Word Clock!

Are you tired of looking at spinning hands or plain numbers? This clock gives you the time in English!

Jun 12, 2019

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Components and supplies

Jumper wires (generic)

Micro Switch/Button

Micro SD Card Any size

DS1307 RTC Breakout

SD card to SPI adaptor

Speaker: 3W, 4 ohms

1N4007 – High Voltage, High Current Rated Diode

24 Channel PWM LED Driver

IRF540n N Channel Mosfet

Arduino UNO

Resistor 10k ohm

Tools and machines

Laser cutter (generic)

Wire Stripper & Cutter, 18-10 AWG / 0.75-4mm² Capacity Wires

Solder Wire, Lead Free

Soldering iron (generic)

Project description

Code

The Code! Version 2

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1//Look though this code if you want. Anything with a comment is changeable.
2
3#include  <Adafruit_TLC5947.h>
4#include <Wire.h>
5#include <RTClib.h>
6#include <SD.h>
7#include  <TMRpcm.h>
8#include <SPI.h>
9
10#define SD_ChipSelectPin 8
11#define NUM_TLC5974  1
12#define din 4
13#define clock 5
14#define latch 6
15RTC_DS1307 rtc;
16TMRpcm  tmrpcm;
17Adafruit_TLC5947 tlc = Adafruit_TLC5947(NUM_TLC5974, clock, din, latch);
18
19//Alarm  Times
20byte alarmhours = 8;
21byte alarmminutes = 0;
22
23String inputString  = "";
24boolean stringComplete = false;
25int t = 0;
26int hou = 0;
27int  m = 0;
28int s = 0;
29String data = "";
30bool buttonpress = false;
31int  light = 4096;
32byte to = 0;
33byte past = 0;
34bool itis = false;
35bool mins  = false;
36byte h = 0;
37int button = 0;
38bool alarmran = false;
39
40void  setup () {
41  rtc.begin();
42  inputString.reserve(200);
43
44  tmrpcm.speakerPin  = 9;
45  if (!SD.begin(SD_ChipSelectPin))
46  {
47    Serial.println("SD fail");
48    return;
49  }
50  //Speaker Volume 1-6 1=quiet 6=loudest + audio cliping.  5 is best
51  tmrpcm.setVolume(5);
52
53
54  Serial.begin(57600);
55  if (!  rtc.begin()) {
56    Serial.println("Couldn't find RTC");
57    while (1);
58  }
59  if (! rtc.isrunning()) {
60    Serial.println("RTC is NOT running!");
61    rtc.adjust(DateTime(2019, 6, 11, 0, 0, 0));
62  }
63
64  tlc.begin();
65}
66
67void  displayupdate() {
68  DateTime now = rtc.now();
69
70  for (uint16_t i = 0; i  < 8; i++) {
71    tlc.setLED(i, 0, 0, 0);
72  }
73
74  past = 0;
75  to = 0;
76
77  itis = false;
78
79  if (now.minute() > 25 && now.minute() <= 30) {
80    tlc.setLED(0,  light, light, 0);
81    itis = true;
82  }
83  if (now.minute() > 5 && now.minute()  <= 10) {
84    tlc.setLED(0, light, 0, light);
85    itis = true;
86  }
87  if  (now.minute() > 45 && now.minute() <= 50) {
88    tlc.setLED(0, light, 0, light);
89    itis = true;
90  }
91
92  if (itis == false) {
93    tlc.setLED(0, light,  0, 0);
94  }
95
96  if (now.minute() > 10 && now.minute() <= 15) {
97    tlc.setLED(1,  light, 0, 0);
98  }
99  if (now.minute() > 40 && now.minute() <= 45) {
100    tlc.setLED(1,  light, 0, 0);
101  }
102  if (now.minute() > 15 && now.minute() <= 20) {
103    tlc.setLED(1,  0, light, 0);
104  }
105  if (now.minute() > 35 && now.minute() <= 40) {
106    tlc.setLED(1,  0, light, 0);
107  }
108  if (now.minute() > 0 && now.minute() <= 5) {
109    tlc.setLED(1,  0, 0, light);
110  }
111  if (now.minute() > 50 && now.minute() <= 55) {
112    tlc.setLED(1,  0, 0, light);
113  }
114  if (now.minute() > 20 && now.minute() <= 25) {
115    tlc.setLED(1,  0, light, light);
116  }
117  if (now.minute() > 30 && now.minute() <= 35) {
118    tlc.setLED(1, 0, light, light);
119  }
120
121  if (now.minute() > 30 && now.minute()  < 55) {
122    to = 1;
123  }
124  if (now.minute() < 31 && now.minute() > 0) {
125    past = 1;
126  }
127
128  mins = false;
129  if (now.minute() > 5 && now.minute()  <= 10) {
130    tlc.setLED(2, light, light * to, light * past);
131    mins = true;
132  }
133  if (now.minute() > 45 && now.minute() <= 50) {
134    tlc.setLED(2, light,  light * to, light * past);
135    mins = true;
136  }
137  if (now.minute() > 15  && now.minute() <= 25) {
138    tlc.setLED(2, light, light * to, light * past);
139    mins = true;
140  }
141  if (now.minute() > 30 && now.minute() <= 40) {
142    tlc.setLED(2, light, light * to, light * past);
143    mins = true;
144  }
145  if (now.minute() > 50 && now.minute() <= 55) {
146    tlc.setLED(2, light, light  * to, light * past);
147    mins = true;
148  }
149  if (now.minute() > 0 && now.minute()  <= 5) {
150    tlc.setLED(2, light, light * to, light * past);
151    mins = true;
152  }
153
154  if (mins == false) {
155    tlc.setLED(2, 0, light * to, light * past);
156  }
157
158  if (now.minute() > 30 && now.minute() < 55) {
159    h = now.hour()  + 1;
160  }
161  if (now.minute() <= 30) {
162    h = now.hour();
163  }
164
165  if (h == 1) {
166    tlc.setLED(3, light, 0, 0);
167  }
168  if (h == 2) {
169    tlc.setLED(3, 0, 0, light);
170  }
171  if (h == 3) {
172    tlc.setLED(3, 0,  light, 0);
173  }
174  if (h == 4) {
175    tlc.setLED(4, light, 0, 0);
176  }
177  if (h == 5) {
178    tlc.setLED(4, 0, light, 0);
179  }
180  if (h == 6) {
181    tlc.setLED(4, 0, 0, light);
182  }
183  if (h == 7) {
184    tlc.setLED(5, light,  0, 0);
185  }
186  if (h == 8) {
187    tlc.setLED(5, 0, light, 0);
188  }
189  if  (h == 9) {
190    tlc.setLED(5, 0, 0, light);
191  }
192  if (h == 10) {
193    tlc.setLED(6,  light, 0, 0);
194  }
195  if (h == 11) {
196    tlc.setLED(6, 0, light, 0);
197  }
198  if (h == 12) {
199    tlc.setLED(6, 0, 0, light);
200  }
201
202  if (h  == 13) {
203    tlc.setLED(3, light, 0, 0);
204  }
205  if (h == 14) {
206    tlc.setLED(3,  0, 0, light);
207  }
208  if (h == 15) {
209    tlc.setLED(3, 0, light, 0);
210  }
211  if (h == 16) {
212    tlc.setLED(4, light, 0, 0);
213  }
214  if (h ==  17) {
215    tlc.setLED(4, 0, light, 0);
216  }
217  if (h == 18) {
218    tlc.setLED(4,  0, 0, light);
219  }
220  if (h == 19) {
221    tlc.setLED(5, light, 0, 0);
222  }
223  if (h == 20) {
224    tlc.setLED(5, 0, light, 0);
225  }
226  if (h ==  21) {
227    tlc.setLED(5, 0, 0, light);
228  }
229  if (h == 22) {
230    tlc.setLED(6,  light, 0, 0);
231  }
232  if (h == 23) {
233    tlc.setLED(6, 0, light, 0);
234  }
235  if (h == 0) {
236    tlc.setLED(6, 0, 0, light);
237  }
238
239  if (now.minute()  == 0 or now.minute() > 55) {
240    tlc.setLED(7, light, 0, 0);
241  }
242
243
244  tlc.write();
245}
246
247void addition() {
248  DateTime now = rtc.now();
249  // Dims Light
250  if (now.hour() < 6 or now.hour() > 21) {//Change the times  for on/off light dimming
251    light = 500; //Dimmest 0-4096
252  }
253  else {
254    light = 4096;// Brightest
255  }
256}
257
258void(* resetFunc) (void) = 0;
259
260void  loop () {
261  //Set time from Serial Monitor. Enter each number hours,minutes,second  press enter in between
262  serialEvent();
263  displayupdate();
264  addition();
265
266  if (stringComplete) {
267    Serial.println(h);
268    t = inputString.toInt();
269    if (hou != 0 && m != 0 && s == 0) {
270      s = t;
271    }
272    if (hou  != 0 && m == 0) {
273      m = t;
274    }
275    if (hou == 0) {
276      hou =  t;
277    }
278    if (hou != 0 && m != 0 && s != 0) {
279      rtc.adjust(DateTime(2000,  0, 0, hou, m, s));
280      hou = 0;
281      m = 0;
282      s = 0;
283    }
284    inputString = "";
285    stringComplete = false;
286  }
287
288  //Alarm
289  DateTime now = rtc.now();
290  if (alarmhours == now.hour() && alarmminutes ==  now.minute() && alarmran == false) {
291    tmrpcm.play("test.wav");
292    do  {
293      button = analogRead(0);
294      if (button > 800) {
295        buttonpress  = false;
296
297      }
298      else {
299        buttonpress = true;
300        tmrpcm.disable();
301      }
302    } while (tmrpcm.isPlaying() == 1 && buttonpress == false);
303    alarmran  = true;
304    tmrpcm.disable();
305  }
306
307  if (now.hour() == 12 && now.minute()  == 1 && now.second() == 15) {
308    //alarmran = false;
309    delay(1000);
310    resetFunc();
311  }
312  if (now.hour() == 1 && now.minute() == 1 && now.second()  == 15) {
313    //alarmran = false;
314    delay(1000);
315    resetFunc();
316  }
317
318  delay(1000);
319}
320
321
322
323void serialEvent() {
324  while (Serial.available())  {
325    char inChar = (char)Serial.read();
326    inputString += inChar;
327    if  (inChar == '\n') {
328      stringComplete = true;
329    }
330  }
331}
332

//Look though this code if you want. Anything with a comment is changeable.

#include  <Adafruit_TLC5947.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <RTClib.h>
#include <SD.h>
#include  <TMRpcm.h>
#include <SPI.h>

#define SD_ChipSelectPin 8
#define NUM_TLC5974  1
#define din 4
#define clock 5
#define latch 6
RTC_DS1307 rtc;
TMRpcm  tmrpcm;
Adafruit_TLC5947 tlc = Adafruit_TLC5947(NUM_TLC5974, clock, din, latch);

//Alarm  Times
byte alarmhours = 8;
byte alarmminutes = 0;

String inputString  = "";
boolean stringComplete = false;
int t = 0;
int hou = 0;
int  m = 0;
int s = 0;
String data = "";
bool buttonpress = false;
int  light = 4096;
byte to = 0;
byte past = 0;
bool itis = false;
bool mins  = false;
byte h = 0;
int button = 0;
bool alarmran = false;

void  setup () {
  rtc.begin();
  inputString.reserve(200);

  tmrpcm.speakerPin  = 9;
  if (!SD.begin(SD_ChipSelectPin))
  {
    Serial.println("SD fail");
    return;
  }
  //Speaker Volume 1-6 1=quiet 6=loudest + audio cliping.  5 is best
  tmrpcm.setVolume(5);


  Serial.begin(57600);
  if (!  rtc.begin()) {
    Serial.println("Couldn't find RTC");
    while (1);
  }
  if (! rtc.isrunning()) {
    Serial.println("RTC is NOT running!");
    rtc.adjust(DateTime(2019, 6, 11, 0, 0, 0));
  }

  tlc.begin();
}

void  displayupdate() {
  DateTime now = rtc.now();

  for (uint16_t i = 0; i  < 8; i++) {
    tlc.setLED(i, 0, 0, 0);
  }

  past = 0;
  to = 0;

  itis = false;

  if (now.minute() > 25 && now.minute() <= 30) {
    tlc.setLED(0,  light, light, 0);
    itis = true;
  }
  if (now.minute() > 5 && now.minute()  <= 10) {
    tlc.setLED(0, light, 0, light);
    itis = true;
  }
  if  (now.minute() > 45 && now.minute() <= 50) {
    tlc.setLED(0, light, 0, light);
    itis = true;
  }

  if (itis == false) {
    tlc.setLED(0, light,  0, 0);
  }

  if (now.minute() > 10 && now.minute() <= 15) {
    tlc.setLED(1,  light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (now.minute() > 40 && now.minute() <= 45) {
    tlc.setLED(1,  light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (now.minute() > 15 && now.minute() <= 20) {
    tlc.setLED(1,  0, light, 0);
  }
  if (now.minute() > 35 && now.minute() <= 40) {
    tlc.setLED(1,  0, light, 0);
  }
  if (now.minute() > 0 && now.minute() <= 5) {
    tlc.setLED(1,  0, 0, light);
  }
  if (now.minute() > 50 && now.minute() <= 55) {
    tlc.setLED(1,  0, 0, light);
  }
  if (now.minute() > 20 && now.minute() <= 25) {
    tlc.setLED(1,  0, light, light);
  }
  if (now.minute() > 30 && now.minute() <= 35) {
    tlc.setLED(1, 0, light, light);
  }

  if (now.minute() > 30 && now.minute()  < 55) {
    to = 1;
  }
  if (now.minute() < 31 && now.minute() > 0) {
    past = 1;
  }

  mins = false;
  if (now.minute() > 5 && now.minute()  <= 10) {
    tlc.setLED(2, light, light * to, light * past);
    mins = true;
  }
  if (now.minute() > 45 && now.minute() <= 50) {
    tlc.setLED(2, light,  light * to, light * past);
    mins = true;
  }
  if (now.minute() > 15  && now.minute() <= 25) {
    tlc.setLED(2, light, light * to, light * past);
    mins = true;
  }
  if (now.minute() > 30 && now.minute() <= 40) {
    tlc.setLED(2, light, light * to, light * past);
    mins = true;
  }
  if (now.minute() > 50 && now.minute() <= 55) {
    tlc.setLED(2, light, light  * to, light * past);
    mins = true;
  }
  if (now.minute() > 0 && now.minute()  <= 5) {
    tlc.setLED(2, light, light * to, light * past);
    mins = true;
  }

  if (mins == false) {
    tlc.setLED(2, 0, light * to, light * past);
  }

  if (now.minute() > 30 && now.minute() < 55) {
    h = now.hour()  + 1;
  }
  if (now.minute() <= 30) {
    h = now.hour();
  }

  if (h == 1) {
    tlc.setLED(3, light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (h == 2) {
    tlc.setLED(3, 0, 0, light);
  }
  if (h == 3) {
    tlc.setLED(3, 0,  light, 0);
  }
  if (h == 4) {
    tlc.setLED(4, light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (h == 5) {
    tlc.setLED(4, 0, light, 0);
  }
  if (h == 6) {
    tlc.setLED(4, 0, 0, light);
  }
  if (h == 7) {
    tlc.setLED(5, light,  0, 0);
  }
  if (h == 8) {
    tlc.setLED(5, 0, light, 0);
  }
  if  (h == 9) {
    tlc.setLED(5, 0, 0, light);
  }
  if (h == 10) {
    tlc.setLED(6,  light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (h == 11) {
    tlc.setLED(6, 0, light, 0);
  }
  if (h == 12) {
    tlc.setLED(6, 0, 0, light);
  }

  if (h  == 13) {
    tlc.setLED(3, light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (h == 14) {
    tlc.setLED(3,  0, 0, light);
  }
  if (h == 15) {
    tlc.setLED(3, 0, light, 0);
  }
  if (h == 16) {
    tlc.setLED(4, light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (h ==  17) {
    tlc.setLED(4, 0, light, 0);
  }
  if (h == 18) {
    tlc.setLED(4,  0, 0, light);
  }
  if (h == 19) {
    tlc.setLED(5, light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (h == 20) {
    tlc.setLED(5, 0, light, 0);
  }
  if (h ==  21) {
    tlc.setLED(5, 0, 0, light);
  }
  if (h == 22) {
    tlc.setLED(6,  light, 0, 0);
  }
  if (h == 23) {
    tlc.setLED(6, 0, light, 0);
  }
  if (h == 0) {
    tlc.setLED(6, 0, 0, light);
  }

  if (now.minute()  == 0 or now.minute() > 55) {
    tlc.setLED(7, light, 0, 0);
  }


  tlc.write();
}

void addition() {
  DateTime now = rtc.now();
  // Dims Light
  if (now.hour() < 6 or now.hour() > 21) {//Change the times  for on/off light dimming
    light = 500; //Dimmest 0-4096
  }
  else {
    light = 4096;// Brightest
  }
}

void(* resetFunc) (void) = 0;

void  loop () {
  //Set time from Serial Monitor. Enter each number hours,minutes,second  press enter in between
  serialEvent();
  displayupdate();
  addition();

  if (stringComplete) {
    Serial.println(h);
    t = inputString.toInt();
    if (hou != 0 && m != 0 && s == 0) {
      s = t;
    }
    if (hou  != 0 && m == 0) {
      m = t;
    }
    if (hou == 0) {
      hou =  t;
    }
    if (hou != 0 && m != 0 && s != 0) {
      rtc.adjust(DateTime(2000,  0, 0, hou, m, s));
      hou = 0;
      m = 0;
      s = 0;
    }
    inputString = "";
    stringComplete = false;
  }

  //Alarm
  DateTime now = rtc.now();
  if (alarmhours == now.hour() && alarmminutes ==  now.minute() && alarmran == false) {
    tmrpcm.play("test.wav");
    do  {
      button = analogRead(0);
      if (button > 800) {
        buttonpress  = false;

      }
      else {
        buttonpress = true;
        tmrpcm.disable();
      }
    } while (tmrpcm.isPlaying() == 1 && buttonpress == false);
    alarmran  = true;
    tmrpcm.disable();
  }

  if (now.hour() == 12 && now.minute()  == 1 && now.second() == 15) {
    //alarmran = false;
    delay(1000);
    resetFunc();
  }
  if (now.hour() == 1 && now.minute() == 1 && now.second()  == 15) {
    //alarmran = false;
    delay(1000);
    resetFunc();
  }

  delay(1000);
}



void serialEvent() {
  while (Serial.available())  {
    char inChar = (char)Serial.read();
    inputString += inChar;
    if  (inChar == '\n') {
      stringComplete = true;
    }
  }
}

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The Schematic

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The Schematic

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Case

This is meant to be cut on a k40 laser. Bigger bed sizes will also work. The main parts are for 5 mm plywood, and the filter is for anything thin and semi transparent. It is optional to have the filter

Case

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