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Title: Steampunk Styled Nixie Clock with 6 IN-14 Tubes, RTC, RGB LEDs and Vintage Bulbs Post by: Schnolle on April 10, 2015, 01:33:01 PM Hi Guys,
My Name is Thomas, I'm a mechanical engineer and CAD Developer from Germany. Last Christmas Santa brought me an Arduino starter set and I thought about what I could use it for. I always like Nixie clocks and when I found the Arduinix, I started this project. On eBay I found a vintage box with nice compact dimensions and a high top cover which seemed fit very good. (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-4XdbbD4/0/M/DSC_9038-M.jpg) (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-tc3z6rZ/0/M/IMG_1193-M.jpg) (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-ZJ6Lwr6/0/M/IMG_1194-M.jpg) I wanted to combine the clock with a desk light and also added two small e14 vintage light bulbs. There are RGB LEDs under each Tube and two additional LEDs underneath some gear-wheels. The color of the LEDs can be controlled via 3 switches, the additional 3-way-switch toggles the display of the current time or date. There is a micro switch which is toggled by the box cover to completely shut it off when closing. A battery powered RTC module keeps the time while the box is closed. (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-gnDR8Cp/0/M/DSC_9033-M.jpg) (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-mMQZdZL/0/M/DSC_9008-M.jpg) (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-fKNWNNJ/0/M/DSC_9015-M.jpg) (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-wP86SP8/0/M/DSC_9020-M.jpg) (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-fhkrbZr/0/M/DSC_9027-M.jpg) The two knobs on each side control the brightness of the LEDs and the light bulbs. Check out this video for more details including a little "animation" I added when the tubes are activated: http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-42VVnX3 (http://fotos.thomas-spiller.de/Personal/Arduino-Nixie-Clock/i-42VVnX3) It all went pretty smooth thanks to all the great threads I found in this forum. I'd like to thank you all for describing your great projects and how you managed to realize them. Regards, Thomas |