FLUORESCENCE

6 digit Digital clock
with Vintage Soviet
Vacuum Fluorescent
display Tubes

€ 159.90

SAY HI TO AN OLD FRIEND
We use the vacuum fluorescent display, a special vacuum tube developed in the 60s for Fluorescence
They were loved and popular for their futuristic teal glow with remarkable, distinctive brightness.

ИB-6 & ИB-11 SEVEN SEGMENT DISPLAY

This VFD tube from the soviet union
was built in the late 80's for massive desk calculators
Six of these tubes together create the clock display

Same light. Same glow. Same love.

The new Fluorescence comes in two minimalistic redesigns
Fluorescence Classic and Fluorescence Dainty.
They share the exact same inner values making them equally beautiful
Together with a transparent acrylic enclosure they show what is essential:
color and passion

Dainty

Dimmable ИB-6 VFD Tubes
160 mm x 40 mm x 60 mm (L x W x H)
RGB + Warm White Dimmable Illumination
Extremely Accurate ±2 ppm TXCO Real Time Clock
Time, Date and Stopwatch Mode
USB Type C + optional Bluetooth connectivity

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Classic

Dimmable ИB-11 VFD Tubes
220 mm x 45 mm x 80 mm (L x W x H)
RGB + Warm White Dimmable Illumination
Extremely Accurate ±2 ppm TXCO Real Time Clock
Time, Date and Stopwatch Mode
USB Type C + optional Bluetooth connectivity

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Time to Glow

Be a dreamer. Light up the world around you with perfect colors by the lights of Fluorescence

Six of these little lamps, LEDs, makes your favorite clock shine in different colors
Besides choosing from 99.488.250 different color possibilities,
the new Fluorescence also illuminates in a pleasant, uniform spectrum warm white.

Daylight.

Night Time.

Moments of Bliss

The true highlight made available using the Fluorescence 3 Open Source Platform.
Besides magical light patterns that harmonize with the acrylic glass and the tubes
Fluorescence comes with Moments of Bliss:
Seven dynamic patterns inspired by nature. Alive, authentic and wild.

nordlicht

nordlicht means northern light in german
mysterious, majestic, spirited, impressive
like the icelandic aurora

frühlingspastell

frühlingspastell means spring pastel in german
inspirational, delightful, gentle
like cherry flowers waking up the spring breeze

hummelhonig

hummelhonig means bumble bee honey in german
busy, fluffy bumble bees wander
from one yellow flower to another
in the warm, lush summer days of brandenburg

meeresgeflüster

meeresgeflüster means whispers of the ocean in german
like golden beaches and the deep sea blue
in skagen

herbstlagerfeuer

herbstlagerfeuer means fall camp fire in german
the feeling of sitting next to a camp fire
with your best friends far far away from home

abendrot

abendrot means evening red in german
the intimate and intense glory of the sunset sky
can we kiss forever? if it was a song

Feeling
Connected

Control the Fluorescence with whatever device* you want
Fluorescence App, a powerful companion
was rebuilt for the new Fluorescence
using open source, cross platform developer Qt
So you can talk to Fluorescence, more.
Whether it's over USB Type C or Bluetooth.

(*) Fluorescence App has been officially compiled and
tested for macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and Windows 10, build 19041.572
Fluorescence supports communication over USB Type C (internally: USB 2.0 VCP).
Bluetooth is supported, when the optional Bluetooth upgrade is installed,
and when the host computer supports Bluetooth 4.0 LE.

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Get hours done. Colorfully.

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Promising Technology

Illuminating Ahead

Each and every tube is statically driven by individual microchips, delivering intense,
uncompromising and flicker free brightness even in bright day light.

Multiplexed:
Widely used, inexpensive,
produces visible flicker

Static:
Our solution: static driving.
Rich and bright.

SIGN OF THE TIMES

Of course, the clock of Fluorescence by The VFD Collective is ridiculously accurate.
Powered by a real time clock with a temperature compensated crystal oscillator, it makes adjusting time completely unnecessary (1)

Lay down you’re slow

When you are ready for the night, Fluorescence can enter one of the five, or an individually designed sleep profile. The clock fades into night shift, and only uses a quarter of the energy. Of course, brightness of both the clock tube display and LED illumination can be adjusted individually any time

Strong Allies

Fluorescence uses the most advanced firmware ever built to work with VFD clocks, Fluorescence 3. Together with Fluorescence App, it forms a powerful ecosystem. The best thing about it? It’s open source like everything The VFD Collective

EXTREMELY EFFICIENT

Fluorescence by The VFD Collective integrates EcoPower to deliver high voltage to the tubes with maximum efficiency of at least 90%, at any time

SAFE AND SOUND

Fluorescence is powered by an intelligent USB Type C power interface. It’s the safest way for both power delivery and data transfer. Each power rail is guarded by a precise fuse that shuts down securely when it detects an issue

(1) With an accuracy of max. ±2 ppm specified and guaranteed in the Maxim® DS3231 RTC datasheet, the time error of Fluorescence Classic and Fluorescence Dainty will be below ±63 seconds per year. Ideal calculation based on full supply voltage provided by CR1225/CR2032 lithium battery. DS3231 is leap year compensated until year 2100. DST needs to be set manually.

Time to make
A Change

For every single purchase you make at The VFD Collective, we together donate 10% to an NGO of your choice, whether it is getting rid of ocean plastic or planting trees. Let’s be a part of the solution for a livable and sustainable future together.

THIS TIME, WE GO
FULLY TRANSPARENT

Fluorescence comes in a transparent acrylic enclosure. But transparency doesn’t just stop on the outside. This time, we've decided to publish a repair guide, and a part sourcing list. It’s transparency coming from within. Full traceability. Absolutely repairable.

Assembly Guide

Repair Manual

Parts List

The VFD Collective
Care & Recycling Program

Fluorescence is, of course, fully eligible for the pioneering care & recycling program by The VFD Collective

A precious gift

In addition to the standard level of responsibility by only using RoHS conform parts for the Fluorescence logic board, Fluorescence does not use tantalum, and uses Stannol® FairLötet, a conflict free tin, to solder each and every component

DEBUG & Develop
ZERO WASTE

Every Fluorescence by The VFD Collective uses a new zero waste, open hardware developer debug interface. Debugging and programming Fluorescence needs no additional header

Join the colorful side

We help and encourage you to create your own VFD tube clock using our powerful Fluorescence 3 platform and provide everything for you to do that. Contact us to apply for a free Fluorescence VFD clock as a developer >

Guides & Tutorials for Creators