Note: This project is current a work in progress. This page is likely to change as I progress.
Overview
The goal of this project is to build my own personal replica of the DeLorean’s “Time Circuits”, as featured in the Back to the Future movie trilogy. I’ll need to build custom time circuit displays, a custom keypad for changing the date, and screen-accurate enclosures. To make everything function, I’ll need to design and program some embedded circuits to control it all.
Posts
- Part 1: Project Planning
- Part 2: Driving the Display Matrix
- Part 3: Researching LED Displays
- Part 4: Sourcing LED Displays
- Part 5: Display Enclosure Specifications
- Part 6: Dimensioning the Display Faceplate
- Part 7: Making the Display Schematic
- Part 8: Designing the Display PCB
- Part 9: LED Standoffs
- Part 10: Controlling the HT16K33
- Part 11: LED Characters
- Part 12: Programming the Display
- Part 13: Assembling Display PCBs
Related
Note: As of October 14, 2017 this project has stalled and I’ve moved on to other things. That doesn’t mean it won’t ever get finished, but I am not actively working on completing it at the moment. Sorry!
2 Comments
David · April 4, 2021 at 4:24 pm
Hey Dave !!! Thanks a lot for all informations about this project , Your tutorial Help me a lot to make my own Time circuit !!!! I’m so happy to have it now…. If you want to see the first start of it 😉
https://www.facebook.com/david.giovannai/videos/2876267889326747
I programm a keypad and it works but i take time to find the box to make it … To be continued….
Sorry for my english i m French 🙂
David
Dave · April 9, 2021 at 10:52 pm
David that looks awesome! Nice work, and thanks for sharing.