IN-19 tubes? Or will I > have to solder to tubes to whatever components I select? > > > > Thanks a lot for your help! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ msgid/neonixie-l/c135c889-7a03-41a4-87d7-78c96b2f245e%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c135c889-7a03-41a4-87d7-78c96b2f245e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJrqPH-rm1Vdf87u41vVHOubGtbAhQB%2BWcToZVp3wuncSdDfFg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
