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ThisdocumentisalsotranslatedinPolish
(http://akademia.nettigo.pl/smartwatch/index.html)(bySebastian
(http://akademia.nettigo.pl/)),Korean
(http://www.hardcopyworld.com/gnuboard5/bbs/board.php?
bo_table=project_hardcopy&wr_id=4)language.

Bio: This,Too,ShallPassAway

MostITcompaniesparticipateintheracetograbpeopleswrist.Asmartwatch
becomesthemostsignificantiteminawearabledevicecategory.Youcaneasily
findthismoodinthislink(http://www.smartwatchnews.org/smartwatch/),there
aretonsofsmartwatches.

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Buthereisasimplewaytoevaluatesmartwatchsfutureonyourown.Makeit!
WithArduinomicroprocessorandAndroid,Imadeasimplesmartwatchand
nameditRetroWatch.Youcandothistoo!
RetroWatchisanopensourceprojecttoletyoumakeasmartwatchbasedon
ArduinoandAndroid.Thistextexplainsaboutmodules,blueprints,howtoinstall
andusetheArduinoandtheAndroidsourcecodesstepbystep.
Releasenote
Updated(2015.01.12):RetroWatchsupportsu8glib.Nowyoucanusevarious
kindofOLED(orelse)asyouwantanditconsumeslessmemory(RAM).Instead
itsliitleslowatscreenrefresh.YoucanfindupdatedsourcesatGitHub
(https://github.com/godstale/retrowatch).

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Step1:OverallStructure

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RetroWatchisasimplesystemthatisusedahardwareplatformcalledArduino,
whichisintendedforartists,designers,andhobbyst,andanAndroidapp.The
overallstructureisinthepictureabove.
Imagineaverysmallcomputerthatyoucanwearonyourwrist.Arduinoboardis
amicroprocessorandastorage,andtheresonlyoneinputmethod:abutton.
Bluetoothistocommunicatewithotherdevices,andthebatterywouldbe
necessaryforpower.IllinstallanAndroidappforcollectingoreditingvarious
RSSandsysteminformationandfornotificationontheAndroiddevice.

Step2:PreparingforRetroWatch

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Youneedtopreparemodulesassmallaspossibletowearthewatchonyour
wrist.Theremaybetonsofvariations,butIchosepartsthatarecommonlyused
andinexpensive.
.
Hardwarepartsforsmartwatch
Arduinomicrocontroller
IchosethesmallestArduino,Promini.ArduinoProminiisalightversionof
UNOR3.ItdoesnthaveaUSBinterfacechipinordertoreducethepriceand
thesize.Therearetwoversiondependingontheoperatingvoltage(3.3v/5v).
AndIuseda3.3vversion,becausethebluetoothanddisplaythatareconnected
withtheboardsupport3.3vandtheboardgoeswellwiththe3.7vLiPobattery.It
runsat8MHzanda5vversionat16MHz,but8MHzisenough.Overall,allyou
needtoprepareareArduinoProMini3.3vandUSBtoUARTmodule.
Themainchipoftheboard,ATmega328,hasonly2KBytesRAM,but
ATmega128hasjust1KBytes,whichisverylimitedtorunmysystem.Most
boardshaveATmega328,butyouhavetomakesure.
Bluetooth
OneofmostcommonbluetoothmodulesthatyoucangetareHC06main
moduleandtheonewithinterfacebaseboard.Thelatteronehasaresetbutton,
thestatusLED,anditsupportsbothoperationvoltage(3,3v/5v),sothisoneis

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10Minutes/?
Arduino+Androidburglar
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noiseArduinoTweetand
SMSusingAndroidApp/?
SmartHomeAutomation
withAndroid+Ethernet
Internet+Arduino
(http://www.instructables.com/id/Smart
HomeAutomationwith
"SmartShield"Portable
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moreconvenientbutthesizeisratherbig,theLED,whichisnotquitenecessary
drainsthebatteryandalittlemoreexpensive.SoIusedaHC06withoutthe
interfaceboard.
Display
TomakeaSMARTWATCH,itwouldbenecessarytofindasmall,lowpower
display.Idgivenlotsofthoughts,thenIchose.96OLEDDisplay.Thereare
varioussizesofthedisplays(0.96,1.3,etc),itworksonlowpower,English
fontandtheimageoutavailable,anditsupportsI2C,SPI,whichmakeseasyto
connectwithArduino.
<strong>Becarefulatselectingadisplay!!</strong>Iusedan12864OLEDwhich
isusingI2CandSSD1306driverchip.Ifyouareusingdifferentone,youmaynee
dtousedifferentgraphiclibrariesandmodifyarduinosourcecode.

Updated(2015.01.12):RetroWatchsupportsu8glib.Nowyoucanusevarious
kindofOLED(orelse).Checksupporteddevicesatthislink
(https://code.google.com/p/u8glib/wiki/device).

Battery
IuseLiPo(LithumPolymer)batteryinthisproject.1cellLiPobatteryflowsout
currentin3.7v,whichworksperfectlywithArduinoPromini,andtherearemany
kindofbatteriesintermsofthesizeandthecapacity.Themostidealbattery
dependsonwhatsizeofwatchyouwanttomake.Irecommendthebatterywith
protectioncircuit(overcharging,overdischargingsafe),anditsbetterifithasa
removablesocket.ItmighthelpfulforyouifyougetafemalesocketandUSBor
DCadaptorrecharger.
Etc.
Youneedwires,solderingiron,aswitchand10Kohmresistance(forabutton),
andabatterjack.Itwouldbehelpfulforyoutopreparetheassemblymanual.

PreparingforAndroid
Androidv.4.3supportstheservicethatisusedtogetnotificationinformation
fromanapp.SoRetroWatchappisbasedonAndroidv.4.3toenablenotification
service.ForuserswhodontuseAndroidv.4.3yet,theappwithoutthisfunction
isreleasedalso.YoucandownloadthesourcesatGitHub
(https://github.com/godstale/retrowatch),ordownloadtheappfromGooglePlay
Store.(SearchwithRetroWatch(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.hardcopy.retrowatch)orRetroWatchLE
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hardcopy.retrowatchle))

Step3:Assemblingthewatch

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FolkswhoareaccustomedtohandlingArduinoorphysicalcomputingwould
proceedthisprocedure,butIrecommendtheothersnottoassembleArduino
Prominiboardfirst,buttrytomakethewatchwiththeboardthatiseasyto
connectanduselikeUNOboard.TheassemblystructureforRetroWatchis
here.

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#Bluetooth>Arduino:
VCC>3.3V
GND>GND
TX>D2
RX>D3
#OLED>Arduino:
GND>GND
VCC>VCC
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SDA>A4(theanalog4thpin)
SCL>A5(theanalog5thpin),
IfyourdisplayhasSPIinterface,refertothelink
(https://learn.adafruit.com/monochromeoledbreakouts/wiring128x32spioled
display).Incaseof7pinSPIOLED,connectlikebelow.
D1:MOSIArduinoD11(MOSI)
D2:MISOArduinoD12(MISO):thispinisoptional.
D0:CLKArduinoD13(SCK)
DC:DC(DataCommand)ArduinoD8(orelse)
CS:CS(Chipselect)ArduinoD10(SS)
RES:RESETArduinoD9(orelse)
#Button:
Youmayconnectwithabuttonwhichissmallenoughforthesmartwatchanda
10kohmresistance.Refertothepictureattached.
#Battery:Youcansimplyconnectbatterybyconnecting(+)>RAW,GND>
GND.Youneedtoput(+)linetoRAWpinincaseyouuseanysortofexternal
powersupply,suchasanexternalbattery,onArduinoProminiboard.
Otherwise,itcandamagetheboard.
#USBtoUARTmodule>Arduino:
3.3V>VCC
TXD>RXD
RXD>TXD
GND>GND

Step4:CompileArduinosourceforwatchandupload.

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YoucandownloadRetroWatchArduinosourceonthesourcetabontheGitHub.
GitHubRetroWatchprojectpage(https://github.com/godstale/retrowatch)
Andyouneedtodosomethingbeforeyoucompliethesourcecode.
.
#Installgraphicsdriver
Youneedagraphiclibrarytodrawimages,shapes,fontsontheOLED.Inorder
touseit,youmustinstallAdafruit_SSD1306
(https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_SSD1306),AdafruitGFXLibrary
(https://github.com/adafruit/AdafruitGFXLibrary).
(Accordingtoyourdevelopmentenvironment,Adafruitlibraryconflictswith
Robot_xxxlibrary.Inthiscase,backupanddeleteRobot_xxxlibrariesfrom
arduinolibraryfolder.)
WARNING:IfyouareusinganOLEDwithSH1106driver,useAdafruit_SH1106
driveratbelowlink.KoreanuserWonhomadethisbasedonAdafruit_SSD1306
driver.https://github.com/wonhomaker/Adafruit_SH1106
(https://github.com/wonhomaker/Adafruit_SH1106)

Inthiscaseyoumustmodifycodeslikebelow.
#include<Adafruit_SH1106.h>
SoftwareSerialBTSerial(9,8);//BluetoothTX,RXconnection

intbuttonPin=5;//Buttonpin

display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC,0x3C);//OLEDI2Caddress.Useyourownsett
ings

Updated(2015.01.12):RetroWatchsupportsu8glib.Ifyouwishtousevarious
display,useu8glibinstead.U8glibismoreeasytouse,consumesless
memory(RAM)andsupportsvariousdisplay.Inthiscasedownloadandinstall
u8glibatofficialhomepage(https://code.google.com/p/u8glib/).

#Copyingthebitmapimageheader
Youmustcopytheheaderfilethatcontainsbitmapimagestoloadanduse
them.Youshouldcopybitmap.hinRetroWatchArduinofolderto/Arduinoinstall
folder/Arduino/hardware/libraries/RetroWatch.Iftheresnosuchfolder,simply
makeit.
#Modifyingthesource
OpenArduinoIDEandloadRetroWtchArduino.ino.Next,setpinnumbersthat
youusedwhenyouconnectthewatch.Itsnotnecessarytomodifyifyouuse
Arduinopinsthatareusedinthisinstruction.Butifyoudidnt,youneedto
modifythesourcecodesbelow.
SoftwareSerialBTSerial(2,3)//InputyourTX,RXpinnumbers
intbuttonPin=5//Inputyourbuttonpinnumber
display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC,0x3D)//ReplaceOx3Dwithyour
I2Caddress
Updated(2015.01.12):Ifyouareusingu8glib,load
RetroWatchArduino_u8glib.inofile.Andcheckbelowcodes.
U8GLIB_SSD1306_128X64
u8g(U8G_I2C_OPT_NONE|U8G_I2C_OPT_DEV_0)//changethisline
accordingtoyourdisplay
SoftwareSerialBTSerial(2,3)//InputyourTX,RXpinnumbers
intbuttonPin=5//Inputyourbuttonpinnumber
Updated(2015.04.21):WARNING!!!IfyouareusingOLED'sresetpinand
Adafruitgraphiclibrary,connectresetpintoarduino'sD8.Orchangeresetpin
definitioninsketch.
#defineOLED_RESET8
Adafruit_SSD1306display(OLED_RESET)
AndmakesurethatthispindefinitionisnotduplicatedwithyourBTorbutton.
Updated(2015.01.22):RetroWatchsupportsSPIOLED.I'veupdatedat
GitHub.
#Compile/Upload
Ifyoufollowtheinstructionwell,youneedtocompilethesourcecode.Ifthis
procedurefails,youhavetochecktheerrormessageandwhatwentwrongso
far.
Ifuploadiscompleted,theRetroWatchArduinologoandtheAdafruitlogo(the
OLEDmanufacturer)havetobedisplayontheOLED.Afterthelogophase
passesandtimeshowsup00:00,theinitializationperfectlysucceeds.
Now,itstimetochecktheBluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothonyour
phone(Setting>Bluetooth).YourphonestartstosearchBluetoothdevices
nearby,andtheBluetoothmoduleshouldshow.OncetheBluetoothmodule
shows,youmayproceedthepairingphase,andthetwodevicesconnectafter
putting4digitpassword(inmycase,default1234).

Step5:Androidappinstall&sourcedownload

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Itstoobigtodemostratehowtocompileandmodifytheandroidsource.FYI,
check/RetroWatch_Android/RetroWatchfolderinthesourcedownloaded
(http://cdn.instructables.com/FQX/5MQA/HRPBJSW6/FQX5MQAHRPBJSW6.LARGE.jpg)
fromGitHub(https://github.com/godstale/retrowatch).Iregisteredthisappto
PlayStore,sogodownloadit(searchRetroWatch
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hardcopy.retrowatch)or
'RetroWatchLE(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.hardcopy.retrowatchle)').
FollowtheinstructionasbelowandchecktheoperationofRetroWatch.
Ifyouinstalltheapp,turnonthebluetoothfirst(Setting>Bluetooth)andpairwith
themodule.Next,startRetroWatchapp.Choosethesecondmenu(Notification
access)onthetopandgrantRetroWatchtheauthorizationforNotification.
Choosethefirstmenu(Choosethedevice)intheactionbarandselectthe
Arduinoboardthatisalreadypaired.Ifyoucantfindit,checkthepowerandthe
bluetoothmodule.Orchoosedevicescanmenutoscanmanually.
Iftheconnectionissucceeded,youmayseeConnectedinconnectivitydisplay
areaatthebottom.Touchtheactionbarmenu()andchooseDatatransferto
Watch.ThismenutransferthedatatodisplaytimeandmessagesbyBluetooth.
IftheBluetoothmoduleworksfinewiththeArduinoboard,timeinformation
changestocurrenttime.TheBluetoothconnectionisOK,buttimedoesnt
display,checktheconnectionbetweenTX,RX.Now,itstimetohavefunwith
MYOWNSMARTWATCH!!!Picturesshowtheprogresssofar.

Step6:RetroWatchArduino

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RetroWatchchangesmodeinacircleasbelow.
Initialdisplay:
Thephasewhichthelogoshowsupwhenthewatchboots.
Clockdisplay:
Thebasicdisplaywhichtellsyoutime.Youcanchangethestyleoftheclockin
theAndroidapp.Analog,Digital,Mixedstylesaresupportedsofar.Ifyoupush
thebutton,thedisplaychangestotheEmergencymessagedisplay.Itchanges
totheidlemodeincasetheresnodataupdatefor10minutes.
Emergencymessagedisplay:
Thedisplaythatshowswhenuserspushthebuttoninthewatchdisplayora
newemergencymessageisupdated.Ifuserspushthebuttonagainor10
secondspasses,thenextmessageisshown.Thedisplaychangestoathe

normalmessagedisplayaftereveryemergencymessageshows.
Normalmessagedisplay:
Thedisplaythatshowsafteremergencymessageendsoruserspushthe
button.Thenextmessageshowsupwhenuserspushthebottonorafter5
seconds.Thedisplaychangestotheclockwhenthelastmessageshows.
Idledisplay:
Thedisplaythatisshowniftheresnodatapushduring10minutes.Itdisplays
Indicatorandtime(hh:mm)thedisplayupdateintervalchangestorunat
minimumpowerconsumption.Ifyoupushthebuttonorgetanewmessage,the
displaychangestotheclockdisplay.

RetroWatchmodulehasthesefeatures.
Threeemergencymessagescanbestored.Themessagethatthewatchis
alreadyreceivedisdeletedifthemessagesareover3.Itcantstorelotsofdata
duetomemoryshortage(2KBRAM).
Normalmessagestoresupto7.Likeemergencymessages,thefirstmessages
aredeletedwhenthereceivedmessagesreachtothemaximum.
Youcanchangetheclockstyleasyouwant.Oryoucanevenmakeyourown
clockstylebyalteringthesourcecode.
Thereare65iconssotheAndroidappcanusethem.Youcanalsoaddyour
ownicons.(needtocompileArduinocode)
Youcanchoosewhethertheindicatorwouldbeshownornotintheapp.
Theinternalbatteryis140mAh,sothebatterytimeisabout7hrsatanormal
status.IguessthebatterytimewouldbelongerifIfixthesourcecodefor
batterysave.

Step7:RetroWatchAndroidapp.

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TheperformanceofRetroWatchitselfislimited,butIpreparedsomefeaturesto
showvariousofdata.Thebiggestfeatureisfilteringmessagessenttothe
watch.AndIputanRSSfeedfeaturetousedatafromdifferentkindofareas.
Tryeachfeaturebyswitching4tabs.
Messagelisttab:
Messagesaretheinformationcollectedfromtheapp.Everymessageis
inactivatedexceptforemergencymessages.Inactivatedmessagesarenotsent.
Youcanchangethestatusbyfiltering.Bytouchingeachmessage,youcan
enableeachmessageormessagesfromsamepackage.
Filtersettingtab:

TheRetroWatchappcontrolseverysingleinformationbyfiltering.Youcanadd,
fix,anddeletefiltersinthistab.Youcanchangestringsofmessages(ex.change
languageKorean>EnglishsinceitsupportsEnglishonly),deletemessages
nottoshow,orjustactivatethemwithoutastringmodification.
RSStab:
YoucanregisterandmonitorRSSfeeds.Thewatchcanshowlotsof
informationbyRSSfeeds.Forinstance,ifyouaddaweatherRSSandmodify
stringstofilter,youcanreceivetheweatheralarmfromthewatch!!!Youcan
easilysearchRSSfeedsfromthewebsitewhichImadeandaddthemtothe
app.(Sorry,it'swritteninKoreannow)
Watchcontroltab:
Youareabletoalterstylesoftheappandwatch.IfyouputyourGmailaccount
here,unreadmessagesareregisteredinamessagelist.Youcanchangethe
clockstyleandtimedisplayindicatortoshow(Displayintervalisalreadyset
becauseofpowersaving,thechangeappliesatinterval).
__
.
TheRetroWatchappcollectsthreekindsofdata.
Notification:
AnotificationthatisregisteredintheAndriodindicatorbar.Appusesthe
Notificationservicetocollectnotifications,onlyoverAndroid4.3supportsthis
feature.PleasedownloadRetroWatchLEappforotherandroidversion.LEapp
doesnthavethenotificationcollectionfeature.
Systeminfo:
Thesysteminfoofthephonesuchasbatterystatus,RF(LTE,3G)connection
status,WiFistatus,rechargingprogressiscollectedinthewatch.Inaddition,if
youregisteraGmailaccount,itcountsunreademails.
RSSfeed:
IfyousetRSStitleandURL,itperiodicallyreadRSSdata.
.
Herearetheotherminorfeatures.
Messagesaresentintwokindsemergencymessage,normalmessage.But
userscannotmodifythem.Youcanseticonthatshowsonthewatchwhenit
filtersmessages.Youcanuse65icons.Allinformationisupdatedtothewatch
every30minutes.TheRetroWatchservicerunsinbackgroundevenifyoushut
theapp.
Needmoredetailsabouthowtouseapp?Seethislink:RetroWatchappquick
guide(http://www.hardcopyworld.com/ngine/aduino/index.php/archives/722).

Step8:Packaging

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RetroWatchAndroid,Arduinomoduleisdone,andiftheresnoproblemto
(http://cdn.instructables.com/FZR/XE7B/I4PHMS8W/FZRXE7BI4PHMS8W.LARGE.jpg)
operate,youneedtopackthewatch.Makeapackageasyouwant.
RetroWatchSpecifications:
Processor:ATmega3283.3v(8MHz)
32KBFlash(2KBissharedforBootloader)
2KBRAM
1KBEEPROM
Size:WidthxHeightxDepth=34mmx32mmx12mm(Notpackaged)
Battery:LiPo140mAh(idletime67hrs,12hrsforrecharging)
ConnectingwithAndroidapp
Supportsnotification,systeminfo,RSSfeed
(http://cdn.instructables.com/F2G/XKNL/I4PHMSEU/F2GXKNLI4PHMSEU.LARGE.jpg)
Messagefiltering
Opensource
Hardcasefilefor3Dprinter>Downloadhere
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:610603)!!

Step9:Workingdemoandepilogue

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Youcanfeelhowfascinatingandpowerfultheopensourceandtheopen
hardwarearethroughthisproject.Theideacomestrueeventhoughyouarenot
professionalbecausehardwareisgettinginexpensiveandnumbersofpeople
sharessourcecodesandknowhow.Letstry!!!
Youcanseetheworkingdemoat:YouTubelink
(http://youtu.be/sS2Lu1dvH2g).
Morespecifichowtodocumentat:RetroWatchproject
(http://www.hardcopyworld.com/ngine/aduino/index.php/archives/670)
Downloadsourcesat:GitHubRetroWatchpage
(https://github.com/godstale/retrowatch)
RetroWatchappquickguide
(http://www.hardcopyworld.com/ngine/aduino/index.php/archives/722)
Hardcasefilefor3Dprinter(http://www.hardcopyworld.com/ngine/aduino/?
wpdmact=process&did=MjkuaG90bGluaw==),awesomecaseDesignedby
Wonho(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:610603)(SeetheStep9titlepicture)
RetroWatchAndroidisbasedonApachelicense,RetroWatchArduinofollows
GPLv3.0.
SpecialthankstoChangHanJeonandKyungRaePark.Jeontranslatedthis
textinEnglishandParkmadeacaseforRetroWatchwithhis3Dprinter.
AwesomeoneattitlepictureisdesignedbyWonho
(http://blog.naver.com/31borame/220221491824).Youcangetthe3Dmodeling

fileshere.http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:610603
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:610603)Andfindmoreathisblog
(http://blog.naver.com/31borame/220221491824).
Ifyouwishtotranslatethisdocumentintootherlanguage,feelfreetodoit!After
translation,justnotifytomewithyourresultandyourname.Illupdatethis
document.Andifyoumadeyouownwatch,pleasesharewithme.
(godstale@hotmail.com)

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SirIamconfusedaboutthisparts?
Canusendmethedetailaboutthispartswheretobuy?
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tuur.vanboxtel(/member/tuur.vanboxtel/)

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couldyoumaybepostallthelinksofwhereyouboughtallthepartsincluding
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Bodhisattwa.Rakshak(/member/Bodhisattwa.Rakshak/)

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SirIwanttoaddavibratormotortothiswatchsothatwhenanewcallor
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messageisreceivedthenvibrationmotorgivealert.HowcanIdosoandwhich

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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) Bodhisattwa.Rakshak
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Addyourcodeatbelowposition:
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voidprocessTransaction(){
...
elseif(TR_COMMAND==
CMD_TYPE_ADD_NORMAL_OBJ){
//Addyourcodehere(vibratethemotor)
}elseif(TR_COMMAND==
CMD_TYPE_ADD_EMERGENCY_OBJ){
//Addyourcodehere(vibratethemotor)
}

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15daysago

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Thankyoufortheamazingproject!!!Iwillbemakingitinaboutaweek!!
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) AdityaNG 12daysago

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I'mexpectingyourwork!!Donotforgettosendmeapictureofyour
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watch
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tuur.vanboxtel(/member/tuur.vanboxtel/)

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caniuseandroid4.2.2?pleasetellmeicaniwannamakethissobad!
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) tuur.vanboxtel
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YesbutuseRetroWatchLEappinstead.

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24daysago

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sir,wheniverifythecodeitsaysU8GLIB_SSD1306_128*64doesnotnamea
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) Kevinjacob 21daysago

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DidyouinstalltheU8glib??Referbelowlink
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https://code.google.com/p/u8glib/
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Kevinjacob(/member/Kevin+jacob/)

24daysago

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siriamkevinjacob20002butusinganotheraccountsoplzdontgetconfused
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withthefirstcomment.
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Kevinjacob(/member/Kevin+jacob/)

24daysago

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sirihavedonewhatusaidbutitdoesntseemtoworkplzhelpmeout.
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phankspp12(/member/phankspp12/)

1monthago

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firstofallthanksforsharingsuchanamazingprojectwithus.Itriedthis
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projectwitharduinounoanditworksperfectlyfine.butwitharduinoprominiit

doesnotwork.onlystartupscreenshowsup,itdoesnotgetupdatewithtime.i
haveused
RetroWatchArduino_spi_no_button
(https://github.com/godstale/retrowatch/tree/master/RetroWatch_Arduino/RetroWatchArduino_u8glib_no_button)
codeforthis.plshelpmeout!!
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) phankspp121monthago

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Connectionbetweenbtandphoneissuccessful?Ifso,Ithinkit'sthe
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matterofBTwiring.CheckthewiringandBTinitalizationcode.

SoftwareSerialBTSerial(2,3)//HC06'sTX,RX
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PRODRMRBOB(/member/PRO+DR+MR+BOB/) GodsTale
29daysago

imadeitbutwhenitesteditwiththephoneit
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wouldworktodisplaytimethenwhenyougota
callitwouldscrollthewthebatteryandstuffthen
juststayontimeandneverscrollthuitagainthen
allcallsafterthatdoesn'tshowupthenthephone
heatedupisthereawaytomakeitscrollthew
every5secorsoandshowcallsafterthefirst
one?orisitjustbroke?

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phankspp12(/member/phankspp12/) GodsTale

1monthago

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ThanksforyoursupportGodsTale,
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problemfornotupdatingtimewaswiththis
BTSerial.begin(9600)
Ihadreduceditto4800anditsworksperfectlyfinewithit!!
Thabksforsharingamazingprojectwithus!!
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Bodhisattwa.Rakshak(/member/Bodhisattwa.Rakshak/)

1monthago

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howcanIgetwhatsappmessagealertonretrowatch?
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) Bodhisattwa.Rakshak
1monthago

AtfirstyouneedAndroidv4.3orover.Touchthe'i'
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buttononrighttopcornerandsetnotification
accesspermission.Nowmakeanwhatsapp
notificationbyanywayyoucando.

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Afterwhatsappnotificationpopupyoucanseethe
notificationatRetroWatch'smessagetab.Touchit
andenableit!!
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schnun(/member/schnun/)

1monthago

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IamhavingastrangeissueIguess.Imadethewatchwitha1.3SPIOled
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anditworked.WhenIgetamessageIseeanexclamationmark(!)on
theDisplaysoIknowsomethingnewwasreceived.
ButnowImadeasmalleronewithan0.96I2C(Heltec)anditworks
finesofar,butIdonotseeanynos.showinganewmessagenor
anexclamationmark.IamusingthecorrectU8gliblibwiththebutton.
WhenIinstalltheLEApp(IamusingAndroid4.4.2)Iseeanexclamation
mark,butofcourseIwanttousethe"newer"apptoseeallmessage,but
withthisIdon'tgetamessagenotification.Hasthissomethingtodowith
theappormyandroidVersion?Anyideaswhattheproblemisthere?
Thanksverymuch,
Patrick
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) schnun

1monthago

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RetroWatchappcatchesnotificationsfromandroidframeworkbut
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RetroWatchLEdoesn't.RetoWatchLEonlygathersystemmessage

andsenditasemergencymessage(showingonarduinoas
exclamationmark).
IfyouareusingAndroidv4.3orover,useRetroWatchapp.Andsetthe
catchedmessageenable.Mostofmessagesaretreatedasnormal
message(showingaschatmark).Youcanseethenormalmessages
byclickingthebuttononarduino.
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schnun(/member/schnun/) GodsTale

1monthago

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Thanksforthemessage.
Itdoesnotworkwithversion1.0.7
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butIfoundyorolderVersion1.0.6
andwiththisitworksperfectwith
Android4.4.2!Igetallmessage
notifications.Maybealittlehelp
foralltheotherswiththesameproblem.
ThanksgodstaleandwhenIhave
mywatchready,Iplantomakeit
withAluminumhousing,Iwillprovidethe
CADfiles.
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) schnun

1monthago

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Thankyouforthereport.Pleaseshowmeyourworkswhenyou're
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done!!
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author)

1monthago

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WARNING!!!IfyouareusingresetpinandAdafruitgraphiclibrary,connect
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resetpintoarduino'sD8.Orchangeresetpindefinitioninsketch.

#defineOLED_RESET8
Adafruit_SSD1306display(OLED_RESET)
AndmakesurethatthispindefinitionisnotduplicatedwithyourBTorbutton.
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KennethS5(/member/KennethS5/)

1monthago

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IamusingtheArduino1.0.5IDEforMac.Ihaveallofthepinsconnectedthe
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waythatthistutorialsaystheyshouldbe.IamusingSPI.Icurrentlydonot

havea10kOhmresistor,soIamusingtheno_buttonversionsofcode.Ihave
triedtheRetroWatchArduino_u8glib_spi_no_buttonandthe
RetroWatchArduino_spi_no_button.Ihavealloftheproperlibrariesinstalled,
andIamnotgettinganyerrorswhileuploading.MyproblemisthatwhenI
bootupmyArduino,theOLEDdoesn'tshowanything.Itstaysblack.
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) KennethS5 1monthago

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Ifyoudon'tseeanythingondisplay,checkthewiringofOLEDand
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checkthesketch,especiallyinitializationpart.Incaseofu8glibspi

version,displayinitializingcodesare:
U8GLIB_SSD1306_128X64u8g(13,11,10,8)//SWSPICom:SCK=
13,MOSI=11,CS=10,A0=8
Youcanuseabuttonthoughyoudon'thavearesistor.Connect
button'slegtoD5andconnectoppositelegtoGND.Andset
INPUT_PULLUPatD5initializationcode.
pinMode(buttonPin,INPUT_PULLUP)//Definesbuttonpin
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zarg.patel(/member/zarg.patel/)

1monthago

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Firstly,thankyouforsharingsuchanamazingprojectwithus.Itriedthisout,
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worksalmostperfectwithUNO.However,dotellmehowIcanusetheentire

screentodisplayamessage,becausethelogotakesupsomuchspacethat
thenameofsenderdoesn'tdisplayinthescreen.
Now,withpromini,u8glibcodes,theOLEDdoesn'tevenbootup.Iwantto
runthisprojectonpromini,pleasehelpmeout.
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) zarg.patel

1monthago

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Onemorething.Ifyouarenotusingabutton,besuretouse
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RetroWatchArduino_u8glib_no_button

(https://github.com/godstale/retrowatch/tree/master/RetroWatch_Arduino/RetroWatchArduino_u8glib_no_button)
orRetroWatchArduino_u8glib_spi_no_button
(https://github.com/godstale/retrowatch/tree/master/RetroWatch_Arduino/RetroWatchArduino_u8glib_spi_no_button)

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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) zarg.patel

1monthago

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DidyouaddabuttontoarduinoD5?Youcanseethemessagescreen
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bypressingbutton.Ifyouwanttocustomizedisplay,editbelow

functions
drawStartUp(),drawEmergency(),drawMessage(),drawClock(),
drawIdleClock()
Aboutrunningonpromini,checkbelowthings.
I2Cwiring
OLEDinstance:changeoledinitializationbelowcodeaccordingto
yourOLED
U8GLIB_SSD1306_128X64
u8g(U8G_I2C_OPT_NONE|U8G_I2C_OPT_DEV_0)//I2C/TWI
checkOLEDwithothersourcecode(ex.examplecodeinu8glib)
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HiuKingL(/member/Hiu+KingL/)

9monthsago

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howtosolveit?
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myversionisarduino1.5.7
InfileincludedfromRetroWatchArduino.ino:35:0:
bitmap.h:1269:43:error:variable'bitmap_array'mustbeconstinordertobe
putintoreadonlysectionbymeansof'__attribute__((progmem))'
PROGMEMconstunsignedchar*bitmap_array[]={
^
RetroWatchArduino.ino:118:32:error:variable'weekString'mustbeconstin
ordertobeputintoreadonlysectionbymeansof'__attribute__((progmem))'
RetroWatchArduino.ino:119:32:error:variable'ampmString'mustbeconstin
ordertobeputintoreadonlysectionbymeansof'__attribute__((progmem))'
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) HiuKingL 9monthsago

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Infrontofallthelinesintheerrorsjustadd'const'.Seethedetailsin
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belowlink.

http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=254424.0
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akshitubhangale(/member/akshitubhangale/) GodsTale
2monthsago

plztellwhattodoGodsTaleimabeginner

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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) akshitubhangale
2monthsago

Usearduino1.0.xversion.Anduse
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RetroWatchArduino_u8glib.inosourceinstead.

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akshitubhangale(/member/akshitubhangale/) GodsTale
1monthago

Itriedusing1.0.xversionitisshowingthesame
error
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GodsTale(/member/GodsTale/)(author) akshitubhangale
1monthago

Ididn'tsolveityet.Isawthiserrorin1.5.xIDE
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versionbutIdidn'tin1.0.x.
Pleasereferbelowlink.

https://solarmeter.codeplex.com/discussions/581741
(https://solarmeter.codeplex.com/discussions/581741)

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Inthisarticle,userharold65'sguide:
Thecompilerismorestrictandrequiresabetter
definitionofvariables.
Youhave3options:
1. CompileusingArduino1.5
2. Updatethetimelibrary(canbefoundonthe
arduinosite)tothelatestversion
3. RemoveDateStrings.cppfromthelibrary.
Solarmeterdoesnotusethis(butother
projectsmight)
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akshitubhangale(/member/akshitubhangale/) GodsTale
1monthago

sir,canyouplztellmewheretoadd'const'?

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zarg.patel(/member/zarg.patel/) akshitubhangale

1monthago

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beforeweekstring,amapmetc
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sudarshanreddy(/member/sudarshan+reddy/)

1monthago

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Hellosir,
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icompletedallthework,buticntsenddatafromretroapptowatch,ithinkidid
smtingwrong,icheckedbluetoothitconnected,ichecktxd,rxdofbluetoothbuti
didntgetanynotifications,plssirgetmesolutionforths
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akshitubhangale(/member/akshitubhangale/) sudarshanreddy
1monthago

sirdidufacethiskindoferror?

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Arduino:1.6.2(Windows8.1),Board:"ArduinoPro
orProMini,ATmega328(5V,16MHz)"
Infileincludedfrom
RetroWatchArduino_u8glib_spi.ino:32:0:
bitmap.h:1269:43:error:variable'bitmap_array'
mustbeconstinordertobeputintoreadonly
sectionbymeansof'__attribute__((progmem))'
PROGMEMconstunsignedchar*bitmap_array[]=
{
^
RetroWatchArduino_u8glib_spi.ino:123:32:error:
variable'weekString'mustbeconstinordertobe
putintoreadonlysectionbymeansof
'__attribute__((progmem))'
RetroWatchArduino_u8glib_spi.ino:124:32:error:
variable'ampmString'mustbeconstinordertobe
putintoreadonlysectionbymeansof
'__attribute__((progmem))'
RetroWatchArduino_u8glib_spi.ino:161:30:error:
variable'strIntro'mustbeconstinordertobeput
intoreadonlysectionbymeansof
'__attribute__((progmem))'
Errorcompiling.
Thisreportwouldhavemoreinformationwith
"Showverboseoutputduringcompilation"
enabledinFile>Preferences.
thankyou
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zarg.patel(/member/zarg.patel/) akshitubhangale

1monthago

Write'const'(withoutthecommas)beforethewordweekstring,
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ampmstringandstrintroinyourcode.

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