7-Segment LED Arduino Conway's Game of Life Display (UPDATE1)

Update.  Enclosed now, in beautiful ruby red plexi from eStreet plastics.  Also added two relays, simply for sound effects.  See video below.  Life generations progress faster upon every iteration, speed maxes out at 100 generations.   Max generations are 65k, upon which an integer rolls over and a new simulation is started.

Arduino based Network NTP Clock (Update2)

Progress... Started building case.  Ruby red plexi from eStreet Plastics.  Looks really slick.  Yes, that IS masking tape holding part of the 7-segment display in... I am still waiting for some IPS weld-on #3 glue... Damn ebay.

Arduino based Network NTP Clock (Update1)

More progress, Added a Sure Electronics 0832 Green Matrix LED Display for continuous time display.  Crappy video posted to youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AZAUVIAZak

Code almost done, still some tweaking needed.  Enclosure is next.

Arduino based Network NTP Clock

Ethernet, DHCP, IP, NTP, and all under 16k.   Sets software RTC in sync to an NTP server.  Displays time in seconds since 1970 (ala UNIX), 24hr format, Day of week, and full date.  Red LED 7-Segment displays using 74HC595 shift registers.

Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFSf9rBVMDY

7-Segment LED Shift Register detail

While building another 7-Segment LED display for a project I took some photos.  I've been asked by some for more detail on how those things are build and chained together.  This is the same style display I used in the Game of Life display from an earlier post.   These modules are assembled each with a 74HC595 shift register glued to the back "dead bug" style.  Each segment is driven by a output bit thru a resistor.   It makes for a very simple static (no scanning or multiplexing) display and very simply programming in the microprocessor.   I really have to make a circuit board for this!  Displays by the inch anyone?

Full Photo Album:  http://picasaweb.google.com/matthoskins/ProjectsArduinoLED7SegmentShiftRegisterDisplaysDeadBugStyle?feat=directlink