Anybody done something similar with B4998 tubes? I know Jeff (RIP) was working on a wristwatch using them....
Nick On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 7:38 AM Paul Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > Amazing achievement. Having explored low power nixie tube applications > myself, I can appreciate just how hard it is to do something with very > constrained requirements like this. I'm curious what processor you used? > > On Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 9:19:33 AM UTC-4, Remco wrote: >> >> Hi guys, >> >> >> The last year or so I was doing a hobby project of a nixiewatch. I was >> wondering what you guys think of it. >> >> >> I got inspired for the case by Craig Smith from this post: >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/neonixie-l/RINs0RbaYB8 >> >> >> It features: >> >> - Two small nixie tubes of type z5900m. >> >> - Accurate real time clock. >> >> - Calculations showed that 350 hours standby time was easily achievable. >> >> - Bluetooth for controlling settings and setting the time of the watch as >> well as seeing the battery status. >> - Some Bluetooth settings include: Animation On/Off, Manual or >> accelerometer triggering of tubes, background led On/Off. Programmable >> button for seeing temperature of battery percentage. >> >> - Accelerometer for triggering the tubes when wrist is turned >> >> - 300 mAh battery. >> >> - Powerfull microcontroller. >> >> - Ultra low power microcontroller. >> >> - RGB led for multiple purposes. >> >> - Battery gas gauge IC for accurately monitoring the battery state. >> >> - micro USB for charging the battery. >> >> - One multi direction button for triggering, Bluetooth connection and a >> programmable button for temperature reading or battery status. >> >> - CNC milled housing from Aluminum. >> >> - Plexiglass window for protection >> >> - Bluetooth phone application. >> >> - Optional time synchronization via WiFi. >> >> - Optional Vibration motor to indicate smartphone notifications like >> Whatsapp, Facebook, Snapchat, SMS... >> > -- > 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/6015a4c1-8a63-4c94-8aaf-d3ca54ac7242%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/6015a4c1-8a63-4c94-8aaf-d3ca54ac7242%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/CAOX%2BRH%2BBiL6aMp_jQTB-RuUaMkVcg8nJ_3Veg_V6_uSDAkNfpQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
