On Jan 29, 9:09 pm, Cobra007 <mic...@xiac.com> wrote: > Well, I probably started on the wrong foot in this group and yeah, you > can't take back the things you post so I am sorry for that. I agree > that I should have done more research and this would not have > happened. >
Welcome to the group. Don't sweat it. We all get a little overly enthusiastic sometimes. As for your watch concepts, the big hurdles are packaging and power. Coding a uC is really a non-issue. Its really arranging the tubes, batteries, and the few components, in as small of a 3D space as possible, with the tube still showing the digits. I'm really curious about your HV power supply. I'm assuming you're going to use 3V. There are uCs that can work down to 1.8V, as well as 5V. That same 3V can power the uC directly, and pump the HV switcher. To get most of the battery life, I imaging the switcher will still lite the tubes down at 1.8V in, and do it with reasonable efficiency. So far only Jeff & David have done it. If it was easy, everybody would do it. Please share your progress. This is after all a hobby group, and we are on this web (still think its only a passing fad). I give high brownie points to those who share their ideas. All the info on my nixie projects, are free for anyone to make, given they actually want to. Just Google threeneurons nixie. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
