Building a clock is almost a rite of passage in the Arduino community, and Arduino forum member Riva has certainly moved forward and created a great word clock. Using 128 LEDs, a lot of prototyping board, and a non-board Arduino circuit using a pre-programmed microcontroller, the results are very good. What finishes the clock well is the housing and the quality of the laser-printer clock face. And unlike other simple word clocks, the display can become one large scrolling text unit as well. Here is the clock in action:
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