Description
The Arduino Nixie Clock is a beautiful mix of old and new, resulting in a high accuracy, low power clock
which will be a talking point in your home.
The clock has the following features:
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Latest technology, highly reliable and accurate.
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Tried and tested design, with many hundreds of clocks sold.
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Based on the Arduino micro-controller: Easy to program an well documented.
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Open source hardware and software. Nothing is hidden in this clock. (You may modify and load the
software).
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Low power consumption.
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Long tube life: Anti Cathode Poisoning (ACP) and configurable blanking makes sure that the tubes
will stay healthy for many years with no intervention from you.
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The multiplexed display and automatic dimming used in this design extends the life of the tubes
indefinitely. Some other designs run the tubes too “hard”, and this causes a rapid degradation in
the useful life of the tube.
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All settings are stored in non-volatile memory. Once they are set, they are remembered forever, or
until you change them again.
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RGB back lighting allows you to set the the color of the back lighting to practically any color you
desire.
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Ambient light sensing, with automatic tube dimming, which sets the tube and LED brightness
according to the light conditions. This also increases tube life.
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Absolutely silent operation. Some Nixie clocks emit an irritating “buzz” or “hiss” which is especially
annoying if you keep the clock in a bedroom.
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Automatic week day or weekend blanking, extends the life of tubes even further
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Automatic time of day blanking, can blank between a start hour and an end hour, on week days,
weekends or every day
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Configurable suppression of Anti Cathode Poisoning when the clock is fully dimmed. In the middle
of the night, all the digits lighting up at full brightness could be disturbing. You can choose to stop
ACP when the clock is fully dimmed
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The High Voltage Generator auto-calibrates itself to match your tubes and power supply, meaning
that the power consumption is the lowest possible. (Usually 2W when fully bright, 0.4W when
blanked).
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Highly accurate when using RTC module:
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Battery backed, temperature compensated, high accuracy clock. The accuracy is Accuracy
±2ppm from 0°C to +40°C. (Maximum 1 minute per year).
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The battery life should be 3 years in normal use.
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Retains the date and time even when turned off (not just for a few minutes, but for as long
as the battery lasts)
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Leap Year Compensation Valid Up to the year 2100
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Extremely accurate when using the optional Wifi module:
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The time never drifts, is always right to within 1 second.
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Automatically compensates for Daylight Savings Time changes, leap years and seconds.
