Kyle Anderson » Clock

Final Clock Post

Kyle Anderson — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:43:46 +0000

I’ve finally moved to Colorado, and I had to leave the big clock behind, and luckily I had finished it:

I finilized the code, installed the clock in my church, and programmed it for there needs. The code is stored here if someone want to see it. If you want to check it out run:

svn co http://dev.xkyle.com/clock

I have a little more technical info on my wiki, but it basically goes like this:

So using this and Openvpn, I can control the clock through the serial interface anywhere in the world, even Colorado! And of course the best part of it all, the church staff can also control it by sending an @reply using twitter!

Putting the Clock Together

Kyle Anderson — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:22:12 +0000

We have finally built enough pieces of the clock together to get some digits!
It basically comes down to a white wooden box, a piece of cardboard with the LEDs wired, running to a RJ45 jack. Then a stryofoam cutout painted black, with a white piece of paper and plexyglass on top for a face.

Here is the template with wired LEDS:

A multitude of completed digits (still missing the blank faceplate).

Painting the boxes:

This is an experiment with reflective tape: (didn’t make a difference)

And yet even more boxes are coming:

Here is the magic controller: (A little messy, not finished)

And the outputs of the controller: (Just cat5 connectors, cheap!)

Clock Primer

Kyle Anderson — Wed, 02 May 2007 02:08:51 +0000

Here is the intro to the clock project:

We start with a template made at a sign shop, and the cover the edges with aluminum tape to protect them from the heat from the hot wire.

I’ve pushed out holes with a strait wire and a blow torch to give my entry points for my hot wires. Its going to be a plunge and cut job.

The laserpointer helps guide the hot wire because it inevitably bends and makes crooked cuts. Following the point makes straiter cuts. The laser isn’t cutting the stryofoam for us… Yet.

Only a CNC machine could have done a better job. A CNC machine…. With a laser cutter!!!

This clock is going to have a great R-Value !!!

God help us all.