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PV Electronics Nixie 5750 Assembly Instructions And User Manual

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Assembly Instructions
Nixie Clock Type
Nixie Tube Clock 'Nixie 5750'
Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
www.pvelectronics.co.uk
User Guide
'Nixie 5750
For Parts Bag Serial
Numbers from 000 onwards
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  • Page 1 Assembly Instructions User Guide Nixie Clock Type ‘Nixie 5750 For Parts Bag Serial Numbers from 000 onwards Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 1 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 2 REVISION HISTORY Issue Date Reason for Issue Number Issue 1 5 July 2020 New document Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 2 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 3 Min / Max temperature in last 24 hours Wireless, Auto Sync of time from GPS with auxilliary TCXO GPS Sync time, and time since last GPS Fix Voltage of XTERNA module battery Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 3 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 4 The commonest types are as follows: B-5750 B-5870 5853S GR-116D ZM1330 ZM1332 Digit height is generally 13mm for all these tubes. A typical tube is shown below: Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 4 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 5 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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 5 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 6 The following type of adapter should be obtained and used with the kit: Output 12V DC regulated, minimum power output capability of 500mA Output plug: 2.1mm pin, centre positive. A suitable adapter is shown below: Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 6 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 7 2.1mm PCB power socket GPS / RFT Surface mount 3.5mm jack socket Piezo sounder FUSE 500mA fuse Insulation 25 cm Clear insulation for neons 32.768KHz watch crystal Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 7 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 8 Tube test Socket 30cm Tube Test Cable 10 Way 0.1” Female socket strip 10 Way 0.1” Male strip Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 8 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 9 25cm Clear insulation for neons 32.768KHz watch crystal Tube test Socket 30cm Tube test cable 10 Way 0.1” Male strip 10 Way 0.1” Female socket strip Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 9 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 10 Q1 has two pins that are actually joined at the resin body. Q2 – Q4 have 4 separate pins. Inductors L1 and L2 may be one of three types: Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 10 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 11 C1, C2 (220uF) Start by installing D1-D4. The diodes are also polarized – the band on the part must match the band marked on the white PCB marking. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 11 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 12 Do not solder the heatsink tab. C1 and C2 are polarized. The Positive lead is the longest, and goes in the pad marked ‘+’. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 12 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 13 Volts. If not, disconnect power and check your work. Do not proceed with the assembly until the error is corrected. Once the test is completed, disconnect the power. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 13 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 14 PCB! L2 is a tight fit, so push it in hard so that it is as close to the PCBas possible, preventing fouling the top PCB. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 14 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 15 IC’s notch in the correct position. C3 and C4 are polarized. The Positive lead is the longest, and goes in the pad marked ‘+’. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 15 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 16 WITHOUT GETTING THE CORRECT VOLTAGE, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER SUPPORT C5 (15pF) C6 (33pF) X1 (32.768KHz Crystal) C7 (100nF but marked ‘104’) (C7 may be a different colour) Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 16 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 17 Solder the other end of this lead to the ‘ANODE’ pad as shown below. And solder one end of the other lead to the ‘CATHODES’ pad. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 17 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 18 It is quite simple – the anode is the front left pin of the tube. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 18 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 19 Once the tube tests have been completed, you can desolder the 2 test wires from the main PCB. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 19 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 20 Start by screwing the 11mm hex spacers to each corner of the main PCB: Now push the male and female connectors together and insert the FEMALE side into the J2 position on the main PCB. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 20 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 21 After soldering, remove all the screws and hex spacers and keep them safe for later. Now split the 2 PCBs – it is time to work on the upper tube PCB. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 21 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 22 PCB. R12, R13, R14 (1 KΩ) R15 - R20 (4.7 KΩ) R21 (300 KΩ) R22 (390 KΩ) C9 (100nF but marked 104) Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 22 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 23 Then you can solder the remaining 9 pins. Note that one pin is not soldered. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 23 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 24 Mount them all in the same direction so that there is no possibility of contact between adjacent resistors. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 24 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 25 It is easier to solder one pin per switch first, then re-position by rewetting the pad until the switch is fully pushed into position. Then solder the second pin. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 25 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 26 First, bend the leads of the LEDs as shown below, paying attention to the longer (+) lead being on the left hand side. Then solder in place with the body of the LED just touching the PCB. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 26 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 27 Slip the insulation over the neon lamp leads and with a hot air gun, shrink the tubing: Finally, solder the neons in place on the PCB, with the taller neons at the back. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 27 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 28 You can use the black foam square as a jig to hold the LEDs as you paint them. Once dry, scrape a thin band off using a sharp knife. Note the position of the longer 2 pins. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 28 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 29 Each LED should cycle through a variety of colours including off. If you don’t get this cycling, stop and check for solder shorts between adjacent RGB solder pads. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 29 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 30 FINAL ASSEMBLY Using the hardware supplied, screw the 2 halves of the PCB together, ensuring the 10 way connectors are properly mated. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 30 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 31 ‘ADJ’ button. When the desired value has been reached, move on to the next parameter by pressing the ‘SET’ button. When the last parameter has been set, pressing ‘SET’ one Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 31 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 32 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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 32 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 33 0 - 99 (each unit adjusts by 0.2s per day) Time Calibration Polarity 0 - Make clock slower 1 - Make clock faster Slots Mode 0 – Slots disabled Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 33 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 34 7. Press ‘SET’ briefly during Night Mode to show time for prescribed period. 8. Set this parameter to ‘1’ to restore factory configuration settings. Internal operations will then load all the original settings and restore the value to ‘0’ Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 34 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 35 00 (off) or 01 (on). 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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 35 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 36 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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 36 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 37 If you have changed your configuration settings, you need to 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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 37 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 38 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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 38 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 39 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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 39 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 40  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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 40 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 41 (8 red, 0 green, 8 blue)  In the example below, between 19 and 20 hours, the LEDs will be Orange green (8 red, 5 green and 0 blue) Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 41 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 42 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 ‘Nixie 5750’ - 42 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 43  Set parameter (16) to identify whether the offset is minus (0) or positive (1) of the time source. The Green 5mm LED will light when the clock has received a recent GPS, WiFi or XTERNA synchronisation data. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 43 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 44 OG4 Dekatron Driver. Please refer to the separate DekaDuo instructions for full details on how to do this. Control of the Dekatron in night modes is possible using parameter 23. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 44 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020)
  • Page 45 Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 45 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 46 If pin 20 is not to spec, check why the PIC is not getting power via D3 (Orientation?) If contacting us about an HV issue, please measure and give us these voltages in your email. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 46 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
  • Page 47 14. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM Nixie Tube Clock ‘Nixie 5750’ - 47 - Issue 1 (5 July 2020) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
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