Want to commemorate the years, days, hours, and minutes passed since an important event? The lunar landing, an anniversary, or maybe the amount of time since the last accident in your workshop? The PyPortal Event Count-Up Clock has got you covered!

Build your own PyPortal Event Count-Up Clock and then customize it for the event of your choice. All coded in CircuitPython, it gets the precise time from the internet using built-in WiFi, then draws the display with the ever forward marching of time. It makes you think, doesn't it.

Parts

Front view of a Adafruit PyPortal - CircuitPython Powered Internet Display with a pyportal logo image on the display.
PyPortal, our easy-to-use IoT device that allows you to create all the things for the “Internet of Things” in minutes. Make custom touch screen interface...
$54.95
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USB cable - USB A to Micro-B - 3 foot long
This here is your standard A to micro-B USB cable, for USB 1.1 or 2.0. Perfect for connecting a PC to your Metro, Feather, Raspberry Pi or other dev-board or...
$2.95
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Additional Tools & Materials

You may want to create the optional desk stand for your PyPortal Event Count-Up Clock. For this you'll need:

If you don't have access to a 3D printer you can optionally use an online service such as 3D Hubs to have it printed for you on demand.

Angled shot of 6 stand offs from a Circuit Playground Bolt-On Kit.
You have a Circuit Playground Express, but you need to mount it to your charming cardboard robot friend, eh? Not so easy if you...
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This guide was first published on Mar 13, 2019. It was last updated on Mar 18, 2024.

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