Time To Hack Binary Clock by potatono

Description

A three piece acrylic binary clock powered by Arduino and the DC1307 real time clock.

Instructions

Parts List

2 x 12"x12" Gray Translucent Acrylic
1 x 12"x12" Clear or other Translucent Acrylic
1 x Arduino Diecimila
4 x Ultra Bright White LEDs
6 x Red LEDs
4 x mounting screws, with nuts and washers (fits 3.5mm diameter hole)
4 x mounting screws, with nuts (fits 4.75mm diameter hole)

The Basic Concept

Use three pieces of acrylic, each with similar holes cut in them. The top piece only has four holes for the mounting screws that hold the whole thing together and the "Time To Hack" etch. Under that is the clear piece with holes for the mounting screws and lights. Under that is the back piece which is the part that we actually mount to the wall. The extra space on the square piece of acrylic is used to cut out spacers which fit between each of the layers. In this revision I mounted the Arduino on the back piece, but it should've been mounted on the middle piece as it made me use a ton of extra wire, and it was really difficult to get the whole thing to come together in the end.