Build an egg wakeup clock

A nice cosy view of the innards. The glob on the right is the LED, the hole with the red and blue wire is the switch ( I replaced it later on with a three-wire one). On the right of the circuit board is an ICSP header. You don’t need that unless you want to program the chip while it’s still in the board. In fact, if you haven’t heard of ICSP yet, don’t worry about it.

Testing the motor with the little bit of wood. It’s actually loud enough to wake me just as it is pictured here.

More innards. I am using 4 AA cells here. You could probably get away with using just two or three if space is a problem. If the motor seems weak, use more voltage (up to 5.5V). A “wall wart� would work also, but you would need to add a voltage regulator.

The finished product! Magnificent!

Links to get you started with PIC’s:

-“Basics” of the PIC Microchip -Beginners’ PIC and AVR page -picList beginners checklist

 

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4 Responses to “Build an egg wakeup clock”

1. Ed Tapanes Says:
   December 8th, 2005 at 18:10

   Great project but in case you’d rather not reinvent the wheel - Screaming Meanie

2. kumar Says:
   December 12th, 2008 at 18:33

   hey mate.can you please explain the code to me through email and is it possible if i use you code for modify it for my project

3. kumar Says:
   December 12th, 2008 at 18:34

   hey .can you please explain the code through email and is it possible if i use you code for modify it for my project. thanks

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