RL1200 4-Digit 12-Hour Nixie Clock — Board Datasheet (BOM, Placement, Ports)
RL1200 – 4-digit 12-hour nixie clock
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Bill of Materials
Part
Value
Description
D1-D22,
LED
3mm T-1 LED
D24-D27,
D29-D33
D23
IN4148
D28, D34
BAV21
K1-K55
G2R-2-12VDC
DPDT relay
J1-J6
Header
0.1” pitch header, right angle recommended
C1,C2,
470uF 16V
5mm diameter, 2.5mm pitch electrolytic
C4-C8,
C10, C11,
C14, C15
C3
33pF 16V
2.5mm pitch ceramic
C9
100pF 16V
2.5mm pitch ceramic
C12
680pF 16V
2.5mm pitch ceramic
C13
100uF 16V
5mm diameter, 2.5mm pitch electrolytic
C17-C20
0.1uF 16V
2.5mm pitch ceramic
L1
100uH 1A
Axial inductor 15mm pin pitch, 4mm diameter
Q1, Q3
IRF630
Power MOSFET
Q2
2N3906
PNP transistor
R1, R2, R8, R9, 10 ohm 1/4W
Storage relay inrush limiting resistor
R13, R30-R32,
R52, R53
R3, R10, R12,
10K 1/4W
LED current limiting resistor
R14-R16, R21R29, R34, R35,
R39-R42, R46R51, R54, R57,
R58, R61
R4
2.2Meg 1/4W
R5, R6, R17330 ohm 1/4W Storage relay holding resistor
R20, R36-R38,
R59, R60
R62-R65
33K 1/4W
Nixie anode resistor
R7
2.2K 1/4W
R43, R44
0.5 1/4W
Nixie power supply current limiting resistor
R45
1K 1/4W
R55
470K 1/4W
R56
3.8K 1/4W
Nixie power supply feedback control resistor
SW1,SW2
SPDT switch
3 pin 4.7mm pitch
U1
CD4521
Clock IC
U2, U3
CD4017
Decade counter/divider IC
U4
MC34063AP
Nixie power supply controller
Y1
4.194MHz
Crystal for CD4521 timebase
Mount holes are 4mm (#8 screw) diameter.
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“POWER IN” Input Ports
Name
Size
Description
+12V
1
Power supply 12VDC
GND
1
Power supply ground
“EXT IN” Input Ports
Name
Size
~CLK
1
GND
1
Output Ports
Name
Size
1 MIN
11
10 MIN
7
1 HOUR
11
10 HOUR
3
3
Description
Active low external 1Hz reference
(optional in lieu of timebase ICs)
Signal ground
Description
0-9 digit output (active low) + anode
0-5 digit output (active low) + anode
0-9 digit output (active low) + anode
0-1 digit output (active low) + anode
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