Next in our series of interesting Arduino-powered clock projects is the "Flock Clock" by Mike Rigsby. His adaption of a clock uses an incredibly original method of displaying the time, by using twelve "drinking birds" - each of which can be triggered to move by a peltier unit underneath each of their bases.
The time is then displayed by moving each bird, whose number of movements can be interpreted into a binary number and then the time of day. Mike gives us a quick demonstration of the clock in the following video:
As an Arduino can't handle the current required for each peltier, relays are used to switch the high current for each unit. Certainly an orginal design, for which you can find all the details on the project page. And for more, we're on facebook, twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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