I haven't posted here in a while, so I thought I'd put up what I've been working on in my spare time. I have a lot of 74LS series TTL logic chips I got on an Ebay auction, so I designed a digital clock to put them to use. This design has 4 digits and is switchable between 12/24 hour modes with leading digit blanking; it is set up to generate its clock from the power line frequency but has a switchable input for a 1 Hz signal from an external source. I plan on constructing the final version with Numitron tubes, but it can be used with 7 segment LEDs and probably Nixies with some modifications and changes to the chips used in the BCD decoding. It uses about 20 TTL ICs - a tribute to obsolete tech. Any comments or critiques would be welcome!
Hopefully the next project will be a circuit to receive and lock to the 1 Hz signal from CHU Canada, which I can usually pick up quite strongly in my area and when available will make a better timebase for the clock.
Hopefully the next project will be a circuit to receive and lock to the 1 Hz signal from CHU Canada, which I can usually pick up quite strongly in my area and when available will make a better timebase for the clock.
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