2018-03-19
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Yesterday I got a day off usual chores and joined a 'word clock'
workshop at my local fablab. This has been a nice and relaxing
afternoon and the result after 5 hours of soldering, cutting and
talking to the others I hold a nice word clock in my hand.

In case you don't know what a word clock is: It's a clock where the
time is displayed using words that are lit through leds behind a
stenciled frame.  The ones we have built are similar to this one[0].
Mine has RGB leds and a RTC and is controlled via a IR remote.

It still has some downsides though: I don't like having to set the
time with the remote in case the support battery is dead or DST comes
and goes.  I also don't like the fact that the software on it does
not adjust the brightness of the leds.

So my current plans are to add a photoresistor and a DCF77[1] module
to it, so it will adjust itself properly in the future.

Also I still have some DHT sensonsr laying around so why not display
the temperature upon request?

So many things to do build, so little time.

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[0]: http://www.instructables.com/id/Word-Clock-2/
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DCF77

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