{
  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "egm6-nixie-clock reconstructs the EGM6 six-tube clock's Wi-Fi control protocol from vendor Windows-app traffic. Its Python CLI sends TCP port 10000 frames for display, time, effects and scheduling settings. The README records the frame layout, command groups, sample bytes and unresolved groups.",
  "description_zh": "egm6-nixie-clock 通过抓取厂商 Windows 应用的流量重建 EGM6 六管辉光钟的 Wi-Fi 控制协议。Python 命令行工具向 TCP 10000 端口发送显示、时间、效果和定时设置命令；文档列出帧结构、命令组、示例字节及未识别的组。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/egm6-nixie-clock-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/egm6-nixie-clock-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/jamesfreeman959/egm6-nixie-clock/blob/de7bacb183c4e1db69e36be021b829bb25136c60/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "egm6-nixie-clock-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/egm6-nixie-clock-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/egm6-nixie-clock-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/egm6-nixie-clock-case/index.md",
  "name": "egm6-nixie-clock: reconstructing a nixie clock's Wi-Fi protocol",
  "name_zh": "egm6-nixie-clock：重建辉光管时钟的 Wi-Fi 协议",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "An EGM6 clock reachable over Wi-Fi is required for device control.",
    "Python 3.8 or later is required; the CLI uses the standard library.",
    "The command map is incomplete and the clock sends no acknowledgement.",
    "MIT license."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "控制设备需要可通过 Wi-Fi 访问的 EGM6 时钟。",
    "需要 Python 3.8 或更新版本；命令行工具仅使用标准库。",
    "命令映射尚不完整，时钟也不发送确认响应。",
    "MIT 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/jamesfreeman959/egm6-nixie-clock",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}