15-digit Nixie clock contains mostly non-useful information

15-digit-nixie-clock

[Jarek Lupinski] is at it again, this time building a clock using 15 Nixie tubes. Just look at the time.... wait, how do you read this now? It's not seconds since the epoch, but an homage to a very expensive New York City art piece. [Jarek] took his inspiration from the Metronome art installation in Union Square. We hadn't heard of it before and were shocked to learn that this art was … [Read more...]

Tap-controlled metronome

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[Adam] and his buddy [Matthew] sent in their tap-controlled metronome, or as they prefer, "metronome with an attitude." Using the piezo speaker you can tap patterns and rhythm into the memory and it will repeat it back to you in loop. The two buttons allow you to speed up or slow down the beat which is indicated by an led array. As per their request, we mention its entirely on a PIC 16F, not an … [Read more...]