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arduino-nixie
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How to go about outputting PC stats (CPU usage, temperature,...) to Nixie tubes?
I also wanted to be able to tweak the code running on my clocks, and ended up with several clocks from RLB Designs, for which I wrote my own software. The most nixie-specific part of the code (which I imagine is shared in principle with most other kits) loops over the digits to display them one at a time (or two at a time in RLB's case) in a technique called multiplexing, which simplifies the hardware requirements. You usually just write updated display values into a buffer whenever you have them, and the loop keeps the multiplexing scheme going (it is the only part of my code that uses delays, which I would like to get rid of).
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Something a bit different! A digital clock made with a reclaimed mahogany case, and electromechanical seven-segment modules that started life in a petrol pump. :)
Indeed, it's the inversion part I need to figure out. I've seen some displays with two coils for each vane, one for each direction, so it's just a matter of applying that transitory power to one or the other; but with just one, some kind of H-bridge is required, and really the challenge is how best to implement that with a reduced component count via multiplexing (e.g. driving one digit or one vane at a time). I maintain an Arduino clock program that already supports various display types – just need to find the time to figure it out and add support for these too!
rack_nixie_display
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Nixie display for my rack
It's a custom PCB. The code and hardware is open source if you wish to check it out: https://github.com/ThisIsntTheWay/rack_nixie_display
What are some alternatives?
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nixie-counter - An ESP8266-based 6-digit IN-12B nixie counter that queries Python APIs
MD_MAX72XX - LED Matrix Library
Nick-ESP8266 - Nick is a series of different Nixie clocks based on ESP8266.
esphome - ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.
cloxie_nixie_clock - Schematics and code for Cloxie: my Nixie Tube Clock.
Nixie-Pomodoro-Clock - Nixie Pomodoro Clock
WLED - Control WS2812B and many more types of digital RGB LEDs with an ESP8266 or ESP32 over WiFi!
7-day-alarm-clock - An alarm clock with separate alarm times for each day of the week. It is programmed for Arduino and built using components from Sparkfun that connect using their Qwiic system.