Base4 Instructions

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AVAILABLE OPTIONS
modes
clock : the colours indicate time
rainbow: ever changing miscalleneous colours
lava lamp : ever changing uniform colour

Palettes

rgb
mondrian
basbrun
80’s
pastel
modern
cold
warm
earth
dark

hours

minutes

both

HACK IT, IT’S OPEN !
The Base4 clock is driven by an Atmega328 micro
-controller running Arduino. That means you can
change the code running in the clock using the
official Arduino IDE. The possibilities are infinite! I
can’t wait to see what you will come up with.
To make it easy to hack, I have included an FTDI
connector so that you don’t have to remove the
chip to reprogram it. On top of that, a yellow LED
has been connected to pin #13 to help you debug
your application.
The Base4 Clock is an open source / hardware
project. You can find the source and schematics at
https://github.com/pchretien/base4.

GEEKOCLOCK
201-305 rue de Bellechasse
Montréal (Québec) H2S 1W9
www.geekoclock.com
(514) 574 8499

BASE4 CL OCK

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

To do so, simply remove the screw at the
bottom and pull out the panel. Then connect
the power adapter to the circuit board (as
shown on picture) and then replace the back
cover.

- clock
- plug with cord
- rubber paddings
- sticker
- instruction manual

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PEEL OFF FILM BEFORE USE
Don’t forget to peel off the protective film from
the plexiglass front cover!
STICK RUBBER PADDINGS
Stick the rubber paddings under the clock
wooden frame

to determine hour add

and

to determine minutes add

and

In this example

BASE4 CLOCK BUTTONS

hours = 12 + 1 = 13h
select mode

minutes = 32 + 1 = 33m
set hour

change color

HOW TO TELL TIME
The time on the base4 clock is based on 24
hours clock, or, “military time” in the US.

on/off
set minutes
set button

HOW TO CONNECT THE POWER CORD
The clock has to be powered by the 6V 800mA
power adapter enclosed in your package. To
connect the power cord to your clock you first
have to remove the back panel.

The base4 numeral system uses numbers from
0 to 3 instead of 0 to 9 with the decimal
system.
Each column of the clock represent a digit in
base4. The lines represent values 1, 2 and 3
starting from the bottom.

With 3 digits you can count up to 63 which if
perfect to display time. Since base4 is not that
simple to use you can simply add-up the
values represented by the squares to read time.

it’s 13:33h

HOW TO SET THE TIME
You set time by holding the white button and
clicking on the red or green buttons.
the hours Hold the white button and click on
the red button. Every click on the red button
increase the hour by one hour.
the minutes Hold the white button and click the
green button. Every click on the green button
will increase the minutes by one minute.
midnight All squares are white at 00:00h
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