ZM1350 Footprint

[Richard Scales]

Following the recent activity surrounding the ZM1350 Panaplex displays - does anyone now have an accurate and tested footprint for these that they would be willing to share?

I plan to make a small board which is not much (if any) bigger than the display to which I will then plug in one of the B-5971 controllers with suitably modified code to drive the ZM1350.

I am using EasyEDA but should be able to convert from Eagle, KiCad or similar.

Thank you.

[newxito]

Search for MY_ZM1350 in easyeda, I have built this schematic lib/pcb lib from scratch and the footprint worked for me. I'm using H3161 sockets. See
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/neonixie-l/txmEbShA3CI
Feel free to use this footprint at your own risk.

[Richard Scales]

Wow - perfect - thank you.

It was a bit naughty of me not to check there first for which I apologise.

I would also be using the Harwin socket pins for this.

Thanks again

Richard

[newxito]

Well, the library's comment (under construction, untested) is not very trustworthy :-)
I have to change that.

[Paul Andrews]

My reply seems to have vanished, so apologies if this doubles up. Full ZM1350 datasheet here, including physical and electrical specs: http://www.electron-tubes.info/rd/ZM1350/ZM1350.pdf

[Richard Scales]

Very helpful - thank you.

[Paul Andrews]

I hadn't actually read the datasheet until now. I didn't realize that the tubes have a layer of transparent tin oxide deposited on the glass, which acts as the anode. I assume that explains the wonderful colors you get on these 'tubes' - like the colors on a soap bubble.