The Arduclock is now the GerbClock..

The protoboard is finished – with sockets for the wiring to the LCD panel. The project is now the GerbClock – all I need is a case to put it into!

almost ready to go - much neater...

An Update on the Arduclock

The Arduclock proceeds very slowly – the extra bits  have moved to a Freetronics protoshield– just need to tidy up the connection to the LCD and put it in a box..

It still has messy wiring!

Here is a closeup of the protoshield..

a closeup view

Power could be a 9V ‘wall wart’ plugpack or 9V worth of NiMH cells in a carrier…

a nice looking case is next…

Arduino Cheat Sheet

I have used the Cheat sheet and find it very handy, but the print for the code is both proportional and small which for us older folk makes it hard to read – I have modded it to a larger monospaced font and put the pictures (bigger) on a second page with the libraries, leaving space to add some more library info later. You can get my version as a .vsd file or a pdf from http://gerbilator.org/arduino. Please note that this server is on a slow connection to the Internet, so be patient.

More power to the Mechatronics Guy for coming up with this very useful idea initially.

another year gone!

Well, it’s almost Xmas time again! Not much has happened on the GerbClock or Gerbot recently. Gerbot pix soon. Arduino has gone from strength to strength spawning any number of clones, work-alikes and enhancements. Even Microsoft are getting in there with their Netduino! I bought 3 very nice smallish Stepper motors on eBay recently – a 3axis mill or 3D printer…haven’t decided yet.

ArduClock and LEDs…

The ArduClock continues (albeit very slowly)..I have fitted a Dark background LCD display (from eBay) – I think it looks better: still haven’t put it into a box yet.

new LCD Display

I am working on another clock/counter with 7 segment LEDs (HDSP-7503) High Efficiency Red – 7.5mm (0.4 inch) Char Height.

(I bought a lot of them recently) plus some huge 16 segment LEDS – see pic below..

LED size comparison

My ArduinoClock – part 2

some changes have been made; the Arduino NG has been replaced by a BBB Rev D (atMEGA168); the LM75A by a DS18B20 and the display is now a 4×20 LCD unit. The Code needs some more work before posting…I now need a bigger box to put it into! I have a nice wooden box that used to contain code wheels, but it’s not quite big enough for the LCD display..

ArduinoClock - version 2!

My ArduinoClock – part 1

Just using some bits and pieces, to prototype a desk clock/calendar with thermometer. So far we have an Arduino NG with a DS1307 RTC and a LM75A thermo sensor chip. The Clock/Calendar is working…

the proto layout...

Note that the “Temp:” has no value yet. I may rearrange the display to fit a 16×2 display better. Nearly all the bits are from eBay…

Tiny GPS!

Futurlec have a really neat little GPS module for microcontrollers! Could be good for myCybot…if I ever get round to getting the Arduino motor controller going! Some pix…

A different view…