Welcome back! I hope to hear more of your adventures!
Is it you that wrote the code for the "6 Digit Nixie Tube Clock Controller Chip"? /Martin On Tuesday, 17 May 2022 at 20:17:24 UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > Hello Everyone! > > My name is Moses. This is my first post here on the new *google* > neonixie-l list. I used to be on the list when it was on yahoo groups, 20 > some odd years ago. I never switched over to the google group until now. > Like they say, life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. I > hope some of my old friends from the list are still here, and I'm sure I'll > meet some interesting new ones as well. > > A little background on myself. Back in the early 2000s after loosing my > job. I'm not exactly sure how or why.. but I ended up traveling to the > other side of the world, many times, roaming through dusty old Soviet > warehouses looking for nixie tubes. Those stories can go on for days, I'll > keep it short for now and tell you it was an incredible adventure! > I brought those old tubes back here to California and started selling them > on ebay. I would eventually make several clock kits using the tubes I had, > including a 4 digit IN-17 kit, and 4/6 digit kit with Z57xM tubes. I never > made the riches that I had anticipated, but it put food on the table for > while and it was fun work. I am the original owner of the domain ' > neonixie.com' and you can see some of my original clock kits there. > > Fast forward to now. I've decided to redesign my most popular kit, the 6 > digit Z57xM kit. You can see the original here: > > http://www.allspectrum.com/store/digit-red-filtered-z57xm-nixie-tube-clock-kit-p-130.html > > I've kept the size of the board the same as before, but everything else is > new. Some features: > - Controller choices. The board will accommodate an ESP32 or a Pi Zero. > I've picked these two boards because of their popularity and the fact that > they have wifi. It is so nice not having to set the clock! Wifi and NTP! > - Modern HV drivers, HV5122/H2222 > - The tried and true MAX1771 for the HV supply > - Pinout for optional DHT22 temp/humidity sensor > - Pinout for optional BH1750 light level sensor to dim the tubes at night > - Prototype area for custom sensors/etc. > > Pictures here: > http://neonixie.com/Z57XM6DV2/ > > The actual pictures are of the first prototype with an ESP32 attached. The > 3D rendering is of the second prototype which I am about to order. I > believe the second prototype should be very close to the production version. > > Now on to the point of this post. Before I order the second prototype, I > would like to know what people think of it. > > Comments about the overall design or any specifics, what you like or don't > like about it. Any changes or additions you would make? > > There is still time for me to make changes.. so if there are any other > standard pinouts (like for the light sensor/etc) that I can easily add I > will. This was my first real experience with the ESP32 board and it works > well in the design along with the Pi Zero which has a big following. > > I appreciate your advice and comments in helping me make this a nice kit! > > Thank you! > > Regards, > -Moses > -- 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/bc041c6f-194f-43d5-b3d5-cecde00546b5n%40googlegroups.com.
