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| Ring Clock - My new clock |
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| ColdKeyboard:
Hey everyone! I wanted to share my latest project that I did for myself, then my friends saw it and wanted one as well; so what I did was designed a custom PCB, hacked together some firmware and based on feedback, people like it very much. :) I've posted why I did it, how I did it and all of the source files on my website (https://sasakaranovic.com/projects/ring-clock/). This is the idea that I had for a while; replace my mechanical clock that is awesome, but hearing it go tick-tock at 1AM is annoying, with something that looks like mechanical clock but make no sound. So I took some WS2812 LEDs that I had laying around, got the STM32F103, soldered some wires and that was it for the prototype. Please let me know your thoughts. Also I was thinking about giving away some of the PCBs but they have all gone before I even got the chance to finish writing the blog post. But if someone would like one, you can download gerbers and order from Seeedstudio, OSH or any other PCB fab house. |
| ColdKeyboard:
No feedback at all? This makes me so sad :( |
| JackJones:
I thought it's pretty neat. I did in fact think of doing one myself after seeing this. It's a little bit hard to read though at a glance. Perhaps having an inner led ring with 48 leds to show the hours could improve on that? |
| ColdKeyboard:
--- Quote from: JackJones on November 14, 2018, 05:08:15 am ---I thought it's pretty neat. I did in fact think of doing one myself after seeing this. It's a little bit hard to read though at a glance. Perhaps having an inner led ring with 48 leds to show the hours could improve on that? --- End quote --- Thank you! I thought about adding more LEDs will make it just look more busy and maybe even more confusing, so I opted for not doing that. Also I noticed that people who had difficulty reading it or even understanding that it's a legit clock, once you explain it to them and they check it a few times they get used to it pretty quickly and then like it even more. :) |
| Audioguru:
All my clocks show numbers, not lighted LEDs. My simple chaser circuits show lit LEDs. |
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