How to build a circular LCD clock

(blinry.org)

34 points | by birdculture 2 days ago

6 comments

  • zerobees 6 minutes ago
    How to build a circular LCD clock, step 1: buy a circular LCD that looks like a clock.

    I jest, but that's the extent of the build. They simply connect that display to a computer over HDMI. The only hacking here is the author's browser-based JS for clock animations.

  • fourspacetabs 23 minutes ago
    > I also tried with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2, but 512 MB of RAM were too little to run a modern browser, sadly.

    I found that the surf browser was efficient enough to run fine on my Raspberry Pi Zero W. YMMV with animations and such, but it's much better than any chromium alternative in my experience.

  • albert_e 24 minutes ago
    > White USB-A to USB-C cable > White HDMI to micro HDMI cable

    Why do they need to be ...white :)

    Oh i see the cables now and cant unsee them.

    I guess next step is to 3D print a back case mount that encloses the RPi and plugs into a wall socket for power.

  • patates 33 minutes ago
    you can also do this with an esp32 as long as you don't insist using a browser to draw a clock
  • jzer0cool 23 minutes ago
    $159 quite expensive for the LCD
    • krige 1 minute ago
      There's a multitouch function
    • rf15 22 minutes ago
      It's an unconventional shape, and not subsidised by ads, etc..
  • altmanaltman 54 minutes ago
    The cartoony clock looks a bit weird in terms of typography when the time is 10:29, the font kind of squeezes and becomes hard to read