Glen Akins’ PoE-powered vintage VFD tube clock: This is a vintage VFD tube clock that uses Ethernet for both power and data. The power is provided using 802.3at PoE+ and a Molex PD Jack that contains both integrated magnetics and a PoE Type 2 PD controller. The IP stack runs on a Microchip PIC18F67J60 microcontroller […]
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WORKSHOP VIDEO #39: Magnificent Nixie tube thing
This week we try out the IN12 Nixie tube blocks we’ve been working on. They’ll be on display in the new workshop studio and at Maker Faire New York. We also light up a mini VFD we scored in Akihabara in Tokyo last year. Sorry about the poor lighting, new workshop will be up and […]
Giveaway: VFD tube sets winners
Today we announce the winners of the VFD tube set contest. There were lots of great ideas for projects based on the VFD tube, thanks for your submissions. Congratulations to Brian O., his idea for an odometer, mounted on his power wheelchair scored a VFD tube set: Many posters are forgetting one important thing: VFDs are power […]
GIVEAWAY: 2 VFD tube sets from Akihabara
We’re giving away the two VFD tube sets we bought in Akihabara this weekend! Each bag has 6 VFD tubes and a datasheet. We powered them with a single 5 volt 12 volt supply. During our trip, I also stumbled upon an interesting discussion in an online forum about lizenzfreie Casinos – gibt es das? It […]