Thanks Hannah! On Sat, 20 Apr 2019, 02:01 Hannah Mishin, <[email protected]> wrote:
> NICE! > > On Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 9:31:48 AM UTC-4, David Pye wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I've been working on a design for a clock based on the IV-11 russian VFD >> tube for some time, and have finally finished the design. >> >> The whole thing (firmware/design) is open source, so it's ideal for a >> project, and for something for people who like to also fine-tune their >> clocks. >> >> The firmware/build instructions/KiCAD design is on my github account: >> >> https://github.com/davidmpye/VFD/wiki/Assembly-instructions >> >> In terms of features: >> >> - Either 6 tubes (as a conventional HH MM SS clock), or you can put >> all 8 in, and use it to display hexadecimal things, such as the time in >> UNIX Epoch mode (amusing, but not terribly practical!) >> - Each tube has a smart RGB led for bottom-lighting (as they're >> 'smart', each can be a different colour, so there's a nice rainbow effect >> etc as well as several other lighting modes based on colour) >> - PWM dimming of tube brightness for night time >> - Laser cut 3mm ply case >> - Microcontroller supports WiFi, so can join your network and get >> time from NTP, or display messages you send to it (given the limits of >> 7-segment displays, no M or W etc) >> - Battery backed real time clock >> - Four buttons on the back to allow setting of time/LED mode etc. >> - Open source hardware and software >> >> >> If anyone would like a kit, I can supply all the parts (inc tubes and >> case) - for sale via Ebay or Tindie as you prefer: >> >> >> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vacuum-Fluorescent-Display-Clock-Kit-IV11/153430459900 >> >> >> https://www.tindie.com/products/davidmpye/iv-11-vacuum-fluorescent-display-clock-kitwifi/ >> >> >> If anyone decides to build one (either as a kit, or off your own back >> etc), I'd very much appreciate comments and feedback. >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> David >> >> [image: finished_clock.jpg] >> >> -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b91992ec-bfc4-4e0c-a9b3-ab11f5ddc196%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b91992ec-bfc4-4e0c-a9b3-ab11f5ddc196%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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOQ6x0GCE-LRYbdTztQk-dBh%2By6K2q44njVR-bAVD0BsKXnnRQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
