Inside a nixie tube the glass tube contains a wiremesh anode and multiple cathodes, shaped like numerals or other symbols. Most nixie tube projects use vintage ics 7441, 7441a, 74141, or the k155id1 for driving the tubes. Nixie tube driver ics keep dying hot network questions james 4. Nixie tube driver with arduino library open electronics open. Niksee, or cold cathode display, is an electronic device used for displaying numerals or other information using glow discharge. Nixie tube driver with rgb backlight arduino library doayee. Little nixie tube box by oomlout is licensed under the creative commons attribution share alike license. But what to i put between the lm3916 and the je340 npn. The nixie driver must have a minimum collector breakdown on 100v and be able to sink 15 ma.
It comes with a couple bells and whistles as it is, and aims at being a cost effective design save for. Virtual nixie tube digitron display dhtml component library. I can tell you that the driver chip is a fairchild 996079 sometimes called a 9960 or 960, shortly after 1969 they became obsolete and were part of a family of chips called cul or. The led on the driver board will emit a long blink once every few seconds. Easy to use nixie tube driver only 3 control lines. Also, slightly bend in r2 to permit the two boards to seat flat. Also, it uses a lot less power than the nixie ttl driver ics. This chip also ignores non valid numbers 1010 1111 and blanks the display. This is second version of the nixie tube driver project. Russian nixie tube driver chips, plastic case k155id1 this offer this offer is for 6 pcs. This tube can be purchased for around just four dollars. It supports in12ab and in15ab tubes, giving you the option of displaying numbers, decimal points and symbols. How to drive nixie tubes arduino project hub arduino create. I sat down and sketched a super simple driver testing circuit to test them all.
Nixie tube driver with arduino library open electronics. Indicator can be used to control various parameters, state of technological processes, in information panels and in measuring devices. Allows control of individual elements of the tube n is a hex digit. Lowcost miniature nixie tube driver modules github. This project requires significant electronic assembly work. All processing of time data is carried out by an atmega328 chip. Set to minimum value that still provides acceptable brightness to maximize nixie tube life. Nixie tube driver easy to use with arduino only 3 control lines. Nixie tube driver library command guide this command guide is to support the nixie tube driver, from doayee.
Virtual nixie tube digitron display dhtml component. Feb 23, 2020 exixe is a miniature driver module for in12 and in14 nixie tubes. Use your arduino board and drive as many nixie tubes you want. The outputs are opencollector, so you just hook the nixie anode to rectified mains via a 20ish. The driver chip on the arduinix opens the 0 cathode terminal, allowing the 0 cathode lead to. The nixie tube board is designed to be supported by a nixie driver board below it, which permits a microcontroller arduino, etc. An arduino library to accompany the nixie tube driver, which makes. Decimal point and minus signs were added artificially for devices not containing them. The nixie driver 8t01 accepts the fourbit bcd code from memory and drives the cathodes of the tubes. Mar 15, 2015 a simple test circuit for checking the nixie tube and driver ic.
A simple test circuit for checking the nixie tube and driver ic. Nixie tube driver library command guide version 1 doayee. I wanted to produce a nixie display using easily obtainable parts well except for the nixies, and at the same time keep the. I have four of these nixie tube assemblies but i dont have any documentation on the pinouts or even what equipment these were designed for. This module interfaces with the smart nixie tube, from switchmode design. The library was written by thomas cousins and falls under the gnu lesser general public license.
Exixe are easytouse driver modules for in12 and in14 nixie tubes. I have the power supply and all the stuff to make the in light up. I wanted to produce a nixie display using easily obtainable parts well except for the nixies, and at the same time keep the parts count low. The driver can also be used for multisegment tubes e.
The signetics dielectrically isolated 8t01 has these capabilities. I can tell you that the driver chip is a fairchild 996079 sometimes called a 9960 or 960, shortly. Inside a nixie tube the glass tube contains a wiremesh anode and multiple cathodes, shaped. I wanted to design the simplest to build not really nixie clock. I wasnt expecting the clock to arrive for another few weeks due to the overseas shipping. I bought this nixie tube clock as a gift for my dad on fathers day.
Howto build a nixie clock from nearscratch boing boing. They also have a built in bcdtodecimal decoder, making it so that. The 74141 and k155id1 in particular are commonly used as a single ic is required per tube. Aug 24, 2017 the nixie tube driver is an easy, open source way to add nixie tubes to any project that you are working on, whether that be for a measurement readout or just a retro clock for your desk. Document in this file sylvania brochure counter tube handbook display devices in. To drive the nixie, im lucky enough to have a stash of 74141 bcdtodecimal decoder gas discharge tube driver ics. Doayee is raising funds for nixie tube driver on kickstarter.
It is capable of displaying one digit at a time, zero through nine. Jun 08, 2018 doayee is raising funds for nixie tube driver on kickstarter. You could drive this chip directly from the arduino or you could add some 4 bit latches between the arduino and the 74141 avoiding the need to. Prepared libraries for use in your own projects eagle, altium, kicad and easyeda. This time the driver has 22 outputs so you can control two nixie tubes. Nixie tube filadometer filament meter by smbaker thingiverse. Command library guide for the nixie tube driver from doayee. The nixie clockometer is pretty much what the name implies. Usb nixie tube driver from trammell hudsons projects. The project is open source under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ccbysa. The clock is designed to run standalone without any internet connection for time synchronisation.
The nixie driver board is designed to receive serial input from an external. I can not solder smd, so i need the 44 pin plcc versions that can easily be used with a socket in 2. In this example, the anode output channel is sending 180 volts through the 10k resistor to the anode pin of the nixie tube. Miniture nixie tube driver modules from dekunukem on tindie.
This article will discuss ways of using transistors for driving nixies in an otherwise icbased design. The nixie tube driver is an easy, open source way to add nixie tubes to any project that you are working on, whether that be for a. The name nixie was derived by burroughs from nix i, an abbreviation of numeric indicator experimental no. Of course, if youve designed a nixie driver, the next thing to do is to build a clock. This command guide is to support the nixie tube driver, from doayee. In9 nixie bargraph tube in9 in indicator tubes tubes. As it is, at the moment, the design should be regarded as a prototype. Media in category nixie tubes the following 77 files are in this category, out of 77 total. Dieters nixie tube data archive this file is a part of dieters nixie and display tubes data archive if you have more datasheets, articles, books, pictures or other information about nixie tubes or other display devices please let me know. Bmw m3 e36 license plate light repair hack surfncircuits. Russian nixie tube driver chips, plastic case k155id1.
Driver ic is type 74141 from bcd to 1 of 10 code converter almost the same as a 7442, only the output switching transistors. May 04, 2019 this is a nixie tube filament meter that i made to go on my original prusa i3 mk3 printer. How i went from zero to 3d in one day designing a in9 nixie tube holder september 30, 2019. I havent fully documented this project yet and intend to turn these castoff nixies into yet another clock.
Even better, the board features a high power rgb led backlight behind each tube, for an added edge of extra customizability. The nixie driver board is designed to receive serial input from an external microcontroller arduino, etc. It aims to simplify nixie tube related projects by eliminating the need for obscure vintage driver chips and multiplexing circuits. Iv18 wifi vfd nixie clock pcb less by aeropic thingiverse. A simple way to implement a 6digit rgb backlit nixie tube display into any project, with an accompanying arduino library.
Finishing the in9in nixie tube driver for the raspberry pi part 2 october 6, 2019. An scrbased nixiedriver, nice but scrs are expensive today. The pair of nixie tubes mount on top of the nixie driver board which supports two in12a type nixie tubes in two. Contribute to captdamnixietubedriver development by creating an account on github. In this tutorial a soviet era in14 14 is used but it can be substituted for any other tube. Building arduino powered nixie clock mono software. There is a real time clock module on the board along with a battery backup. You could drive this chip directly from the arduino or you could add some 4 bit latches between the arduino and the 74141 avoiding the need to tie up the io lines or multiplex the display.
This instructable is a followup to the nixie tube driver module part i that i posted here. The arduino nixie clock is a nixie clock, which you can program entirely with the well known arduino ide. The early nixie displays were made by a small vacuum tube manufacturer called haydu brothers laboratories, and introduced in 1955 by burroughs corporation, who purchased haydu. Thomas had the rather clever idea of making an enclosure. An scrbased neon lamp driver, usable as a cathode driver in a multiplexed circuit if there is a small interdigit pause to turn off the scrs.
These are somewhat hard to find, although you should still be able to get your hands on some from mouser or ebay. However, there are still cases where using individual transistors is a good idea. Doayee, a team of electronic engineering university students from the uk, have designed and built the nixie tube driver and are now on the hunt for backers on kickstarter. Most nixie tube drivers require the obsolete and hard to find 7441 or 74141 ttl decoder driver ics, or else high voltage driver transistors. This allows a victorianstyle nixie tube clock hacksters blog. The cogwheel circuitworks nixie driver is a compact circuit board designed to drive a wide variety of gasdischarge display tubes in an 8 anode, 16 cathode multiplexed arrangement.
Instead, you can control every digit and the rgb backlight via spi using only 3 wires and 1 line of code. An anodescanning display, which even has a dimming control. Jeffrey sez, the renowned 360 photographer andrea biffi has posted complete instructions for building your own nixie tube clock, even including how to. Easy to use nixie tube driver only 3 control lines 5v or 3. The clock fits the decor of his home office perfectly. Driving a nixie tube with an arduino in this video we cary on from the previous nixie tube video.
This guide is for the version 1 library and has been replaced by a new library. The nixie tube driver from doayee is a convenient and easy way to implement a 6digit nixie tube display into any project of yours. When voltage is applied, it takes some time for the nixie gas in the tube to form an ionized plasma, and conduct current. This is a design for a six tube nixie clock and uses rz568m tubes by dalibor farny. Eliminating nixie tube cathode poisoning, biquinary digit. The library is open source code and falls under the gnu lesser general public license. Probably the most popular nixie driver transistor is the mpsa42.
Nixie driver design prototype using rz568m dalibor farny. The two traces are of the anode voltage, and the cathode current. Nixie tube driver v2 easy to use only 3 control lines. An arduino library to accompany the nixie tube driver, which makes interfacing nixie tubes with your next project as easy as possible. I want to convert the output signal to drive my in nixie tube. Driver board makes nixie projects easier than ever hackaday. They also have a built in bcdtodecimal decoder, making it so that only 4 control lines were required to drive all digits of a given tube. There is a writeup on my website with schematics, and a github repository with python source code. An scrbased nixie driver, nice but scrs are expensive today. This instructable is a followup to the nixie tube driver module. These consist of two pcbs, containing an in14 nixie tube, rgb led, a boost converter to generate the high voltage for the tubes, and a serial interface to control it.
The code is open source see the manuals and downloads page and so the possibilities are only limited by your imagination. The driver chip on the arduinix opens the 0 cathode terminal, allowing the 0 cathode lead to ground out, lighting the 0 element in the tube. In9 is linear gas discharge indicator, intended to display electrical values, transforming them into glowing bar. Includes an advanced rgb backlight controller, and supports up to 6 in12in15 tubes.
44 575 852 1442 1134 1324 423 1502 1188 362 1306 1491 732 30 1365 1390 546 415 1031 587 451 275 1424 241 1028 605 626 607 1011