Jenny VFD Clock

One of my all time favorite VFD clocks is the Jenny design from NixieKits.eu. Well, Jürgen Grau has a new version out that is USB powered and is based on the same firmware as the Lena/Lars/Laura clocks. This thing looks awesome.

Jenny VFD Clock

Features

  • Hours, Minutes and Seconds display
  • 3 x 2 multiplex for less tube noise and higher brightness; based on the modern Supertex HV driver HV5812
  • Selectable 12 or 24 hour display modes
  • Uses a Quartz Crystal Oscillator as timebase with software adjustable accuracy
  • Programmable leading zero blanking
  • Date display in either DD.MM.YY or MM.DD.YY or YY.MM.DD format
  • Programmable date display each minute or selectable with a single button push
  • Scrolling display during fading-in the date or standard display change
  • Alarm with programmable snooze period
  • Optional DCF / WWVB / MSF / GPS sync. with status LED; prepared for fitting the ASK receiver module from the „Wireless GPS connection“
  • Dedicated DST button for easy switching between DST and standard time
  • Super Capacitor backup keeps time during power outages for more than 6 hours.
  • Simple time setting using two buttons
  • Five programmable IV-15 column settings (Flashing AM/PM indication, illuminated AM/PM indication, always flashing, always on / off)
  • Seconds can be reset to zero to precisely set the time
  • Programmable night mode - blanked or dimmed display to save tubes life or prevent sleep disturbance
  • Indicator LEDs dim at night mode too to prevent sleep disturbance
  • Weekday aware „Master Blank“ function to turn off all displays on weekends or working hours
  • Separate modes for column IV-15 tubes during night mode
  • Standard or fading display modes as an eye-catcher
  • „Slot Machine“ effect as eye-catcher
  • Programmable RGB tube lighting – select your favourite colour palette
  • 729 colours possible. Have a different colour of your choice every hour or autochanging colours with variable speed
  • Programmable temperature display in °C or °F at seconds 30...35
  • All user preferences stored in non-volatile memory
  • Circuity works with safe 36 VDC Tubes Anode voltage

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Comments   

#1 Michael 2012-11-29 03:38
just bought one of these. Beautiful kit. Can't wait to get my hands on it
+1 #2 олег 2012-12-15 21:47
есть ли видео работы?
#3 Michael 2013-01-15 04:16
This a really nice kit and a very nice VFD. IV-11's are significantly brighter than the orginal and the GPS functions perfectly! IV-15's are beautiful little tubes! LED's auto cycling works a little nicer on the original but certainly not bad. Well worth the bucks!
https://picasaweb.google.com/105732240228151524371/JennyReloaded
+5 #4 Dave Colins 2014-01-01 23:45
I bought one of these from the nixiekits site at the end of November 2013. Before buying the thing i exchanged several emails with 'Mr Nixie', but as soon as i had paid via paypal, all contact suddenly ceased and any emails i sent were ignored. The phone number appeared to not work.
The clock was never shipped, so i had to open a paypal dispute which was also completely ignored. Eventually paypal gave me my money back at the end of December . I have still had no response to any of my attempts to contact nixiekits.
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