Hey Chris. I email you also So just let me know. I want both ZM1350 and a B7971 ... From: Chris To: smartsockets@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008...
... I can supply microcontrollers, if Onno doesn't have sufficient in stock. You will need to discuss it with Onno directly, perhaps Onno can give some prices...
Onno has put all of his details in the 'nixie' section of his website, available here http://tinyurl.com/ysownb He is currently selling boards and...
Hello, Can someone please tell me how to setup the processor for the 2 tube clock? For what I can tell, X-Tal should be used. A 4Mhz-crystal. (Once this is...
Hello Chris, Thanks for the answer. I'll get a 16F88. The PIC's are not that difficult, but writing some more code is a bit too much right now. I do know the...
... too ... No problem Guus, I keep meaning to do more programming in C so that more platforms can use the same code. When will we get the time to do these...
Hello Chris, Today, my 16F88 chips arrived and I programmed them. I do get a pulse from the output, but it seems very slow. (I do have an Oscilloscoop of...
Hello Chris, After checking the 16F88 programming today, I found that the setting for the oscillator was not right. Now the smartsockets display "CLOCK" in...
... setting for ... I was going to write today to suggest trying the HS setting. There you go, you did it anyway, well done! ... You need the rotary encoder to...
Hello Chris, Thanks for the answer. And of course I have a rotary encoder connected. And a seperate switch. I couldn't get the one with a switch connected to...
Hello Chris, The smartsocket is working as it should. Now all segments work as intended. The text "CLOCK" is displayed on both sockets. It takes about 1 second...
... is ... in ... 'Clock' is the first menu item. you should only have to press the button when the word clock is displayed and the time cycling routine should...
Hello Chris, Just now, I've tested again. At power-up, the word "clock" is displayed. This keeps repeating. If I press the button, the display stops. But the...
... still there. ... Sorry I haven't managed to get back onto this more quickly Guus. For the time being I have just uploaded the code which I had installed on...
Hello Chris, Still, I didn't get the clock to work. Can you please check the configuration words? The current ones in my processor: word 1 = 3FA9 and word 2 =...
... Sorry for the delay, had to go away for a few days of work Guus, my programmer has two 'fuse words' which I suppose must be the configs. For an HS...
Hello Chris, No problem. It's a hobby. The 16F88 stil doesn't work. I've tested a number of combinations, no success. Once I press the button, the word "clock"...
I looked for answers in the files section, but didn't see the info. So I'm posting here. First, the assembly instructions say to see Figure 2 for a list of ...
I just finished building my Smartsockets and got them fired up yesterday - :) Wow, B7971's are *big*.. I just used a link for R31, since I'm running at 170v. ...
... Well Ray, the boards do what they say they will do. They are good! I used crimp connectors from D sockets for my tubes, soldered to the smartsocket PCBs....
... of mistakes ... differs from ... version 2 of ... Guus I am going to take a look at this clock again this week, but for the meantime, there are two sets of...
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