Alarm Clock

My son needed a new alarm clock, so I made one :wink:

Very nice!

Just in case you are waiting for someone to ask, why not post the code :wink:

Neat! I like the enclosure, and the use of tilt for input rather than buttons.

Mr. Trickpony,
Very creative in your project indeed.
What kind of tilt sensors did you use? I am looking for some cheap ones, but not looking forward to spending $$ on the accelerometer stuff.
Thanks.

The enclosure is from Radio Shack (270-1802). I then cut out an opening and glued a piece a clear plastic to that

The tilt sensor is a Sharp GP1S036HEZ which go for about $2. It is quite small and I was only able to get a max signal of 20 (analog) out of it, but for my purposes that was fine.

The 7 Segment displays are from AllElectronics.

The Boarduino was from ModernDevice.

Code coming as soon as I finish the set time date stuff.

Excellent work. Looking forward to seeing how your code functions. The tilt function makes a lot of sense and much better than using buttons for input.

Well done!

Awesome work! It works really well too from the video. Looking forward to the parts list and code.

Ok. Finished the code to set the date and time. Video here:

I can post the code but it's probably 3x the max characters per post limit. Is there another arduino repository that I can load it up to, then post a link?

Also I didnt mention before, but thanks to mem for the datatime library which I use in this project!
Ben

Very nice . I described your clock to a friend at a dinner party last weekend - he loved the idea and he wanted to buy one!

You could post the code in the playground on the DateTime page. I would be happy to do that for you if you want (if so, send me a PM and I will reply with my email address)