A little bit like this:
??? - Richard On Monday, 16 November 2020 at 05:45:47 UTC M1 wrote: > EG > > > > Definitely 3 displays for me. > > > > Michail > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Richard Scales > *Sent:* Sunday, November 15, 2020 9:41 PM > *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] SP-101 Clock, finshed at last! > > > > A quick update on the 2 x SP-353 display project. I have settled on a > design that will drive two (or more later) SP-353 displays as a 6 digit > clock. In order to keep things as small as possible the design stacks three > boards. One for the displays, one for the drivers and one for the > controller and power supplies. Also, in the spirit of keeping things small > I have opted to use an NCH8200HV to generate the HV supply. > I still get surprised when I design something on screen which can fill the > entire screen space and then I print it out at 1:1 and realise that the > thing is relatively tiny! > > > > I should get the boards back in a couple of weeks and hope to have > something to show soon after that. We are still in lockdown in the UK so I > have had a bit of time to work on this. > > > > Whilst my original idea was to make a 6 digit device to act as a clock - > does anyone - (apart from those who may have already mentioned it) see an > application for a version that drives 3 x SP-353 (9 digits) or even 4 x > SP-353 (12 digits) ? > > > > - Richard > > > > On Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 14:35:01 UTC GastonP wrote: > > Beautiful clock and that case is gorgeous! > > On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 11:01:32 AM UTC-3 dixter wrote: > > Very nice... would be nice if a kit was to come available... :-) > > On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 5:13:14 PM UTC-6 [email protected] > wrote: > > Well done! Looks great! > > On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 2:20:02 PM UTC-5 M1 wrote: > > No, > > I don’t want it for a clock. 😊 > > > > www.VoltageGoat.com > > > > > > Michail > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *martin martin > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2020 7:17 AM > *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] SP-101 Clock, finshed at last! > > > > Michail, you want to display milliseconds? > > > > > > > > ~ > > *[email protected]* > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 6:14 AM Michail Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’m interested. > > > > Also, would it possibly be adaptable to a 3x display? (9 digits) > > > > Michail Wilson > > 206-920-6312 <(206)%20920-6312> > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Richard Scales > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2020 2:18 AM > *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] SP-101 Clock, finshed at last! > > > > Would anyone with SP-353's or even SP-352's be interested in a direct > drive version of this clock using HV6522 drivers and driven from a Wemos > micro? > > > > I'm hatching a cunning plan.... > > > > > > > > > > This is a display board for SP-353's, behind this would be a board with > HV5622's then behind that the controller and power supplies etc. > > > > should I carry on or give up now? > > > > - Richard > > > > On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 03:18:32 UTC, Richard Scales wrote: > > I'd be interested in that - please keep me posted. > > Richard > > > > On Tuesday, 10 November 2020 16:34:52 UTC, Bill Stanley wrote: > > It might be a bit premature but I am working on a MK5017 emulator. It is a > 2 board stack the size of the Mostek chip that (hopefully) plugs into the > socket to replace the original chip. > > The top board holds an 8051 chip (SiLabs C8051F381-GQR) and a DS3231S > clock chip. The lower board has the 15V to 3.3V power supply and the > 3.3-15V translators to look like PMOS logic. I also have a development > board with power supplies, drivers, switches and 7 segment LEDs to simulate > the main clock for code development. There is also a connection to allow > GPS + PPS synchronization. > > > > The PCBs are in and as soon as I can work with a microscope, I will > assemble and work on the construction. > > > > I will make everything available including OrCad schematics, Allegro > layouts, bare PCB, code etc for anyone interested. > > > > -Bill- > > > > On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 8:20:19 AM UTC-8 Richard Scales wrote: > > Thank you, that signal is present in all its glory. I got a circuit > diagram and could see that it was rectifying AC from the transformer so > that was the first place I looked. The signal was good. Given that the > clock chip is multiplexing the displays nicely I'd be surprised if it had > failed. > > I've also checked that all the various switch contacts are good and they > do seem to be. > > I don't think that replacement clock ICs are going to be that easy to > locate! > > Richard > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 16:08 Bill Stanley, <[email protected]> wrote: > > A possible cause of the failure to count is the 60Hz signal the clock uses > for a time base. Look at pin 23 of the MK5017 with a scope for a half wave > 60 (or 50) Hz signal. > > > > -Bill- > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:10:26 AM UTC-8 Richard Scales wrote: > > Thank you. I have a Heathkit clock that needs some assistance. It does > everything it should do apart from increment the time. The clock chip is > driving the displays so I'm thinking it's OK but it just won't count time. > > I wasn't thinking of offering a kit but if anyone has a set of SP-101's > then I can help out with Pcb's for this version as well as another one that > I hope to have ready soon. > > Richard > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 14:11 martin martin, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Your clock looks great! I'm currently fixing this 1970s Heathkit with an > overheating power transformer. > > > > And yes! I would be interested in a kit > > > > > > > > ~ > > *[email protected]* > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 6:04 AM Richard Scales <[email protected]> wrote: > > I could make plans available, or all hinges on having the displays. > > The rest of just smart sockets albeit ones I made work for these 7 segment > displays. > > I have another design which is a direct drive approach and is therefore > much simpler in terms of hardware whilst the software has to do a lot more > of the heavy lifting. > > I'll show that when ready. I'm just waiting on updated pcb's to arrive. > > Richard > > > > On Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 13:58 Michail Wilson, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Love it. > > > > Plans, Open source, only one or making a kit available? > > > > Michail Wilson > > 206-920-6312 <(206)%20920-6312> > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Richard Scales > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 10, 2020 1:39 AM > *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [neonixie-l] SP-101 Clock, finshed at last! > > > > I've finally completed this: Six SP-101 panaplex displays being driven by > 'smart sockets' which are getting their instructions from a Teensy Micro. > > > > A Wemos provides NTP sync, sensor reading (temperature and pressure) , Web > scraping (local wind speed and direction) and random words. > > > > It does the best it can with only 7 segments. Also includes microwave > motion detection so the thing is only displaying data when there is someone > there to see it! > > > > I got green pcb's so the case is especially tinted to match. > > > > - Richard > > > > > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/4eb4cac2-d704-4464-8789-f13d1491b881o%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/4eb4cac2-d704-4464-8789-f13d1491b881o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/l9hzbmAmbnY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its 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