Neon Pixels Matrix Display Clock
https://www.electronics-lab.com/neon-pixels-matrix-display-clock/
Pierre @pierremuth.wordpress.com shares his latest project with us. It’s a neon lamp dot matrix clock based on INS-1 tubes. He writes: As a big enthusiast of glowing neon, I had to do something with the INS-1 (ИНC-1) tubes. Disclaimer: this project is inefficient in many aspects, fortunately plenty of time was available during the 2020 […]
HV Nixie DC-DC Switching Power Supply using MAX1771
https://www.electronics-lab.com/hv-nixie-dc-dc-switching-power-supply-using-max1771/
Nixie tubes need about ~180Vdc to light up and thus on most devices, a DC-DC converter is needed. Here we designed a simple DC-DC switching regulator capable of powering most of Nixie tubes. The board accepts 12Vdc input and gives an output of 150-250Vdc. The module is based on the MAX1771 Step-Up DC-DC Controller. The […]
NIXLER: limited edition nixie tube clock
https://www.electronics-lab.com/nixler-limited-edition-nixie-tube-clock/
The NIXLER is being built as an open-source project and designed with the DIYer in mind. I’ve included a USB to UART chip directly on the board making the NIXLER easy to reprogram. This together with the onboard ESP32 microcontroller with wifi/bluetooth, enables full customization. Hook up the NIXLER to your computer, open up the […]
Making of a New Nixie Tube
https://www.electronics-lab.com/making-new-nixie-tube/
Dalibor Farny shows us how he hand make new Nixie tubes on this interesting video! The nixie tube is a vintage display device which had been used until 70s when it was replaced with LED displays. The complex knowledge of manufacture of nixie tubes literally died with tube factory’s engineers, glassblowers and machine operators. I […]