Time Display Using Custom Fonts

I was tired of squinting my eyes and seeing the time from a far away distance, so instead I made this, A time display using custom fonts.

Supplies

Node MCU

16 x 4 LCD display

4 female to female jumper wires

Watch the Video

The video gives you more context about the project.

Connections

Connect the node mcu to the 16 by 4 lcd display according to the above connection diagram

Install Esp 8266 Core to Arduino IDE

Go to files, click preferences, and paste the link in the additional boards manager URL

http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json

Install NTP Client

In the library, search for NTP client and click install

Make a Few Changes to the Code

Enter your Wi-Fi name and password in the ssid 1 and password 1

If you have a secondary Wi-Fi network you can enter its Wi-Fi name and password in ssid 2 and password 2

The reason for this is that ESP 8266 does not have a built in RTC (Real Time Clock), so instead we are getting time from the internet and displaying it.

If you are using an ESP 32, the built in RTC clock will store the time and will display.

Set the UTC offset value in seconds in the timeoffset. Search for UTC offset and your country name to find your UTC time offset.

Downloads

Source_code.ino

Small Display Big Digits

For the custom fonts in this projects I have used, small display big digit project by upir

He has done an excellent job on how to create these fonts and how to use them in your project

Youtube Video

Github

Upload the Code

After uploading the code to the node mcu, it will connect to the Wi-Fi and will display the time.