[sdiy] Clock with red lights

[Graham Atkins]

Hi Terje,

When I worked in TV production, we used large LED countdown clocks
for programme timing. They were similar in design to this kit which is  
PIC
controlled so you may be able to reprogramme it :-

http://www.jaycarelectronics.co.uk/productView.asp?ID=KC5416&keywords=LED+CLOCK&form=KEYWORD

Graham

On 3 Aug 2009, at 09:40, 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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