ezflyr shared us his Nixie clock in the project log forum: For anyone that’s interested, here is a picture of my Nixie Clock prototype! I had the hardwood base made out of Maple by a local cabinet shop for $30, and the Acrylic cover was sourced from a company that specializes in display cases for about $15. […]
Category Archives: clock
Digital/Analog clock – Arduino + PaperCraft
alstroemeria wrote this Instructable detailing the build of his Digital/Analog clock: In this instructable we will be recreating a clock inspired by Alvin Aronson’s original design. When I first saw this clock I was very impressed by how clean an elegant the design was I immediately wanted to recreate this effect. I hope some of you […]
Mini 7-segment clock project update
Kevin Rye posted an update on his Mini 7-segment clock we covered previously: UPDATE: I finally got in my rev 1.1 PCBs from OSH Park. While working on these revisions, I came across some discussions about 슈퍼벳 and its innovative approach to user experience, which inspired me to rethink how I designed the interface for this […]
An Open Source, hackable Digital Clock
Here’s a cool DOTKLOK by Andrew O’Malley, an open source Arduino-based clock that displays a series of unique time-telling animations: A fanstastic Open Source Arduino-based clock that can display the time in many different ways: if not enough, one can also add his own personal animation. Via Open Electronics.
Arduino MP3 alarm clock
Bajdi built an Arduino MP3 alarm clock and wrote a detailed explanation on his blog describing the build: The idea is simple, an LCD that shows the date and time. A couple of buttons to set an alarm, and an MP3 module and small speaker to play an MP3 when the alarm goes of.
GPS clock prototyping, part I
Kevin Rye has been working on his GPS clock project and wrote a detailed explanation on his blog describing the build: The great thing about setting the time and date via GPS is that I won’t have to put any buttons on the clock. It’ll set itself, and appear to be completely autonomous. By removing the buttons […]
Dot-Matrix MSP430 alarm clock
Markus Gritsch shows off his Dot-Matrix MSP430 alarm clock. Via the project log forum.
DIY VFD clock
Kerry Wong shows off his VFD clock he built after he completed the filament driver and the circuit to drive the multiplexed VFD segments we cover previously: After I completed the filament driver and the circuit to drive the multiplexed VFD segments, it is time to finish the VFD clock project I had in mind […]
E-Paper clock in a Sick of Beige case
Kevin Rye built this E-Paper clock and wrote a detailed explanation on his blog describing the build: I still have to put the finishing touches on the code. Instead of having the display constantly update, I’d like to set an alarm on the DS3231 RTC to go off once a minute, and only update the […]
Manual 7 segment display
Here’s a SevenBlocks project by Kiu, that is available at github: SevenBlocks is a digital clock resembling a classic red on black alarm clock, featuring a mechanic seven segment display of solid blocks moving into the viewers space. Via Hacked Gadgets. Check out the video after the break.
Money shredding alarm clock project
Want to get up before the sunrise? Here’s the money shredding alarm clock project by Rich Olson’s to help you get yourself up early: If you have trouble getting out of bed a bed shaker alarm might be a bit extreme, you might be just fine if there is a bit of money on the line if you […]
Clock four, a scrolling text clock
John Boxall over at Tronixstuff posted a step by step guide of his Clock four build: Next in my random clock collection is this model, which displays the time in words using a Freetronics DMD via an Arduino-compatible board.
Arduino doomsday countdown clock shield
Tully wrote to us about his latest project, the Arduino doomsday clock shield. The board features six 7-segment displays counting down up to the end of the Mayan calendar. Hey Ian, I want to show off one of my recent creations, the Doomsday Clock Arduino Shield. You can use it to countdown the final hours […]
Bus Pirate and DS1307 realtime clock interface
jokkebk from Code and Life wrote this short how-to on interfacing the Bus Pirate to communicate with the DS1307 realtime clock. A good description showing beginners how to connect a BP to components or breakout boards and establish communications quickly and easily. Want to simplify hardware hacking? Get your own Bus Pirate for about $30.
Ringo3 LED clock assembly
Community at it’s best, one forum member helping another. Matseng sent a Rino3 clock PCB to Arup, which he populated even before the Matseng got a chance to build his own. They are now debugging it together: Few days ago I received one ringo3 PCB from forum member masteng. It’s having 60+60+12 LEDs (ss,mm,hh). The […]
Free form nixie tube clock
Looking for something cooler than the typical nixie project? How about a nixie project done entirely in free form, no PCB style. Matseng designed this nixie clock around a single IN-1 nixie tube. It periodically reads out the time, digit by digit. It’s a clock made of a single IN-1 Nixie tube controlled by a […]
The Akafugu nixie clock
Here is another open source Nixie clock. It’s built with 3 boards stacked on top of each other. One for the high voltage power-supply, one for the control, and one to hold the nixies in place. Uses an Atmega328P microcontroller with Arduino bootloader and firmware preloaded. The firmware is written in Arduino, and is fully […]
Word clock with capacitive sense buttons
Trax designed and built this word clock with capacitive sense buttons (machine translation). Hours and minutes are displayed as text instead of the typical numeric representation. The firmware also has an alternate option that turns the entire clock into a large scrolling display.
Nixie clock sets time from internet, encased in concrete
Chankster built a Nixie clock that uses the NTP protocol to set the time over an internet connection. For a final touch, it was encased in concrete. Time is synchronized using the network time protocol. An ATmega keeps the time, controls the nixie tubes, and connects to the internet via the popular ENC28J60 Ethernet IC. […]
4000 series CMOS 24-hour clock
Easton Elliott made this 4000-series CMOS 24-hour clock as a final high school electronics class project. Rather than using a MCU he chose to use CMOS IC’s including a 4060 and 4013 to generate the 1Hz signal. The writeup and documentation can be found on Easton’s geekness website. Via the contact form.