Very nice! 

Switching to the ESP32 was frustrating, but well worth the trouble. I just 
use the ESP32 DevKit C and Pico. Can't beat it for $10, and it has built in 
USB. I designed my own clone of the DevKit C to play around with reflow, 
but the parts cost was around $14 so not a good value proposition.

The .8" displays use 1 LED per segment, and all segments appear to be lit 
evenly without using different values for current limiting resistors. I use 
the HT16K33 so no resistors are necessary, and lighting is very even.

The 2.3" displays are a different story. Some segments use two LEDs, and 
the longer ones use four. A 5v supply won't work, and the HT16K33 can't 
supply enough current to run them.



On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 4:00:00 PM UTC-5, newxito wrote:
>
> Nice clocks! And the features list of your software is impressive.
>
> I want to switch from the ATmega328p to the ESP32 for future projects. 
> That’s why I’m currently building a word clock and trying to learn as much 
> as possible about this module. No single line of code yet, I don’t even 
> know if the controller works… waiting for a 3.3V FTDI board and looking 
> forward to start writing the software.
>
> Just tested the display board, seems to work fine. My only concern is that 
> the short segments are slightly brighter than the long ones. Maybe I can 
> fix it adding some resistors to the brighter rows (segments) …like the 
> cathode resistors for the B-7971…
>
> The case was too wide for my 3D printer, I had to make two halves…
>
> I will only make this one, no kits from my side :-)
>
>

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