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.
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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