The Akafugu Nixie Clock


The Akafugu Nixie Clock

There are two versions of the clock, each comes with a different set of components.

The newest VERSION 3 clock is listed first, with older versions following

VERSION 2 AND 3

POWER BOARD

  • 1x Power board PCB with SMD components pre-soldered
  • 1x 2.1 mm panel mount Jack connector
  • 2x short pre-stripped wires (VIN, GND)
  • 3x long pre-stripped wires (5V, GND, HV)

CONTROL BOARD

  • Control board PCB with SMD components pre-soldered

Resistors

  • 3x 4.7kΩ (Yellow, Violet, Red, Gold) (R2, R3, R4)
  • 1x 10Ω (Brown, Black, Black, Gold) (R5)
  • 4x 10kΩ (Brown, Black, Orange, Gold) (R1, R6, R8, R10)
  • 4x 470kΩ (Yellow, Violet, Yellow, Gold) (R7, R9, R11)
  • 1x 390kΩ (Orange, White, Yellow, Gold) (R12)

Capacitors

  • 1x 10µF -or- 33µF (C1)
  • 4x 0.1µF blue (C2, C3, C4, C5)
  • 1x 0.1µF yellow (C6)

Other

  • 1x 82V zener diode
  • 1x Atmega 328P microcontroller with Arduino bootloader and Firmware (IC1)
  • 1x HV5812 display driver (IC2)
  • 1x 28 pin socket (IC1)
  • 1x PLCC-28 socket (IC2)
  • 1x 2x17 shrouded header
  • 1x CR1220 battery
  • 1x battery holder CR1220
  • 1x Piezo (BUZZER)
  • 1x Rotary encoder (ROTARY)
  • 1x 2N7000 Transistor (Q1)
  • 3x MSPA42 high voltage transistors (Q2, Q4, Q6)
  • 3x MSPA92 high voltage transistors (Q3, Q5, Q7)
  • 4x TLP627 optocoupler (OPT1-OPT4) [http://www.toshiba.com/taec/components2/Datasheet_Sync/207/4346.pdf]
  • 1x Slide switch
  • 2x MPSA42 high voltage transistor (Q1, Q2)
  • 1x 9V DC Adapter

DISPLAY BOARD

  • 1x Display board PCB with SMD components pre-soldered
  • 4x IN12 Nixie tubes
  • 2x Orange 5mm LEDs

OTHER

  • 1x 2x17 pin IDC cable
  • 48x mounting pins (VERSION 3 only)

VERSION 1

POWER BOARD

  • 1x Power board PCB with SMD components pre-soldered
  • 1x 2.1 mm panel mount Jack connector
  • 2x short pre-stripped wires (VIN, GND)
  • 3x long pre-stripped wires (5V, GND, HV)

CONTROL BOARD

  • Control board PCB with SMD components pre-soldered

Resistors

  • 3x 4.7kΩ (Yellow, Violet, Red, Gold) (R2, R3, R4)
  • 2x 10kΩ (Brown, Black, Orange, Gold) (R1, R6, R7)
  • 1x 10Ω (Brown, Black, Black, Gold) (R5)
  • 4x 330Ω (Orange, Orange, Brown, Gold) (R8, R9, R10, R11)

Capacitors

  • 1x 10µF (C1)
  • 3x 0.1µF (C2, C3, C4, C5)

Other

  • 1x Atmega 328P microcontroller with Arduino bootloader and Firmware (IC1)
  • 1x КМ155ИД1 (K155ID1) Nixie driver (IC2)
  • 1x 28 pin socket (IC1)
  • 1x 16 pin socket (IC2)
  • 2x 2x7 shrouded header
  • 1x CR1220 battery
  • 1x battery holder CR1220
  • 1x Piezo (BUZZER)
  • 1x Rotary encoder (ROTARY)
  • 4x TLP627 optocoupler (OPT1-OPT4) [http://www.toshiba.com/taec/components2/Datasheet_Sync/207/4346.pdf]
  • 1x Slide switch
  • 2x MPSA42 high voltage transistor (Q1, Q2)
  • 1x 9V DC Adapter

DISPLAY BOARD

  • 1x Display board PCB with SMD components pre-soldered
  • 4x IN12 Nixie tubes
  • 2x neon dot indicators INS-1

MISC

  • 2x 2x7 pin IDC cables

CASE


The case is the same in both versions of the clock.

  • 4x acrylic plates
  • 4x metal screws
  • 4x short nylon spacers
  • 4x long nylon spacers