Clockworth

DIY Robotic Chiming Wall Clock Made on Raspberry Pi

Important

Uses Git-LFS. Do not download as ZIP; this will result in pointer files instead of real ones.

Clockworth mixes the charm of an antique with the ease of electric power and NTP sync over Wifi. By default it chimes the Westminster Quarters, and sunrise and sunset using Sunwait. Built with Raspbian Linux on Raspberry Pi.

Installation / Assembly Instructions

See the Wiki for instructions on building your own robotic clock!

Legal Notice and Credit

All content is Copyright © 2020 by Peter Markley, with exceptions listed below. Code published under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0. Sound recordings and artwork published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. (Audio source components are available here.)

Ticking and some mechanical sounds were derived from lonemonk's Grandfather Clock Chime.wav under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.

Musical Compositions

• Westminster Quarters, Revd Dr. Joseph Jowett, 1793 → Public Domain

• "Sun's Song," Copyright © 1998 by Nintendo → used according to U.S. "fair use":

  • Purpose and Character of Use: The melody has been re-recorded from scratch using a completely unrelated musical instrument, and included as a small feature of an otherwise completely unrelated kind of work, and is therefore highly transformative.
  • Amount and Substantiality of Copyrighted Portion: Only thirteen notes of one marginal melody were used from an epic, action-adventure video game.
  • Effect Upon the Work's Value: The market of the use is entirely separate from the market of the copyrighted work. Far from harming it, the use is a celebration of the work which is likely, if anything, to reinforce its market.

• "God Be with You," William G. Tomer, ca. 1833-1896 → Public Domain

• "Christ Arose," Robert Lowry, ca. 1826-1899 → Public Domain

• "He Has Made Me Glad," Copyright 1976 by Maranatha! Music → used according to U.S. "fair use":

  • Purpose and Character of Use: The melody has been recorded from scratch using a typically non-performative musical instrument, and included as a small feature of an otherwise completely unrelated kind of work, and is therefore highly transformative.
  • Amount and Substantiality of Copyrighted Portion: Only thirteen notes of the musical composition were used.
  • Effect Upon the Work's Value: The market of the use is entirely separate from the market of the copyrighted work. Far from harming it, the use is a celebration of the work which is likely, if anything, to reinforce its market.

• "Count Your Blessings," Edwin O. Excell, ca. 1851-1921 → Public Domain

• "Joy to the World!" George Frederick Handel, ca. 1685-1759 → Public Domain

• "Silent Night! Holy Night!" Franz Gruber, ca. 1787-1863 → Public Domain