8 photos are worth 8,000 words (Nixie Tube Driver Board)
over 3 years ago – Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 02:43:06 PM

The prototype of the Nixie Tube Driver Board arrived here in California earlier than expected.

I'll let pictures present themselves ;)

What this NTDB kit includes:

• 1x Nixie Tube Driver Board
• 1x Power Switch (Panel-mount)
• 1x Power Socket (Panel-mount), with a split washer and a nut.
• 3x Tactile Buttons (Panel-mount)
• 4x Board-to-Wire for Nixie Tubes (11 conductors, Red for the anode, and Blue for all cathodes)
• 1x Board-to-Wire for colons (3 conductors, Red for the anode, and Blue for 2 colons)
• 1x 12V 1A Power adapter (not shown in the photo)

All these included, it's only $48, 40% off the retail price of $80. ONLY available at Kickstarter!

What's Next

I'm currently working on the Arduino code for the NTDB board and IN-12 nixie tubes. More updates soon.

Stay tuned ~

What YOU can do: Help us to reach the $10k Stretch Goal

This board needs YOUR help to become a real product. Please spread the word to your friends on facebook, twitter, instagram, etc. And back us now to save 40% on the Board!

YOU get 10% commission for spreading the word ;)

You will get 10% commission for spreading the word for us to reach the $10,000 goal. Please see

https://nch6300hv.kickbooster.me/boost

Thanks a lot for your support!

Warm regards,

Aiden Fang

Omnixie.com

Silicon Valley, CA

Photos of the "Nixie Tube Driver Board"!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 11:25:00 AM

So excited to share these with you! 

Yep, the prototype of the Nixie Tube Driver Board (NTDB) just came out of the fab, and they look great!

Blue looks better than green in term of PCB color, right? ;-)

We pay attention to the details to make it perfect, if we may say so.

And here is what the NTDB kit includes:

• 1x Nixie Tube Driver Board
• 1x Power Switch (Panel-mount)
• 1x Power Socket (Panel-mount), with a split washer and a nut.
• 3x Tactile Buttons (Panel-mount)
• 4x Board-to-Wire for Nixie Tubes (11 conductors, Red for the anode, and Blue for all cathodes)
• 1x Board-to-Wire for colons (3 conductors, Red for the anode, and Blue for 2 colons)
• 1x 12V 1A Power adapter (not shown in the photo)

All these included, it's only $48, 40% off the retail price of $80. ONLY available at Kickstarter!

In addition to the panel-mount parts in the kit, there is already a switch and a power socket on board in fact. We thought you may like to make an enclosure to your own needs for your project, so we added the panel-mount ones in the kit, so that you can use them on your enclosure and hook them up using some wires. This way your project will look more like a finished product, doesn't it? ^_^

For now, we hand-soldered all the surface-mount (SMD) components for the prototype. The formal release will be machine soldered for sure.

The resistors for anodes are left out intentionally, so that you can use those with proper resistance to match any nixie tubes of your choice. They are through-hole parts so basic soldering skill will suffice to install them.

Below is a closer look at the high quality connectors and wires. FYI, the pins are 0.05" spaced apart within each connector. We choose these connectors to keep the board compact.

What's Next

The prototype boards will arrive in my hands in California around Nov. 23rd. I will post more photos and videos shortly after I receive them. Stay tuned ~~

What YOU can do: Help us to reach the $10k Stretch Goal

This board needs your help to become a real product. Please spread the word to your friends on facebook, twitter, instagram, etc. And back us now to save 40% on the Board!

Thank you!

Warm regards,

Aiden Fang

Omnixie.com

Silicon Valley, CA

Making a Nixie tube clock has never easier than before (Stretchy Stretchy)
over 3 years ago – Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 03:40:36 AM

Honestly, the Nixie Tube Driver Board project has been on our ToDo list for a while. We have been working on Omnixie and Omnixie clocks, updating websites, making YouTube videos showing our customers how to solder the clocks kits, but didn't get the chance to make the Board.

So THIS is the time.

The purpose of this Nixie Tube Driver Board is to simplify the making of a Nixie tube clock. Connect an Arduino (or other MCU) board, a NCH6300HV and 4 nixie tubes to the Board, and that's pretty much it. Of course you'll need a few bells and whistles, like buttons, an RTC module, and some wires, but, the heavy-lifting work has been done for you, all on the Board. And we will provide the example Arduino code to get you started. Isn't it easy enough? ^_^
 

Stretch Goal $10,000

Please spread the word to makers, engineers, nixie fans, and Arduino learners around you. We need your help to bring this product into reality. With our 10+ years of nixie clock design experience and manufacturing resources in China, you have our 100% guarantee to deliver this product to your hands as planned. 

We are in the Nixie market to stay. We value our customers and our reputation. You know what I'm talking about if you've contacted us before ;)

The prototyping process was started on Nov. 11, when we sent our board design to a PCB fab. More details coming soon.

Stay tuned ~

Warm regards,

Aiden

Incredible start! Thank you all backers for your support!
over 3 years ago – Sun, Nov 08, 2020 at 05:43:11 AM

We did it!

Thank YOU all for your support to bring this project live! As promised, your orders will be fulfilled with the highest priority by the promised date, and tracking information will be provided once they are shipped.

While we are carefully planning for the stretched goals, we kindly and humbly ask you to please spread the word to your friends and other nixie enthusiasts around you. Link to the campaign page: 

https://nixie.ai/ks6300up

Thank you!

Warm Regards,

Aiden Fang

Founder & CEO

Omnixie Electronics

Silicon Valley, CA

[email protected]