Homemade 6 digit VFD clock IV-22 RGB led gps/wifi connection & battery backup

Description

MADE IN THE USA
Wifi or GPS module included for network connection which enables
automatic
time & date set
Uses all standard size components (not surface mount "throwaways") so it can actually be repaired as opposed to other designs.
The microcontroller and decoder chips are in sockets for easy replacement.
These IV-22 tubes are in pin sockets for easy replacement. (not soldered in)
The RGB leds make it possible to produce different color backlighting, user selectable. Just press & hold the led color button.
See a demo of it here.
Battery backup included using 9 volt battery.
A six - digit VFD clock using IV-22 VFD tubes with RGB led backlighting. The enclosure is plexiglass, homemade from 1/8".
Homemade, not a commercial product. Below are the operating instructions. User selected 120VAC (U.S. standard) or 240VAC (some other countries)
I will ship it anywhere in the world, but I cannot be responsible for problems
and/or delays caused by customs in your country. International buyers, please
send your address for a shipping quote.
It is an entirely homemade novelty craft project from my workbench.
Outside dimensions are about 8" W x 4" H x 4" D. Battery backup uses a nine volt battery.
Calendar with leap years built in until 2100, can be set to display MM/DD/YY every minute on seconds count 50-53.
User programmable sleep/wake function, to turn the display on/off at preset times, in order to conserve tube life.
Rudimentary alarm buzzer can be set for alert once per day on hour.
Made entirely from repairable/replaceable parts, IC's are socketed for easy replacement.
GPS / WiFi module enabled automatically sets time & date
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Instruction set for VFD clock
Note: if your clock has battery backup, in order to start from this point you should:
1) unplug the cord
2)unplug the battery
3) plug cord back in
4) plug battery back in
For wifi version:
To set time zone: Press LED COLOR and while holding, press TOGGLE, then release both.
Use fast set to select time zone, when correct, press slow set twice to enter run mode.
To refresh time from the network (or gps) press fast set & toggle.
To turn DST ON/OFF:
Press slow set & toggle, use fast set to select all 0's = DST on, all 1's = DST off.
Press LED COLOR to return to run mode.
When plugged in, the blue led should light immediately and the display will read 00:00:00 for five seconds.
To enable the calendar to display, press either fast set or slow set once, and the display will change to 11:11:11 for three seconds. This means the calendar has been enabled.
The tubes should then display 1:11 for three seconds for 60HZ, or 0:00 for 50HZ. If the wrong frequency was erroneously detected, please unplug it, wait until the leds go out, and then plug it back in.
Next the tubes should display: 12 (12 hour format, the default setting) for three seconds. To choose 24 hour format, press the fast set button once, and the display should be: 24 for three seconds, then display will show 1:00:00 (or 12:00:00 if 12 hr. format) and normal time keeping begins, set buttons operate as fast set / slow set, (hours / minutes).
To change the color of the led underlighting, press the ledcolor button until the color changes. If the button is held, it will cycle through all the color choices until it returns to blue (default color).
To manually turn the display on/off , push the button in the back ( toggle )and hold for no longer than one second until the display toggles.
To program the preset on/off times from normal time keeping mode: Press both buttons and the display will blank. Press the fast set button to increment hours to the desired on time ( : 1 after the hour indicates AM , : 0 indicates PM ) .Press slow set to confirm your choice , and the hour you selected will appear with :00 for PM , :11 for AM. To set the alarm for this time, press fast set again, and “1” will be displayed on the last nixie. (xx:xx:x1 ) Please refer to youtube for illustration: alarm demo
Press either button once to enter the OFF time set mode. Follow the same procedure, and after the OFF time is confirmed (: XX appears after the hour selected), press slow set button to enter normal timekeeping (fast set, slow set) mode. To program a second set of sleep / wake times, press fast set and repeat the procedure for a second time. Please refer to the youtube link for illustration: 2nd on/off times setup demo
Note : The clock will display 12:00 AM to start (1:00 AM if in 24HR mode) so if the present time is after noon, you will need to advance the time past 12:00 in order to reach the PM hours (if in 12 HR mode) else the preset on/off times may be reversed. I.E.: if the present time is 8:00 PM, you need to advance PAST 8:00 once, then stop at 8:00.
Set calendar date (old way, without wifi or gps):
To set the calendar date: Press and hold fast set, then press and also hold the toggle button (button in the back) at the same time, and the date will fast set. Release the toggle button, but hold the fast set, and the date will display until fast set is released. Next hold down slow set & toggle to slow set the date. Again, release toggle while still holding down slow set and the date will display until slow set is released. The date should appear on the second’s count of 50 to 53. It is in mm/dd/yy format. Please refer to the youtube for illustration: youtube demo
Thanks again for your purchase !