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Documentation or feature demonstrating use of buttons ("mark time" or "laps", not necessarily stopping the clock).
 
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== Five letter word clock ==
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How about a 5 letter word clock option?  I don't know if you are familiar with the four letter word clock?  The clock randomly generates four letter words. See http://www.tubeclockdb.com/news/236-zetalinkbiz.html. (I'm not affiliated in any way, just came up near the top of a google search).
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A four letter word clock would be a cool operating mode as well.
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Also, some animation options would be nice when the time changes:  spinners, chasers etc.
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How about a Bluetooth module that uses the serial interface which would connect to your computer and use the clock as a remote text display for tweets, stock ticker, emails notification, etc.

Revision as of 19:40, 27 August 2012

This is the Alpha Clock Firmware discussion page. If you have suggestions for future versions of the Alpha Clock Five firmware, this would be a good place to leave them.



Count-down timer with elapsed rounds count-up timer with elapsed rounds

Documentation or feature demonstrating use of a common IR remote Documentation or feature demonstrating use of a solenoid or servo (useful for ringing a bell for example).

Documentation or feature demonstrating use of buttons ("mark time" or "laps", not necessarily stopping the clock).

Five letter word clock

How about a 5 letter word clock option? I don't know if you are familiar with the four letter word clock? The clock randomly generates four letter words. See http://www.tubeclockdb.com/news/236-zetalinkbiz.html. (I'm not affiliated in any way, just came up near the top of a google search).

A four letter word clock would be a cool operating mode as well.

Also, some animation options would be nice when the time changes: spinners, chasers etc.

How about a Bluetooth module that uses the serial interface which would connect to your computer and use the clock as a remote text display for tweets, stock ticker, emails notification, etc.