Blog
Store updated with new stock
The Akafugu Store has been updated with several items that have been out of stock for quite some time.
Head over to https://store.akafugu.jp to order.
Feel free to contact us directly at info AT akafugu.jp if you have inquiries about stock status. It is also possible to purchase our clocks without the tubes, but this is only possible via email, not using our store.
New review of VFD Modular Clock
The site Tube Clock DB has recently been ressurected after a long period of inactivity. It collects reviews and articles on Nixie and VFD clocks etc. and has a forum for discussion.
Manuel Azevedo contributes to the site, and recently bought a couple of VFD Modular Clocks from us with a selection of shields.
He's posted a review, please check it out:
SMD guide
We found this guide on internet about part sizes and wanted to share it.
Blog Archive
- 2016.8.7: TWILCD 40x2/40x4/RGB sold out again
- 2015.11.25: Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale
- 2015.11.16: Akafugu mentioned in Article from Makery
- 2015.9.1: MIFARE Classic 1K Access Bits Calculator
- 2015.8.26: レイトお盆セール
- 2015.8.21: Late Obon vacation
- 2015.8.11: New Product - IN-14 Nixie Modular Clock
- 2015.8.7: Install Akafugu boards and libraries in Arduino 1.5.6 and up
- 2015.7.21: Akafugu at Maker Faire Tokyo 2015
- 2015.3.1: New Product - VFD Modular Clock IV-18 SMT
- 2015.2.10: Visit to NXP Semiconductor Japan office
- 2015.1.21: Kit soldering class with Akafugu
- 2014.12.19: Gold plating for edge connectors
- 2014.12.18: Akafugu VFD Clock mentioned on Atmel blog
- 2014.12.18: New example program for 4x4x4 RGB LED Cube
- 2014.12.15: Updated Nixie schematics
- 2014.12.4: Soldering class at Tokyo Hacker Space
- 2014.11.27: Black Friday - Cyber Monday Sale
- 2014.11.27: New Product - LED Matrix 3x3
- 2014.11.26: Maker Faire Tokyo 2014 Pictures
- 2014.10.9: Updated Product - FTDI Serial Adapter
- 2014.9.25: Better precision with PCB stand-offs.
- 2014.9.24: Arduino Packages Updated to 1.0.6
- 2014.5.21: Explaining CON/con parts for MDC Luna machines
- 2014.5.1: Golden Week Vacation and Sale
- 2014.5.1: New Product - VFD Moduar Clock IV-4 6-digit
- 2014.4.28: SO, SOP, TSOP, which is which?
- 2014.4.28: Updated Product - The Akafugu Nixie Clock 3.0
- 2014.4.22: Coming Soon - Akafugu Nixie Clock version 3
- 2014.4.10: Xmegaduino beta5 released!
- 2014.4.7: DIY tray for MDC Pick and Place machine
- 2014.1.5: New Product - Diet Nixie
- 2013.12.9: New Product - VFD Modular Clock IV-18
- 2013.11.24: New products from Freetronics
- 2013.11.6: To customers who bought VFD Modular Clock at Maker Faire Tokyo
- 2013.10.23: Halloween Spooky Eyes Decoration
- 2013.9.12: VFDDeluxe Firmware v1.1 Released
- 2013.8.20: Vetinari Clock Rock
- 2013.8.10: Obon Sale
- 2013.7.28: New Product - Cmoy Headphone Amplifier Kit
- 2013.7.18: New Product - RGB LED Cube
- 2013.7.8: Product updates - VFD Modular Clock and The Akafugu Nixie Clock
- 2013.7.1: Visit to Fab Cafe in Shibuya
- 2013.6.4: Alternate firmware for LED Candle
- 2013.5.30: VFD Modular Clock Raspberry PI Edition Sneak Preview
- 2013.5.1: New Product - IV-22 6-digit VFD Modular Clock Shield
- 2013.4.17: Akafugu products on display in Osaka
- 2013.4.16: Raspberry Pi Reference Sheet from Surrey Hampshire Hackspace
- 2013.4.2: New Product - Vetinari Clock
- 2013.3.14: New Product - Four Letter Word Generator add-on
- 2013.2.27: Diet Nixie Sneak Preview
- 2013.2.7: Reprogramming the VFD Modular Clock
- 2013.2.4: VFD Soldering Class Pictures
- 2013.1.31: Arduino Spectrum Analyzer
- 2013.1.30: Nixie Clock Firmware Issue Discovered
- 2013.1.30: Reprogramming the Akafugu Nixie Clock and Simpleclock
- 2013.1.21: Nixie clock back in stock
- 2013.1.20: Nixie and VFD clock classes at Tokyo Hacker Space
- 2013.1.5: Nixie Clock Out of Stock
- 2013.1.4: VFD Modular Clock IV-4/IV-17 and IV-6 Shield Pinouts
- 2013.1.2: Awesome VFD Modular Clock Case
- 2012.12.21: Christmas and New Year Break and Sale
- 2012.12.10: New firmware for Simpleclock
- 2012.12.8: VFD Modular Clock kit contents update
- 2012.12.5: Thank you everyone that visited us at Maker Faire Tokyo 2012
- 2012.12.5: Using TWILCD with Adafruit RGB displays
- 2012.12.4: Interesting blog - Using an Arduino to program ATTiny chips
- 2012.11.28: Preparing for Maker Faire
- 2012.11.21: Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale
- 2012.11.15: Testing serial devices with Akafuino L
- 2012.11.13: New Version 1.0.2 of Arduino Released
- 2012.10.29: Nixie Clock enclosure
- 2012.10.28: Halloween Sale
- 2012.10.17: Teensy 3.0 support for our TWI/I2C products
- 2012.10.13: Our shop is now available in Japanese
- 2012.10.8: New Nixie class at Tokyo Hacker Space
- 2012.10.6: Akafugu at Maker Faire Tokyo 2012
- 2012.10.5: Two new schematics added
- 2012.10.1: VFD Modular Clock - Problem Fix Advisory and Firmware Update
- 2012.9.30: Akafuino X schematic
- 2012.9.28: Soldering classes at Tokyo Hacker Space
- 2012.9.25: QR-code on invoices
- 2012.9.24: Nixie Clock schematics and firmware
- 2012.9.21: New Product - The Akafugu Nixie Clock
- 2012.9.15: New Product - ProjectBox for Arduino
- 2012.9.14: Suntory Espressoda - review
- 2012.9.9: Sneak preview
- 2012.9.8: Back in stock! VFD Modular Clock - Enclosure - IV-17/IV-4 and TWI 7-seg Display compact stand
- 2012.9.7: From the mail...
- 2012.9.6: VFD Modular Clock Update - Now shipping with IV-4 tubes
- 2012.9.4: TWILCD together with OLED
- 2012.9.3: MENWIZ together with TWILCD
- 2012.8.31: Making a Pick & place machine, part 2
- 2012.8.22: Tokyo HackerSpace Moving In Party
- 2012.8.14: Back in stock! TWILCD and Akafuino X
- 2012.8.10: New Product - TWIDisplay 8-digit LCD
- 2012.8.9: New Reference Files for VFD Modular Clock, part 2
- 2012.8.8: New Reference Files for VFD Modular Clock
- 2012.7.20: Summer break
- 2012.7.6: Making a Pick & place machine, part 1
- 2012.7.5: Microcontroller Reference Sheet SMD v1.0
- 2012.6.27: New Product - Akafuino L
- 2012.6.16: New Product Reviews
- 2012.6.13: USB and serial ports on Arduino Leonardo
- 2012.5.23: New Product - DS3231M Real Time Clock Breakout
- 2012.5.22: New Product - Simpleclock
- 2012.4.24: New Products
- 2012.4.19: 4x40 display and big numbers
- 2012.4.16: TWIDisplay .net Micro Library
- 2012.4.9: Avr-gcc 4.5.1, Avr-libc 1.7.1 and delay problems
- 2012.4.9: Xmegaduino beta4 released!
- 2012.4.6: New product - TWILCD 40x2/40x4/RGB edition
- 2012.3.22: New Product - Smoke Black Acrylic Stand for TWIDisplay
- 2012.3.16: New Microchip 25AA02E48 arduino library
- 2012.3.15: ATXMega Reference Sheet v1.0
- 2012.3.5: TWILCD Compatibility
- 2012.3.2: Electronics Reference Sheet v1.0
- 2012.2.29: Four Letter Word Generator PART 2 - EEPROM Programmer
- 2012.2.13: VFD Modular Clock Review
- 2012.2.8: Four Letter Word Generator
- 2012.2.2: New version of the Microcontroller Reference Sheet with Arduino-tiny pinouts
- 2012.1.20: Xmega Overclocking
- 2012.1.10: New Product - Shift Register Breakout Board