[neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-10 Thread newxito
Good to know that it also should work with lower voltages. I remember using the SiSB46DN too. I switched to a MOSFET with SOIC-8 package because for me it's easier to solder. But I paid too little attention to the Vgs(th) value. ZY schrieb am Dienstag, 9. November 2021 um 23:31:31 UTC+1: > Oh

[neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-09 Thread ZY
Oh nice, I've been using the same chip but I wanted to double check if there wasn't some other solution people were using. I went with the SiSB46DN suggested by the datasheet and I've been fine with protection even for 3.3V with a lower voltage bound of 3V. I've also tested a circuit for

[neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-08 Thread Paul Andrews
Looks really nice On Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 5:14:52 PM UTC-5 newxito wrote: > Today I built the clock. There is an error on the board, the DataIn pin of > the LED array is connected to the wrong side of the level shifter, but it > seems to work fine with 3.3V. I also had problems with the

[neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-08 Thread newxito
Maybe 5V is not enough to fully turn-on the mosfet, I have to check that... newxito schrieb am Montag, 8. November 2021 um 07:29:04 UTC+1: > This is the protection circuit I use, taken from the LTC4365 datasheet. I > used the formulas to calculate the resistors and the LTspice simulation >

[neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-07 Thread ZY
What is your method of input protection? On Sunday, 7 November 2021 at 17:14:52 UTC-5 newxito wrote: > Today I built the clock. There is an error on the board, the DataIn pin of > the LED array is connected to the wrong side of the level shifter, but it > seems to work fine with 3.3V. I also

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-07 Thread Audrey
Nice work! On Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 5:14 PM newxito wrote: > Today I built the clock. There is an error on the board, the DataIn pin of > the LED array is connected to the wrong side of the level shifter, but it > seems to work fine with 3.3V. I also had problems with the input protection > (over,

[neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-02 Thread Richard Scales
I've had some of the 'purple' boards from JLCPCB - all good - especially delivery to UK. On Tuesday, 2 November 2021 at 10:09:24 UTC newxito wrote: > The boards are from China, good quality, fast delivery and good prices. I > tried to order in Europe, unfortunately as a hobbyist I cannot

[neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-02 Thread newxito
The boards are from China, good quality, fast delivery and good prices. I tried to order in Europe, unfortunately as a hobbyist I cannot afford their prices. gregebert schrieb am Montag, 1. November 2021 um 19:48:01 UTC+1: > OSH Park ? They do excellent work (love that ENIG finish...) but I

[neonixie-l] Re: 4-digit IN-18 clock project

2021-11-01 Thread gregebert
OSH Park ? They do excellent work (love that ENIG finish...) but I only use them for very small boards (less than 3 square inches). Even though they are just across town from me, it's faster and cheaper for me to have larger boards fabbed in China (send out Thursday nite, boards delivered on