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/* Motivation Clock
> This project is a counting hex display clock.
> I built this as a motivational tool to help me visualise the time left in each semester.
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> At the start of each semester on the first day of school I set in the number of seconds till my last final. Spring 2026 is 10,504,800s (122 days) or 0xA0D700s
> A 555 one second timer counts down on the display indefinetly, this gives a nice phyiscal reminder to not waste time since itll never stop
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/* What I learned
> This was supposed to count in decimal, I ordered and built this with hex chips accidenatlly.
> The count input is very sensitive to static voltage changes.
> Using a potentiometer to adjust display brightness causes the dim level to change based upon how many LED segments are illuminated.
> 7 Segment displays do a very bad job at showing A, B, C, D, E, F, instead the manufacturer uses different unique patterns so I had to include a cheatsheet.
> I need to add a battery so it will stay on and save the count when I unplug it or my house looses power.
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