Here’s something that’s a little late to celebrate the fact that all the events in Back to the Future have happened in the past, but that’s what time machines are for, right? [Deater] created Pi-powered time circuits and a flux capacitor. He might not have a DeLorean, but he does have the equipment to turn a DeLorean into a cool car.
The ‘time circuits’ shown on-screen in Back to the Future actually weren’t very complex; the times were just cutouts with lights and gels; no real electronics wizardry necessary. Of course the BttF DeLorean has since been remodeled and refurbished with time circuits that look and act the part, and [Deater]’s time circuits have everything you would expect: a display of the destination, current, and last time, sound effects, numeric keypad, flux capacitor, and a speedometer.
While it doesn’t simulate the time circuits from the movie exactly, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The movie time circuits were colored gels, and wouldn’t exactly be practical for a Raspberry Pi-based prop. It’s a great build, and one that would look great in either a ’98 Nissan Altima or a DeLorean
Overkill.
A Raspberry Pi and LEDs, what more could you want? Thanks Brian.
Can I join the Fan Club?
A whole Pi for a clock?
Ironic considering Pi’s have no RTC….
It needs a Piezo sensor to detect you HIT the box and cause the display to scramble for a bit and make the noise.
with the current setup the display does glitch out occasionally. Best guess is there’s some sort of noise/bad connection across all the i2c cabling. I feel like it does add a certain element of authenticity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
haha interestingly enough if I do manage to get it installed in a car it’s likely to be a ’99 Mercury Tracer. Wish I still had the ’66 Mustang, it’d be much easier to get it to 88MPH, but much harder to get the current speed off of the CAN bus.
I am sooooo totally putting this in my Delorean. I already have designs for speed sensors, and I have EL wire set up for the lighting… This is going to be the best car ever…
Can U share a circuit diagram to deejayxenon90@gmail.com for help to remake it 😃 Thanks !
Hello,
I am French and I could see your wonderful project. Very nice work.
I tried to see one of your drawing with Eagle but I can’t open it. (ex: redgreen_ledboard.sch).
With What can I open it?
Sincerely
Jeremy
Ok, I was born in 73, huge fan, went to theater about 17 times to watch it! in honors electronics in high school, build hot rods, retired disabled veteran and I’ve always wanted a delorean! I have dreamt of having any of these props and especially, the time circuits, plutonium chamber (roentgen meter) and of course a flux capacitor but I can’t afford them. I’m simply wanting to do radio shack, find a tear up an old touch-tone phone and build some time circuits! Please, is there a kit? List of parts out here?? Can someone help me please? I’m loving this one!