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Posted details and source code for my Nixie Clock to github https://github.com/GRMrGecko/NixieClock

PiTroller is my new project, the LEDs you see there have been replaced with better ones but you get the idea.

photo photo Here is a video of it working.

So. I had struggles figuring this out, so I will explain the details here for people who want to know how.

  1. create a USB flash drive following http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/46707-ms-dos-bootable-flash-drive-create.html
  2. Modify the board to prevent contact of the 2 pins mentioned here ht...

The code for the clock is pretty much done. I made it really simple to communicate with all the different nixie tubes. You simply call the function bool Nixies::initialize(unsigned int theSerialPin, unsigned int theSerialClockPin, unsigned int theRegisterClockPin, unsigned int theNixieCount) on th...

I got bluetooth working last night on the clock really quickly. Steps are as follows.

  1. Plug in bluetooth board to Arduino programming ports, 5V to 5V, GND to GND, RX to DOUT, and TX to DIN.
  2. When the clock is powered on, the bluetooth board should light up and you should be able to pair with you...