I always enjoy visiting other people's electronic project sites, so I thought why not make my own project site? Besides showing to others the things I have made, these pages also serve as documentation for myself. The projects you find here are all fully functional and are extensively documented including the software. You may copy it distribute it or sell it as far as I am concerned, but never hold me responsible for possible accidents, injuries or any other disasters.





Frequently asked Questions
(and their answers)
related to Nixie (clocks) and other display devices
an index to my pages

A Tiny 80(C)31 BASIC Board
 A tiny but powerful stand
alone BASIC computer based
on a 8031/8031/8051/8052
processor

Projects:
  • µSCOPE Dutch version
    Ongetwijfeld s'werelds kleinste en simpelste oscilloscoop! Een 8 pins PIC processor sampled de analoge ingang en genereert een video signaal dat de golfvorm op een normale televisie laat zien.
  • µSCOPE English version
    Undoubtedly s'worlds smallest and simplest oscilloscope! An 8 pins PIC processor samples the analog input signal and generates a (PAL) video signal which shows the waveform on a normal television set.
  • µPONG
    Play the classic Pong game again on your TV using only one 8 pin PIC processor!
  • Flyback Converters for dummies
    A simple flyback converter high voltage power supply for NIXIE tubes.
  • NIXIE I
     A NIXIE clock using 6 ZM1030 tubes.
  • In System programmer for the P89C51Rx2
     This page describes the in system programmer hardware and software used to program the P89C51Rx2 processor used in the NIXIE I clock.
  • "Mixed-Signal" LED clock
     A digital clock with an analog face
  • SC/MP revisited
    Nostalgia from the seventies! For everybody who has an old SC/MP (INS8060) processor lying around, why not re-live your first steps in micro-computers and build this retronic SC/MP computer running the NIBL Tiny-BASIC interpreter?
  • NIXIE II
    A Talking NIXIE Alarm Clock! This Nixie Alarm clock will wake you up with a personal wake-up message or sound. A "wav" file stored in EPROM is played using only a few counters and a DA converter.
  • Numitron Clock with battery back-up. A nice small Numitron clock with a battery back-up that keeps it running when the clock is disconnected from the mains. It uses a 12F675 PIC controller with a 32.768 kHz crystal connected to Timer1.
  • A E1T Decade Scaler Tube raised from the dead.
    The E1T Decade Scaler Tube is very elegant counting tube used in the fiftees before the digital revolution. In my current project I have brought an old E1T tube back to life and have it counting again.
    If you have one of these tubes and you have no use for them, please send me an e-mail, I would love to make a clock out of them!
  • Decatron Clock Project.
    Instead of first finishing a project and than writing a web page on it, this page reports on the progress on my current project in a web-log style!
  • Colored LEDs for Jan Verhoeven's farewell present!
     A simple PIC program that produces a series a slowly fading and changing random colors in a three color LED. It can be used as a stand alone gadget, or you can run it in the back-ground to liven up your PIC application.
  • A Single Digit NIXIE clock for my Son Geert
     A simple NIXIE clock with fading digit and ambi-light! The high voltage for the NIXIE tube is directly derived from the mains so be careful!
  • One Digit E1T Clock
    A simple clock with a remarkable tube. In this clock the E1T is controlled by a moderns PIC microcontroller using a very simple interface. Be careful, the anode voltage of the E1T is derived directly derived from the mains!
  • The making of the E1T
    The E1T scaler tube, who were the people who invented it, where was it developed and produced? A search into the history of a fascinating tube.
  • Tube-in-Tube Clock
    A simple, minimal component count, single digit Nixie clock that fits into a glass test-tube. Now with PCB!
  • The adventures of "Radio Bob"
    An impression of the post-war electronics hobby scene in Holland dominated by AMROH and RAdio Bulletin.
  • The Making of the Z550M/ZM1050
    The Z550M/ZM1050 indicator tube. Who invented it? Where was it researche and how was it developed into a product?
    A search into the history of a rather obscure tube.

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