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2 layers185 × 73 mmNixie Clock, the printed circuit board in 3D

My Nixie clock based on the IN-14 Tubes with an ESP8266 as interface and time-reciever, with an optional DCF77 Antenna.

Size
185 × 73 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
33
Nets
110
Pads
301
Tracks, vias
738, 130
Pours
3
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
20 Aug 2024
Updated
28 Aug 2024

Overview

Nixie Clock is an open-source printed circuit board by AngryRabbitChicken, from the AngryRabbitChicken/Nixie-Clock repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 185 × 73 mm with 33 parts on 110 nets, routed with 738 tracks and 130 vias.

It is built around the WEMOS D1 MINI, TPIC6B595N and 74HCT04D. Its parts include 11 ICs, 8 resistors, 2 capacitors and 2 connectors. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards and the ESP8266 boards of this library.

Main components

3

Parts

33
QtyValueFootprintReferences
8TPIC6B595Package_SO:SOIC-20W_7.5x12.8mm_P1.27mmU2, U4, U6, U7, U8, U9, U10, U11
621.5kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR1, R3, R5, R6, R7, R8
6IN-14Julians_parts:nixies-us-IN-14_1.1mm_holesN1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4H1, H2, H3, H4
1100Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR2
110kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR4
110µCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D5.0mm_P2.50mmC1
11µCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC2
174HCT04Package_SO:SO-14_3.9x8.65mm_P1.27mmU1
1Pollin_DCF1Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalU3
1Screw_Terminal_01x02TerminalBlock_Altech:Altech_AK100_1x02_P5.00mmJ1
1Screw_Terminal_01x03TerminalBlock_Altech:Altech_AK100_1x03_P5.00mmJ2
1WeMos_D1_miniModule:WEMOS_D1_mini_lightU5

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Questions

How big is the Nixie Clock PCB?

It measures 185 × 73 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Nixie Clock use?

33 parts, built around the WEMOS D1 MINI, TPIC6B595N and 74HCT04D. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Nixie Clock KiCad files?

From the AngryRabbitChicken/Nixie-Clock repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Nixie_clock.kicad_pcb and its schematic Nixie_clock.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Nixie Clock design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-3.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).