Six Digit Nixie Clock with IN-4 (end view) tubes

Name: Six Digit Nixie Clock with IN-4 (end view) tubes
SKU: 20325
Price: 200.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Homemade six-digit Nixie Clock, made with IN-4 nixie tubes, RGB led backlighting, user selected. GPS driven time set. Fully assembled.

Designed by Oscilloscope clocks in United States of America

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This is a store featuring my homemade electronic novelty clocks, made using obsolete electronic tubes, and my kits designed for diy for these clocks.

Homemade six-digit Nixie Clock, made with IN-4 nixie tubes, RGB led backlighting, user selected. GPS driven time set. Fully assembled.

This a fully assembled product (not a kit), made in the USA. Now has a GPS or wifi option so time & date are extracted from GPS or network and will set automatically. See an example at: https://www.y…

This a fully assembled product (not a kit), made in the USA.

Now has a GPS or wifi option so time & date are extracted from GPS or network and will set automatically. See an example at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S08MFrFA0B8

This clock also works well with the excellent wifi module available from Azevedo Devices at: https://www.tindie.com/stores/Mazevedo/

Homemade six-digit Nixie clock, made using IN-4 (Soviet) nixie tubes, backlit with RGB LEDs, which can change color by pressing a button. It has a calendar, rudimentary alarm (buzzer) and can be programmed to turn the display on & off at preset times. Can also run in 24 hours (military) time. Nixie tubes were once used in lab equipment in the 1960's, before the use of led displays. The tubes are filled with neon, which lights around the wire frame numbers.

All component parts are replaceable/repairable. Battery backup uses a nine-volt battery. Can be set for 120VAC (standard U.S. service) or 240VAC (some other countries). I will ship worldwide, but I cannot be responsible for problems or delays caused by customs in your country. A youtube clip of it running: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzcBRf4j2Jo Obviously, it is a novelty item meant for entertainment only, and since it is homemade, user discretion is strongly advised.

Instructions for Nixie clock:

Note if your clock has battery backup. In order to start from this point you should:

unplug the cord
unplug the battery
plug cord back in
plug battery back in

To set the time:

When plugged in, the LEDs should light immediately and the display will read 11:11:11 for five seconds.
To enable GPS to auto set the time (if equipped), press fast set once and the display will change to 33:33:33.
To select a time zone (for GPS), press the LED COLOR button and the middle tubes will display “01”.
Press fast set to cycle through the time zones. When the correct number corresponding to the time zone needed is selected from the list below, press slow set twice to return to set up.
The display will change after a few seconds to 00:00:00.
To enable the calendar to display, press toggle once, and the display will change to 22:22:22 for three seconds.This means the calendar has been enabled.
Next, the display will read “11:11” while the firmware detects the frequency automatically (60HZ, 50HZ or 1PPS). The tubes should then display 1:11 for three seconds for 60HZ, or 0:00 for 50HZ or 4:44 for 1PPS.
If the wrong frequency was erroneously detected, unplug, wait until the LEDs go out, and then plug back in.
Next, the tubes should display: 12 (12 hour format, the default setting) for three seconds.
To choose 24 hour format, press the fast set button once, and the display should be 24 for three seconds, then the display will show 1:00:00 (or 12:00:00 if 12 hr. format) and normal time keeping begins.
The set buttons operate as fast set / slow set, (hours / minutes). If the gps auto set is enabled, the time and date will be set automatically at this point. If equipped with the WifiModule, please follow the setup instructions below.

To set the calendar date:

Press and hold fast set, then press and also hold the led color button (button in the back) at the same time, and the date will fast set.
Release the led color button, but hold the fast set, and the date will display until fast set is released.
Next, hold down slow set & led color to slow set the date.
Again, release led color while still holding down slow set and the date will display until slow set is released.
The date should appear on the second’s count of 50 to 53. It is in mm/dd/yy format.
Please refer to the youtube for illustration: youtube demo
To manually turn the display on/off , push the button in the back ( toggle )and hold for no longer than one second until the display toggles.

To program the preset on/off times from normal timekeeping mode:

Press both buttons and the display will blank.
Press the fast set button to increment hours to the desired on time (:1 after the hour indicates AM, :0 indicates PM).
Press slow set to confirm your choice, and the hour you selected will appear with :00 for PM, :11 for AM.
To set the alarm for this time, press fast set again, and “1” will be displayed on the last nixie. (xx:xx:x1 )
Please refer to youtube for illustration: alarm demo
Press either button once to enter the OFF time set mode.
Follow the same procedure, and after the OFF time is confirmed (: XX appears after the hour selected), press slow set button to enter normal timekeeping (fast set, slow set) mode.
To program a second set of sleep / wake times, press fast set and repeat the procedure for a second time.
Please refer to the youtube link for illustration: 2nd on/off times setup demo *Note: The clock will display 12:00 AM to start (1:00 AM if in 24HR mode) so if the present time is afternoon, you will need to advance the time past 12:00 in order to reach the PM hours (if in 12 HR mode) else the preset on/off times may be reversed. I.E.: if the present time is 8:00 PM, you need to advance PAST 8:00 once, then stop at 8:00. If GPS equipped, time will set automatically.

To change the color of the led underlighting:

Press the led color button until the color changes. If the button is held, it will cycle through all the color choices until it returns to blue (default color).

Setup for the Wifi Module:

After plugging the clock in, check available networks using your device, you should see an access point named “WifiModule”.
After disconnecting from any other network, connect to the Wifi Module.
Open your browser and type 192.168.4.1 in the address bar and press enter or go to bring up the Connect page.
Enter your SSID (network name) and password and click “submit”.
The confirmation page will appear and WifiModule will connect to your network. Time & date will set automatically.

If you need to erase the saved name & password, please unplug the clock for ten seconds, then hold down the “reset” button on the WifiModule and plug the clock back in. The led on the WifiModule should light.