Yes, I've been thinking about something similar to the B5971 module but I think I'll be doing a few a round circuit boards behind the Nixie stacked on top of each other and possibly use an SMD version of the processor (haven't looked into programming them yet though), and if possible one with less pins (16 or 18) as all aren't needed for a Nixie with 10 digits and a decimal point or two.
I'm thinking about using a X-Y matrix back plane for all Nixie modules so they can be connected to power and communication lines in rows with the main processor and controls connected to the back plane controlling them all. /Martin On Monday, 28 June 2021 at 05:58:41 UTC+2 Richard Scales wrote: > Take a look at the B-5971 Smart Socket board. They put most of the > electronics 'out the back' on a board which sits perpendicular to the plane > on which the tube is mounted. This allows the B-5971's to sit very close > together (they are quite small). The same electronics would work for the > tubes that you are talking about, you would just need a different tube > socket board making up. > > [image: B5SS1.jpg] [image: B5SS2.jpg] [image: B5SS3.jpg] > > The first image is an assembled B-5971 Smart socket, the second shows > three in a row, the last image is a version that I used for SP-101 7 > segment displays. > The Smart-Socket software supports a chain of up to 255 devices. > - Richard > > > On Sunday, 27 June 2021 at 20:30:14 UTC+1 Dekatron42 wrote: > >> Nice, but they are way to big for my project as I need something that >> isn't wider than the Nixie itself so they could be placed very close to >> each other. >> >> /Martin >> >> On Sunday, 27 June 2021 at 20:46:09 UTC+2 Marcin Saj wrote: >> >>> If I may... >>> socket no.3 for LL-55(X) - >>> https://nixietester.com/project/nixie-sockets/ >>> drivers: https://nixietester.com/project/nixie-socket-driver/ >>> >>> Maybe it's something that will help you in your project. >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 12:57:23 PM UTC+2 Dekatron42 wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, driving simple Nixies and saving the number of wires needed is >>>> what I am looking for (without having to invent the wheel again). >>>> >>>> I'd like to drive a bunch of the LL-55(X) Nixies displaying letters and >>>> also the LC513/A displaying digits in a string of perhaps 50 or so Nixies. >>>> I'd be using a few small switching PSUs so that I'd only have to run the >>>> HV >>>> line a short distance and also to keep the voltage drop down on the HV >>>> wire. >>>> >>>> /Martin >>>> >>>> On Sunday, 27 June 2021 at 08:26:28 UTC+2 newxito wrote: >>>> >>>>> Another reason for a smart socket, is that you could use less wires to >>>>> drive the nixies. I built a socket for the R|Z568M, so I was able to >>>>> control the whole clock (6 Nixies, 4 Neons) with only 5 wires (GND, + 5V, >>>>> + >>>>> 170V and 2 for I2C) even over a longer distance (about 1.5 meters). After >>>>> soldering the GND wire to the metal construction, all problems vanished, >>>>> and the clock is now working flawless. >>>>> [image: lampclock.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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/cbd33af0-191f-469c-8a8a-de1023ce3502n%40googlegroups.com.
