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karlelch

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Posted: 01:44pm 12 Jul 2026
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Hi,

To my own massive surprise, I finished* a long term project  

It is a bedside DAB/DAB+ radio alarm clock. It streams digital radio through a serial radio module, keeps its clock automatically in sync with the DAB broadcast time signal, shows the time alongside temperature/humidity on a colour TFT, and dims its display to match the room's ambient light. The whole interface is simplistic: Driven by a single rotary encoder plus a toggle switch.

More in the repository.

Here is also a short video.

Cheers
Thomas


* Well, my wife disagrees as the alarm sometimes goes off without being set, but I consider this a minor flaw
 
Volhout
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Posted: 02:05pm 12 Jul 2026
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Nice project. Is it pico, or mm2 based?.

Volhout
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karlelch

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Posted: 02:35pm 12 Jul 2026
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  Volhout said  Nice project. Is it pico, or mm2 based?

Thanks.
It’s based on a Pico 2

Best
Thomas
 
homa

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Posted: 06:09pm 12 Jul 2026
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Wow, that’s really impressive.

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Mixtel90

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Posted: 07:57pm 12 Jul 2026
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Oh yes! I like a lot. :)
Mick

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Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs
 
Frank N. Furter
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Posted: 06:38am 13 Jul 2026
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Very cool!        
 
karlelch

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Posted: 08:37am 13 Jul 2026
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Thanks!
 
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