NIXIE GPS DST CLOCK PROJECT KIT PIC MICROCONTROLLER RTC

What is included and what is not NCV2.1-14 is the nixie clock kit without the enclosure. The kit contains all required electronic parts, both PCBs as well as preprogrammed PICmicro microcontroller. Mechanical assembly parts are included as well. 6x IN-14 nixie tubes and 2x IN-3 column separator bulbs are included. Board is not assembled and is provided as a kit. Wall-cube power supply and GPS receiver are not included. You can get them in your local store. GPS receiver is optional, clock is fully functional without it. Enclosure is not included. Compatible enclosure may be obtained from NUMINEX. I’m not affiliated with this company, so contact them for availablity and pricing. User’s guide is downloadable following the link at the bottom of this page. In order to lower shipping expenses, hardcopy of this guide is not included along with the kit. The clock is professionally designed using the cutting-edge tools and technologies. PCBs are routed in consideration with thermal dissipation, shortest paths, signal interference and shielding. The best FR4 material is used. All electronic parts are the best quality and comes from the famous producers such as: Philips, Microchip, Texas Instruments, STM, Maxim-Dallas, International-Rectifier, Yageo, Jauch, Maxell, Tokin, Bourns, ACP, Jamicon and others. The clock’s firmware is driven by operating system and is able to work in multitasking mode. Several industrial protocols are involved and dozens of tasks and algorithms are coded. It is quite complex and contains many thousands of code lines. It is programmed so that all settings and tube’s lifetime counter values are stored in the battery back upped memory and are kept safely during the power outage. Moreover, time and date are still counted when the clock has no power. An absolute accuracy may be achieved using GPS synchronization. Clock is fully functional without a GPS receiver. Current version of firmware: v1.3. Technical data Software Time display 12-hour mode 24-hour mode AM/PM indication Programmable leading zero suppression Programmable DST correction (custom rules for various countries including new rules for USA and Canada introduced in 2007) Date display DD/MM/YY mode MM/DD/YY mode Automatic leap year correction Programmable column separators (Lit all the time, blink 1Hz, AM/PM) Programmable tubes shut-down during night time (high voltage power supply complete shutdown) Crossfading with selectable deep (25 options) Three visual effects Selectable refresh rate of tubes (3 options) Tube’s lifetime counter (16-bit, up to 65535 hours) GPS time and date synchronization Selectable time-zone (all time zones) Cathode poisoning prevention Hardware Sandwich design ensures optimal occupied space and shape Through hole components for easy assembling Microchip PIC16F876A main controller with 8K flash, running at 20MHz Real Time Clock with battery back-up (CR2032 Lithium battery) Tube’s drive mode: 3×2 multiplex High voltage power supply with PWM control and software shut-down RS232 levels serial input 2 push buttons Power supply: 9-12V @ 500-1000mA DC; 5.5/2.1mm jack with positive inner Incorrect polarity and current over-consumption protection High precision (10ppm) timebase XTAL High quality printed circuit boards Download: User’s guide IN-14 Datasheet (rus) SHIPPING Kit comes box packed with soft substance between. Will ship to any country worldwide by registered priority air mail. Flat shipping charge to any country is US$19,20. Combined (lower cost) shipping will be applied to several items purchased within a short timeframe. I’m not responsible for package loses if insurance has not been selected. Average delivery time within Europe 5-10 days, to the rest of the world 5-20 days. Packages are dispatched weekly, on mondays and fridays. I’m unable to ship this item to Ukraine and Russia, please do not bid from there. PAYMENT   Payment is accepted via PAYPAL.    Check out my other auctions – bid on multiple items and save on shipping! Thank you for looking and happy bidding!

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