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Nixieclock

docsteer·nixieclock·hardware/pi-nixie.kicad_pcb

Nixieclock PCB layout, top view — open source Raspberry Pi board by docsteer

About the Nixieclock PCB

Nixieclock is an open source Raspberry Pi PCB design by docsteer, published on GitHub under the CC0-1.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 200 × 75 mm, with 48 components from 23 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the Raspberry_Pi_2_3, from the Raspberry Pi family. Other key parts include the HV5530. By type, the board carries 12 resistors, 10 capacitors, 6 diodes, 4 connectors, 2 ICs and 1 crystal.

It belongs with the displays & leds designs in this gallery.

From the project

Software and hardware for a nixie clock based on Raspberry Pi Zero W and IN14 tubes

The design has hour, minute and second displays, separator digits (IN-1 indicators), and RGB LED underlighting of the tubes.

It drives the tubes, and controls the LED underlighting based on astrononical time, pre-dawn, after dawn, after noon, after sunset)

It requires the following libraries (which you can install with ):

Nixieclock, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Nixieclock

HV5530

Nixieclock bill of materials (BOM)

48 components, 23 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
2
HV5530
U1, U2
1
32.768kHz
Y1
1
Raspberry_Pi_2_3
J1
1
TERMINAL
J3
1
GPIO
J4
1
Conn_01x03_Female
J5
1
Battery_Cell
BT1
1
HOURS_A1
N1
1
HOURS_B1
N2
1
MINS_A1
N3
1
MINS_B1
N4
1
SECS_A1
N5
1
SECS_B1
N6
2
Lamp_Neon
NE1, NE2
1
DELPHI_NC06
PS1
2
CD4504B
Z2, Z3
1
DS1307+
Z4
6
WS2812B
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6
8
0.1uF 100V
C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13
1
270uF 16V
C14
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QtyPartRefs
1
680uF 10V
C15
8
R_US
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8
4
R_US
R9, R10, R14, R15

Nixieclock design files

The KiCad project lives in the docsteer/nixieclock repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Nixieclock: common questions

What microcontroller does the Nixieclock use?

The Nixieclock is built around the Raspberry_Pi_2_3, from the Raspberry Pi family.

How big is the Nixieclock PCB?

The Nixieclock measures 200 × 75 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Nixieclock?

48 components, from 23 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Nixieclock design files?

From the docsteer/nixieclock repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Nixieclock design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC0-1.0 license, which docsteer chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Nixieclock without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug Raspberry Pi firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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