Greetings and Happy New Year to all

I am currently working on a timer project that is in the "concept only"stage. I need a clock; a time clock that will provide a unique digital output for every second of its timing function. I dont really need an output at the "seconds" level but the "minutes level is required. ie: a digital signature for every minute of the 24 hr cycle. Then I will decode the signature as needed to detect the time.
Thanks,

 

You may want to explain why you can't use this solution, available everywhere for ~$8.

 

Greetings and Happy New Year to all

I am currently working on a timer project that is in the "concept only"stage. I need a clock; a time clock that will provide a unique digital output for every second of its timing function. I dont really need an output at the "seconds" level but the "minutes level is required. ie: a digital signature for every minute of the 24 hr cycle. Then I will decode the signature as needed to detect the time.
Thanks,

DS1307 real time clock ic: http://datasheets.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS1307.pdf

 

Using a realtime clock, you could put the minutes through a hash function, so each of the 1,440 minutes would be an n-byte long string.

Or you could simply number the minutes 0000-1439

 

Depending on required accuracy, med a 555 IC, long term- count down 60 Hz line frequency. Connect 4 decade counters in series, 4017's. With a 4-input NAND gate decode 1440 for a common counter reset. Bring all outputs, except 1000's,& then just the 1000, to 31 positions of a solderless bread board. Use the other 4 in NAND to program any desired minute with just 4 jumpers.