Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-04 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
Thank you! And I appreciate the terminology clarification Mahdi On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 6:57 PM 'Greg P' via neonixie-l < neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Mahdi, > > Gotcha. Your design makes me happy then. > > Nice work! > > On Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 5:45:16 PM UTC-5, Mahdi Al Huss

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-04 Thread 'Greg P' via neonixie-l
Mahdi, Gotcha. Your design makes me happy then. Nice work! On Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 5:45:16 PM UTC-5, Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > > Greg, > > You can check out the schematic on the associated GitHub Repo for details, > but I am not using muxs or shift registers for the ZM1350 board.

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-04 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
Greg, You can check out the schematic on the associated GitHub Repo for details, but I am not using muxs or shift registers for the ZM1350 board. ESP32 --> PIC --> discrete transistor --> cathode pin. That said, some of my previous designs have made extensive use of 7HC595s and 74141s Mahdi On

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-04 Thread 'Greg P' via neonixie-l
Mahdi, Not multiplexed. Direct drive digits or segments are always on and not pulsed at high speeds like in multiplexing. Direct driven tubes typically are brighter and require less current. Multiplexed designs are simpler and require less components which is cheaper. I'm sure the folks

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-04 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
Hi Greg, sorry I missed your message. Can you explain what you mean by direct drive? On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 2:57 PM Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > Hi Paul, > > I’ll add an option where the acrylic covers the sockets for tubes 7 and 8. > Same PCB so you can always switch acrylic plates and display al

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-04 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
Hi Paul, I’ll add an option where the acrylic covers the sockets for tubes 7 and 8. Same PCB so you can always switch acrylic plates and display all eight tubes, if you come across two more. Just let me know if that’s something you’d like to do. Mahdi On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 1:18 PM Paul wrote:

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread 'Greg P' via neonixie-l
More tubes is always better.Will your design be direct drive? On Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 11:33:31 AM UTC-5, Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > > Ha, okay, sounds like I better start cracking away at it. 6 or 8 tube > preference on the 5971 display? > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 11:05 AM Jon Jacks

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
206-920-6312 > > From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Mahdi Al Husseini > Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:33 AM > To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 &g

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread Michail Wilson
, 2019 8:33 AM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display? Ha, okay, sounds like I better start cracking away at it. 6 or 8 tube preference on the 5971 display? On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 11:05 AM Jon Jackson wrote: I'

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
The more the merriermy vote is for 8! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 3, 2019, at 08:33, Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > >  > Ha, okay, sounds like I better start cracking away at it. 6 or 8 tube > preference on the 5971 display? > >> On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 11:05 AM Jon Jackson wrote: >> I'm in

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread Jon Jackson
An 8-tube B-5971 display is my preference. On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 7:33 AM Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > Ha, okay, sounds like I better start cracking away at it. 6 or 8 tube > preference on the 5971 display? > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 11:05 AM Jon Jackson wrote: > >> I'm in for a B-5971 display (a

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
Ha, okay, sounds like I better start cracking away at it. 6 or 8 tube preference on the 5971 display? On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 11:05 AM Jon Jackson wrote: > I'm in for a B-5971 display (as well as the ZM1350). Got a bunch of > B-5971s... > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 6:18 AM Nicholas Stock wrote: >

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread Jon Jackson
I'm in for a B-5971 display (as well as the ZM1350). Got a bunch of B-5971s... On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 6:18 AM Nicholas Stock wrote: > I’ll throw my name into the ring too! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 3, 2019, at 04:18, 'Greg P' via neonixie-l < > neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > 

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread Nicholas Stock
I’ll throw my name into the ring too! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 3, 2019, at 04:18, 'Greg P' via neonixie-l > wrote: > >  > Please count me in for one. I've been sitting on a stash of 5971's for a > while. I'd love to finally light them up. > > Hopefully, there will be interest. > > >

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-03 Thread 'Greg P' via neonixie-l
Please count me in for one. I've been sitting on a stash of 5971's for a while. I'd love to finally light them up. Hopefully, there will be interest. On Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 1:26:38 AM UTC-5, Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > > Hi, Greg, > > If there is enough collective interest yes, I cou

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-02 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
Hi, Greg, If there is enough collective interest yes, I could draft a board similar to the one built for ZM1350 and use the same style casing. If I can get three folks interested I could offset the production cost at a reasonable cost. Mahdi On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 8:13 PM 'Greg P' via neonixie-l

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-02 Thread 'Greg P' via neonixie-l
Mahdi, Any chance you'll make a version that will use 5971's? On Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 6:05:32 PM UTC-5, Jon D. wrote: > > Excellent. > > On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 2:02 PM Mahdi Al Husseini > wrote: > >> Hi, Jon, >> >> Great! I should have a fully assembled version by the end of the month,

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-01 Thread Jon Jackson
Excellent. On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 2:02 PM Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > Hi, Jon, > > Great! I should have a fully assembled version by the end of the month, so > you can see it finalized before deciding to commit. > > Mahdi > > On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 3:32 PM Jon Jackson wrote: > >> Hi Mahdi, >> >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-01 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
Hi, Jon, Great! I should have a fully assembled version by the end of the month, so you can see it finalized before deciding to commit. Mahdi On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 3:32 PM Jon Jackson wrote: > Hi Mahdi, > > I am interested, as I've got a dozen or so ZM1350s. > > Jon J. > > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-12-01 Thread Jon Jackson
Hi Mahdi, I am interested, as I've got a dozen or so ZM1350s. Jon J. On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 7:54 PM Mahdi Al Husseini wrote: > Hi, Richard, > > I saw your board - how nice! While the ZM1350 smart socket PCB on groupsio > helped me recreate the panaplex footprint, I am building my own board i

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Anyone interested in an eight digit ZM1350 display?

2019-11-29 Thread Mahdi Al Husseini
Hi, Richard, I saw your board - how nice! While the ZM1350 smart socket PCB on groupsio helped me recreate the panaplex footprint, I am building my own board in full, to include the decimal point functionality. Means of driving (PIC with discrete transistors) is pretty much the same though. I not