Subject is B8971, but this thread seems to be about the B5971s.
Have you thought about the B5971 SmartSockets? I had a bunch of boards made and a couple others have bought them. Not sure about the drivers for features yet, but it’s serial communication and easily made to do what you want. A simple NTP could be put on an ESP-8266 to drive it. The boards, code, etc is online available. Code is a link to my dropbox as I make small changes as I find either issues or better features. https://oshpark.com/profiles/m1 Assembled view of 6 on 6. https://imgur.com/a/T0DrMD2 Michail From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Stanley Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 1:14 PM To: neonixie-l Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Rare B8971 Nixie tubes Hi Greg; Sorry for the delay, the real world called for some attention. I looked up the tube and it shouldn't present any problems, but you will need to make some choices.... The QTC mounts I make are base on a 12 pin connector. Your tubes would require at least a 16 pin. This is no problem as I would have needed a new adapter for any new footprint. This will require more driver chips and a code change to a longer data strea, trivial We will need to work out the display characters (more personal taste) as is see a .gif uses different segments than I used for my LED clock, trivial ROM change My base CPU will work with only firmware changes, the question to you is about the tube carrier and what you want it to look like. Assume 6 tubes for a H/M/S clock Assume tubes are spaced TT..TT..TT (any colon between?) Assume Clock will display with "character numbers" for clock, What for date? JUN 20 19 format or something else. Do you want int/ext temp/humidity? If so, what will be the display format? You have full alpha ability, anything else to display ("EAT AT JOES")? Will you want pimp lights (base illumination)? Anything else? We can go with a modified small display PCB which is a little under 2" depth, width determined by tube spacing or with a standard display hub with 3 20 pin ribbon cables to 3 display clusters. Possibly wasier to build into a case, your call If we get started, I should send you a clock with either a small display or a cluster display for you to get a feeling about. On your end, I will need the loan 1 or preferably 2 tubes for development Also, I am an electrical guy, anytime I get case work done, it is a friend or contracted to small machine shops. I can't help with a case but will gladly work with and modify designs for whoever you have doing the case. Anything I missed? -Other Bill- On Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 6:23:01 PM UTC-7, Greg P wrote: Hi Bill, Looking for direct drive clock that can also generate words since these tubes are alphanumeric. I have zero programming skills so hoping something will present itself. On Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 4:52:45 PM UTC-4, Bill Stanley wrote: Hi Greg; I have a ongoing clock design where I separate the CPU from the display. The main CPU board uses a SiLabs 8051 class CPU with LOTS of features (some might be considered a bit crazy). The CPU generates all voltages (the 170 is adjustable under firmware for higher-voltage tubes. The cathode data is serial to the display drivers (using HV5812PJ-G). This was so I was no locked into the 10 cathode Nixie format, I can do Panaplex, LEDs, of 14 segment British Flag displays, just a Small Matter of Programming. For display, I have the small display board with 9 IN-14 + IN 19 tubes with QTC sockets. I have the large display for 6 Z5600M Nixie + 3 IN-15 or IN12+1N15. I also have a display Hub that breaks out the display signals to 3 (H/M/S) separate 20 pin ribbon that connects to a 3 tube display cluster. I used the basic design to create a "Back to the Future" time console for a friend where the date is displayed with 14 segment LEDs Were you just looking for a clock (or something more)? -Newer Bill- On Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 6:49:32 AM UTC-7, Greg P wrote: I wish someone would make a clock or a kit for the 5971's. I have a bunch of them I'd like to light up. On Friday, October 12, 2018 at 6:15:57 PM UTC-4, Pramanicin wrote: The 5971’s are cute too... Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 12, 2018, at 15:12, Michail Wilson <m...@michail.com> wrote: > > Those are nice. > > I didn't know they even existed. > > Are you sure NOS 7971? Seems that NOS doesn't exist for those. > > Anyway, I think you're be happier with the 7971 even if not NOS. > > Michail > > > -----Original Message----- > From: neoni...@googlegroups.com [mailto:neoni...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Kevin A. > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2018 1:01 PM > To: neonixie-l > Subject: [neonixie-l] Rare B8971 Nixie tubes > > Hey guys, > > Just thought I'd share some pictures of my latest purchase; six Burroughs > B8971 tubes. These babies are in great shape, and as far as I can tell are > quite rare. > > I'm going to trade 1:1 with a buddy of mine for some NOS 7971s. I originally > wanted the bigger tube, even though they are more common. These are really > for a guy who has it all and craves the rarity, aka my pal. > > Anyways, thought I'd snap some pictures and show them here before I trade. > Take a look: > > -- > 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+...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send an email to neoni...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/34501053-832f-4dd3-be29-d72378403430%40googlegroups.com. > > 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+...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send an email to neoni...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/000f01d46278%24a0cb42a0%24e261c7e0%24%40com. > > 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. 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