Nixie

This project was heavily inspired by cnlohr’s cnixxi project (github link). After watching his video on how he designed this very compact driver board for driving IN-12 nixie’s, with some very cheap parts like the CH32V003 microcontroller I was determined to make a version for the IN-16 nixie tubes I bought. Different Nixie types driving design choices IN-16 Nixie IN-12 Nixie I managed to snatch up 6 beatiful IN-16 Nixies on Ebay, these are quite a different style then the IN-12 tubes cnlohr used in his project. ...

I love experimenting with Nixie tubes, I find that there is a haunting, liquid beauty in the warm amber neon glow of a Nixie tube. While modern displays rely on cold, flat pixels, the Nixie tube is a miniature physics experiment captured in glass. Each digit is a physical artifact, stacked in layers that create a mesmerizing sense of depth, turning the simple act of showing digits into a glowing tribute to mid-century aesthetics. ...