‘FunKlock’
Issue 5 (14 November 2019)
www.pvelectronics.co.uk
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Nixie FunKlock - Features
- Hours, Minutes and Seconds display on four IN-12 Nixie Tubes
- Uses a Quartz Crystal Oscillator as the timebase
- Programmable leading zero blanking
- Supercapacitor backup. Keeps time during short power outages
- Simple time setting using two buttons
- Variable intensity LED backlighing in a variety of colour options
- Programmable leading zero blanking
- Five programmable neon colon settings (Flashing AM/PM indication,
illuminated AM/PM indication, both flashing, both on, both off)
- Seconds can be reset to zero to precisely the set time
- Programmable night mode - blanked or dimmed display to save tubes
or prevent sleep disturbance.
- Separate modes for colon neons during night mode
- Standard, or scrollback display modes
- ‘Slot Machine’ Cathode poisoning prevention routine
- Not AC frequency dependent – works in all countries
- All user preferences stored to non-volatile memory
- Timekeeping trimmable in configuration setup
- Dedicated 3 way header to power and Synchronise our DekaDuo
Dekatron driver.
