"special" Nixie Clock

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Hi DrAzzy,

Thanks for your answer. Indeed the smart nixie solution seems a lot better !

I just checked the smart nixie website and there are things I don't understand :
Can the smart nixie modules (1361 - SmartNixie IN18 in my case) be used on their own ?
I mean can I connect it to my tube, 170V and Arduino to be able to display digits with I2C ?
When I check the schematic I see a PIC16F677 that I can't see on the picture.

Or do I need other modules like "1392 - 6 Digit IN18 Clock Backplane" to be able to make my nixie tubes work with an arduino ?

Thanks