Retro Arcade Clock

Standalone Arduino sketch for an ESP32 + ILI9341 build that renders a Space Invaders-inspired clock face.

Live build photo of the clock running on the CYD display.

Project Writeup

Full build notes and photos are on Hackster:

• Retro Arcade Clock on a CYD

Known Compatible Boards

These ESP32 boards have come up repeatedly as known good fits for this project:

• LOLIN D32 Pro
• D1 Mini ESP32
• Mini 32 WROOM

Files

• Retro_Arcade_Clock/Retro_Arcade_Clock.ino: main sketch
• Retro_Arcade_Clock/secrets.example.h: copy this to secrets.h for local Wi-Fi credentials
• images/invader-clock-hero.jpg: optimized hero image featured in this README
• LICENSE: MIT license for the project

Cabinet File

• Tinkercad

Dependencies

• Adafruit GFX Library
• Adafruit ILI9341
• ESP32 Arduino core with WiFi.h

Setup

1. Copy Retro_Arcade_Clock/secrets.example.h to Retro_Arcade_Clock/secrets.h.
2. Add your Wi-Fi name and password to Retro_Arcade_Clock/secrets.h.
3. Open Retro_Arcade_Clock/Retro_Arcade_Clock.ino in the Arduino IDE.
4. Install the required display libraries if they are not already present.
5. Select your ESP32 board and upload.

Retro_Arcade_Clock/secrets.h is git-ignored so your real credentials stay local.

License

Released under the MIT License. See LICENSE.