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PV Electronics Spectrum 18 Assembly Instructions And User Manual

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Assembly Instructions
Nixie Clock Type
'Spectrum 1040'
Nixie Tube Clock 'Spectrum 18 / 1040'
Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
www.pvelectronics.co.uk
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User Guide
'Spectrum 18'
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  • Page 1 Assembly Instructions User Guide Nixie Clock Type ‘Spectrum 18’ ‘Spectrum 1040’ Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 1 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Minor errors corrected 1 June 2015 Changed resistor values 15 Feb 2015 Errors in Resistor values corrected Resistor networks not polarized 10 Feb 2015 New document Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 2 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 3 RODUCTION 1. INT Here are the key features of the SPECTRUM 18 / 1040: Hours, Minutes and Seconds display  40mm (1.5”) Digit height (Spectrum 18)  30mm (1.2”) Digit height (Spectrum 1040)  Dedicated, plug-in High Voltage Module (Included) ...
  • Page 4 This is not a finished product, and the person assembling the kit is responsible for ensuring that the finished product complies with any applicable local regulations governing electrical equipment, eg. UL, CE, VDE. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 4 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...

  • Page 5: Tools And Equipment Required

    The following type of adapter should be obtained and used with the kit: Output 12V DC regulated, minimum power output capability of 1A Output plug: 2.1mm pin, centre positive. A suitable adapter is shown below: Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 5 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...

  • Page 6: List Of Components

    PIR and PIR2 Surface mount 3.5mm jack socket Piezo sounder FUSE 500mA fuse 1KΩ Potentiometer 32.768KHz watch crystal HV Module High Voltage Module in header Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 6 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 7 Surface mount 3.5mm jack socket Piezo sounder 1A fuse 1KΩ Potentiometer 2 way header with jumper 6 way female header 0.1” 32.768KHz watch crystal Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 7 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 8 PCB, so that the PCB can fit inside a case with the tubes protruding. Please follow carefully the instructions. Unless specified otherwise, please solder all components on the top of the PCB. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 8 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 9 For each socket holder, you need to push in 11 socket receptacles. Push them in from the ‘SOCKETS THIS SIDE’ side. Push them with the 2 open jaws going in first. Look at the photo below. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 9 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 10 Solder the 6 resistor networks on the bottom side of the PCB as shown below. These parts are not polarized, so the orientation does not matter. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 10 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 11 The plastic socket should be 2-3mm from the PCB. After soldering all 66 contacts, clip off the lower, very thin part of the connector. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 11 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 12 PCB Marking. Please note that J1 and L1 must be soldered on the bottom of the PCB in all cases. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 12 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 13 28 Way IC socket for IC2 R1 (6.8 KΩ) VR1 (1 KΩ Potentiometer) HV Module Start by soldering the 6 way male header to the HV Module. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 13 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 14 Here you can see how the 6 way female header is soldered on the bottom of the PCB: And now you can push the HV Module into place: Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 14 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 15 PCB. You can also now insert IC3 and IC4 into their sockets, taking care of orientation. C3 (10pF) C4 (15pF) X1 (32.768KHz Crystal) Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 15 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 16 R12 – R14, R17 – R19 (6 X 270 Ω) R16 (10 KΩ) R20 (1 KΩ) 4.12 Q1 (MPSA42) Q2 – Q4 (3 X 2N7000) Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 16 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 17 PCB if you are mounting the clock in the Visio or Stainless Steel Cases. Take care that C6 is mounted with its arrows matching the arrows on the PCB. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 17 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...

  • Page 18: Stainless Steel Case

    4.15 LS1 (Piezo Buzzer) The Piezo Buzzer is soldered on the bottom of the PCB. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 18 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 19 If you follow the bending instructions above, then the longest lead should go into the hole marked with 2 small circles at each RGB LED location. Solder each LED and clip the leads short. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 19 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 20 500 (2”) long: Next, cut the clear heat shrink tubing into 8 lengths: 4 lengths of 20mm and 4 lengths of 45mm: Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 20 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 21 Finally, solder the neons in place on the PCB, with the taller neons at the back. The glass cover tubes can be placed over later. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 21 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)

  • Page 22: How To Operate The Clock

    It will show for several seconds and then move to parameter 1. In all correspondence on support issues, please quote the board type, revision date and software version. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 22 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 23 4 – 2 minutes 5 – 5 minutes 6 – 10 minutes 7 – 15 minutes 8 – 20 minutes 9 – 30 minutes Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 23 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 24 ‘SET’ as you power up from a cold start. A cold start is a startup with a fully discharged Supercapacitor, or with the Supercapacitor jumper removed. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 24 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 25 Set on / off status, then minutes followed by hours by using the ‘ALARM’ and ‘ADJ’ buttons. When set, the alarm LED will also light. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 25 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 26 5 full days (120 hours). Program this value into parameter Set parameter 21 to 0 to slow down the clock and to 1 to speed up the clock. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 26 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 27  Once you are happy with the colour for that hour, press ‘DST’ to move to the next hour  Have fun playing with your favourite colours and intensities! Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 27 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 28  In the example below, between 19 and 20 hours, the LEDs will be blue with a hint of green ( 0 red, 2 green and 8 blue) Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 28 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 29 Blue value has no effect. Note: The colours do not cycle live during Auto Colour Cycling setup. The cycling starts only during normal time and date display. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 29 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 30 The module should be placed outdoors. But as close as possible to the indoor clock or thermometer and away from direct sunlight. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 30 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 31 Configuring for XTERNA Reception Set parameter 12 to value 5. Also parameters 14, 15, 16 need to be set to specify your location’s offset from UTC. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 31 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 32 If no valid data is received on the next scheduled sync (every 10 minutes), the temperature will be deemed to be old and invalid. Temperature will not be shown until a new valid temperature is received. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 32 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 33 99 = no fix at the TCXO last attempt Hours and minutes 00:00 to 99:99 since last GPS fix loaded into the TCXO XTERNA Firmware 1.00 onwards version Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 33 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 34 (1) of the time source. Connecting a GPS receiver The clock has been designed for, and tested with our GPS Receivers (available separately from PV Electronics) Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 34 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...

  • Page 35: Pir Motion Sensor

    PIR installed. The suggested initial PIR period is 10 minutes (Config 17 = 6). Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 35 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)
  • Page 36 Pads are provided at the rear of the PCB to allow a user to connect a remote switch for switching off the RGB LEDs. Shorting the two ‘RGB’ pads will switch off the RGB LEDs. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 36 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018)

  • Page 37: Circuit Diagram

    11. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 37 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 38 Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 38 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 39 Nixie Tube Clock ‘Spectrum 18 / 1040’ - 39 - Issue 7 (15 June 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...

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