Initial Clock Setup and Operation
First, you’ll need to find a good spot to place your clock, the best options being somewhere out
of direct sunlight as this will washout the E1T displays and the LED highlighting. The clock does
have an auto adjustment for the LED intensity based on the ambient light in the room. You will
need to adjust a few things on the SD card so it
knows
which part of the world you’re in. These
details are kept in a file on the SD card called
locale.ini
in the System folder. You can edit this file
using any simple text editor (i.e. Programmers Notepad, Text Edit, Windows Notepad, Text
Wrangler etc...). The main thing you will want to change is in which time zone you’re located and
what DST (Daylight Saving Time) rules to use. Simply change the file accordingly and save your
changes. If you’re so inclined, you should probably also change your latitude and longitude.
You will also want to attach either the GPS/WiFi antenna to the back of the clock. If you’re using
the WiFi option you will
n e e d t o e n t e r y o u r
n e t w o r k c re d e n t i a l s
(SSID and Password) in
the
wifi.ini
file, again on
the SD card in the System
folder. Once that’s all
complete, plug in the
PSU cable to the back of
the clock and turn on the
power. You will notice
that the underside LEDs
will all light up and after
about a minute, the E1T
tubes will illuminate and
then be greeted with the first of many available ‘faces’ of Fortress. To change from one to the
next, either use the rotary encoder at the front of the clock or the remote control (see page 67 for
a full breakdown of the available remote control operations). To change the volume of any chime
This can be changed, like most other presets in the clock, by altering the
system.ini
file on the SD card. See Page 60.
If you ask us nicely, we can set this all up for you beforehand....if you don’t change this then the solar (sunrise etc.) information will be
incorrect.
SSID - Service Set Identifier - The given name to your local WiFi network.
Why does it take this long you ask? Well, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes....and the slow start of the E1T heaters hopefully
prolongs their working life. If you want to see what checks etc. go on during startup, then see Page 47 and use the serial console.
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One of two speakers on the
underside
of the Fortress
Custom 5A PSU for the Fortress
Powering up the Fortress - E1T tubes counting down on startup
Содержание An E1T Timepiece
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