![]() Indeed, the numbers are displayed by a black liquid that reacts to magnets, and by extension to the electronic components moving behind its face. Still in prototype, but very promising, this elegant digital clock, classic at first glance, fascinates the longer you observe the fluid, trembling transitions between the digits. Not only does it show the time and date, it can also flash random four-letter words (database included in the kit), and all kinds of potential puns or pranks, as the firmware is entirely open source. Simply assemble the enclosure to hide the electronics and admire the skillful resurrection of a 20th century vacuum fluorescent display tube. For $130, the circuit board comes pre-soldered, with optional GPS to synchronize the time. Since we already told you how much we liked Akafugu‘s tube clock kits, we’d also like to point out their most accessible timepiece, the VFD Modular Clock IV-18 SMT Edition. Plot Clock tutorial on Thingiverse Retro-chic: VFD tube clock VFD Modular Clock IV-18 SMT Edition, shown here without its enclosure. (Once the body is built, we can’t wait to fine-tune the penmanship…) And precisely because it’s not a kit, the methods and results of the fabrication process vary according to the maker. The concept is to make the pen write the digital time on a white surface that is wiped clean every minute. In addition to the usual nuts and bolts, Plot Clock‘s main parts are an Arduino board, three servomotors and a dry wipe pen. Not quite a kit, but designed to be made in a fablab (if only for access to a 3D printer or laser cutter), this automaton savant is the perfect clock for tinkerers of robots. Time Twister tutorial Digitally empirical: Plot Clock The code is also open source, should you wish to modify it. Its maker, Hans Andersson, has since designed other Lego clocks, but his first Time Twister is the only one that is completely dissected on his website, and therefore open to anyone with the patience and determination to acquire all the parts and put it together at home. If you count yourself among those who prefer complicated to simple, but still have a weakness for numerals when it comes to displaying time, this robotic clock made from Lego Mindstorms just may be your cup of tea. ![]() So the same time can be displayed in various configurations, along with various palettes.Ĭreated in open source by the Quebecker Philippe Chrétien, whose Kickstarter campaign raised 3627% of its goal thanks to 1242 backers in just one month, the Fibonacci Clock is now available in partial and complete ($85) kits.įibonacci Clock kit, $85 Twisted: Time Twister White squares are not counted, and it’s up to you to guess AM or PM. Here, you can read the time by adding up the values of the squares according to their color: hours in red, minutes (multiplied by 5) in green (or yellow, if you’re partial to Mondrian), and values shared by both hours and minutes in blue. When represented geometrically by square surfaces, they describe a spiral shape, which can be found both in nature and in the golden ratio. As a reminder, the Fibonacci sequence begins with the numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5. If you don’t need precision down to the minute, or if you would rather disguise your clock as a decorative piece of abstract art, this numberless timepiece inspired by the Fibonacci sequence displays the time in multiples of 5 minutes… for those who know how to distinguish squares and colors and multiply by 5. Simply solder the LEDs and the components to the circuit (or double the price to receive the assembled board), screw together the case and power via USB.Īpple Mountain kit, $17 Discreet: Fibonacci Clock The Fibonacci Clock displays 7:55. Then all we need to do is add up the values of lit LEDs in each column (1-2-4-8) to deduce the exact time, with real-time “ticking” in blue.Īpple Mountain’s kit ($17 without enclosure) includes all the required electronics (with optional bamboo case). Nevertheless, let’s indulge in the luxury of using RGB colored LEDs to distinguish the hours (red), minutes (green) and seconds (blue). So what could be more minimalist than a tiny LED binary clock that fits between two fingers? © Apple Mountainįor true geeks, there are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don’t. ![]() Makery collected a few stellar samples to suit a wide range of more or less mathematical minds… Mini-geek: Binary Clock Assembled binary clock circuit board with RGB LEDs by Apple Mountain. By Cherise Fong Even if hardcore makers insist on making everything from scratch, especially when it comes to something as simple as a clock, sometimes it’s easier to start off with a kit.
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