12/6/2023 0 Comments Nixie clockThis is my first Nixie styled clock I have constructed. To understand the working of the VFD type and Cold Cathode type of Nixie tubes I would recommend the following excellent articles by Chris Woodford: If you would like to use Nixie styled tubes in your project, which are safer to handle and use, then consider the VFD type of tube, similar character style, and style of tube but these tubes only require 27v to operate. Michael Gardi has updated the log for TMD-3: Turing Machine Demonstrator Mark 3.WARNING: Nixie tubes require 180v to operate, this is a dangerous high voltage and you need to handle the tubes and the supporting circuitry with great caution.kelvinA has updated the log for Tetent.gabrielebellini liked Programmable Precision Resistor.gedm-dev has updated the log for G-EDM.Epsilon has added a new log for BoxLambda.Sebastian has added a new log for Programmable Precision Resistor.Gregg Eshelman on A Quarter Century Of The IMac.sdfsdfdsd on Measuring Planck’s Constant (Again).Andrew Henderson on An Odd Home Computer From The 1980s.Joshua on Ask Hackaday: Why Retrocomputing?.JvandeWerken on Smart Doorbell Focuses On Privacy.combinatorylogic on Why Nuclear Bombs Can’t Set The World On Fire.H de Jong on Hackaday Prize 2023: Universal Tensile Testing Machine.Prfesser on Measuring Planck’s Constant (Again).Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The QWERTY Drum Set 1 Comment As someone else mentioned, the only things missing are the colons. They did a good job of sorting this out in their clock design with the TFT displays plugging in securely. The flexible connectors are the problem in my opinion. I’ve got a couple of those 1.14″ TFT/IPS displays in my box of lonely parts. There really isn’t anything magic going on with this clock other than the mechanical design, which is excellent. Even if they don’t open-source it, it’s going to happen anyway. The next very next day there might be a bunch of clock clones on Ebay for $20 each instead of $174. Yeah, the problem with open-sourcing something in China is cannibalism. It’s on a VLAN except for the peek-a-boo instance when it’s allowed to set itself which literally takes less than a second (fixed IP of course). I have an ESP8266 clock with a (real) DS3231 RTC that sets itself using the NTP pool once per day. I don’t understand the “regulatory (and now including security) hurdles”. Answer: Open-source it and let users add the feature.” “…because nice hardware and hackable for fun :-D” Yes hackable for fun does add value, it’s just at $174 the climb is too steep for me right L said: “True, for that kind of money (and considering it’s just software) not having NTP is really not acceptable… On the negative side, there are a lot of regulatory (and now including security) hurdles. Posted in clock hacks Tagged IPS display, nixie clock, nixie tube, nixie tube alternative Post said: “It runs an ESP32 if you look at the pictures.” Ah, didn’t notice that. Back in 2019 we covered the FIXIE (faux-Nixie) project which used OLED screens in a similar manner, but wasn’t quite as compact as this IPS panel approach. This earlier plywood-based clock uses edge illuminated acrylic digit panels to mimic the Nixie tube effect. This isn’t EleksMaker’s first attempt at a Nixie tube replacement. We wish more products would follow this trend. This is a selling point for many people, as this device doesn’t require a phone app for control. One beneficial side effect of having all these display is that changing the settings of your clock is no longer a cryptic experience - the displays are used to show and select options in clear text. While this is a finished product put out by EleksMaker, the concept is clearly adaptable to DIY projects as well. For example, if you don’t like the Nixie look, you can select from a suite of styles or make your own set of custom digits. The effect is quite impressive, and the fact that each digit is a complete display leads to quite a bit of flexibility. Based on ’s measurement of these displays, it appears they are the same 16:9 IPS displays used in the TTGO ESP32 modules. They are mounted like tiny billboards, each one inside glass bulbs to mimic that retro look. This is a re-imagining of a Nixie tube clock using six 135×240 pixel IPS display panels. Over on ’s YouTube channel he’s excited about a new gadget that finally arrived after months of waiting - the EleksTube IPS fake Nixie tube clock.
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