[sdiy] Clock with red lights

[Csaba Zvekan]

Hi Terje,

Maybe a little µCU project with an RTC on it. Big Buttons and visible  
7-segments ?

Csaba


On Aug 3, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Terje Winther wrote:

> Not really synth-diy, but very related.
> I do live gigs with modulars, including DIY modulars (on topic  
> then), and the music can sometimes be freeform improvisations, and  
> other times sequencer based. In both instances I loose control of  
> global time, and have no idea if I have played for 4 minutes or 8  
> minutes. Since I play in a band, and we tend to have semi-planned  
> songs, I have found out that this is what I need:
>
> An old-fashioned clock with fairly large numbers (preferably in  
> red), that tells minutes and seconds (so 4 digits)
> It must be able to manually reset the clock to zero
> It must be able to manually start/stop the clock
> It would be nice to have a small pot to adjust the lights to  
> different stage light scenarious.
> And I don´t mind to build this myself (on topic again!)
>
> I do have a cellphone, and I do have a modular analog old-time  
> clock, but I don´t like to fiddle with the cellphone (because it  
> goes black after a while), and I have to have a light for the analog  
> clock, neither of which is satisfying in the bliss of performance.
>
> There must have been someone who has made a "clock on a chip" that I  
> can use. It doesn´t have to be atom-clock precise.
> Any hints or suggestions appreciated.
>
>
> Terje Winther
> terje.winther at wintherstormer.no
> http://www.wintherstormer.no/
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