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Ring Clock

I present to you the Marine Corps Ring Clock, a true labor of love and innovation.

This clock was brought to life through a remarkable collaboration between human creativity and cutting-edge AI technology. Starting from scratch, I designed the clock using Fusion 360 and then 3D-printed, resulting in a high tech and stunning wall clock. The outer ring is illuminated by a strip of sixty neopixels, the numbers have a single neopixel behind each. The engine for this clock is a Arduino Nano and a RTC DS3231 and programed to keep accurate time as well as celebrating the hour by a spinning illumination of the outer ring.

At the heart of this design lies the Marine Corps insignia, set against a bold red background that symbolizes unwavering loyalty and pride for my alma mater of the US Marine Corps. The clock stands as a tribute to the noble spirit of service and dedication to one's country. 🇺🇸

Hoppy

2 comments

2 Comments

Steve

Nov 05, 2023

That is a great looking clock. Have you finished the electronics?

It looks like it uses one of these ws2812 ring clock modules. A clock based on them is on my to-do list, but I have so many other projects in the way.

https://www.amazon.com/DIYmall-60-WS2812-Integrated-Raspberry/dp/B0BVM3R2LN

hoppy

Nov 06, 2023

Replying to

Hi Steve,

No I just used the ws2812B strip I set the strip sideways and made the defuser to capture the light. I have finished the clock and have it hanging on the wall in my lanai. I have a word clock that I just finished too. That was a very fun project as well. I saw many word clock designs but thought I would like to design my own from scratch. The sketch ended up with over 700 lines of code a lot more coplex that I thought it would be and I used the WS2821B (168 LEDs) strips in it as well. I will include a photo. There is also a "PLUS 1 2 3 4 MINS" on the next to the last line. Just happens to be TWENTY FIVE after when I took the photo. I used a ESP32 module and took advantage of the wifi by connecting to NTP that keeps it very accurate. It is hard to see the letters that are not illuminated because I installed a plexaglass with automobile tinted window film over the face.

I just about maxed out my printers build plate. Fun project!!

Hoppy