Neopixel
Pocket watch
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An elegant pocket watch for a more digitized age.
Steampunk prop watch that always tells the right time... assuming wifi and battery ;)
Creating a debug mode with web interface for setting the time without network connection (creates it's own hot spot)
Going to use this basic arduino sdk code as a starting point for all my ESP8266 projects, including adding a Clock and weather to my RGB Panels.
"Shopping" the house for scraps and bits to "finish" a wall clock version of the neo-pixel watch yields a brass ring the right size for the 60 pixel ring, and some wood circle blanks.
using the Dremel circle routing/cutting jig, created channels for both the 60 and 24 pixel rings as well as a small lip to hold the brass ring. And with the router, I created space on the back for wires and ESP8266
Printed a basic clock face and cut it out as a defuser.
then I stumbled upon some great projects for other net-pixel wall clocks, including the Light clock. as I was just about to assemble a working version of hardware and software, I decided to try the Light clocks software to see what it looks like. now my clock face is a bit different as I will be using the center ring for hour and the outer ring for min and sec. but if I disconnect the center ring it looks great with the light clock software. there may be some ideas I may learn from in there. (who am I kidding, theres lots to learn in there!)
Got a 60 Neopixel ring today, changed just one line of code, and now the Pocket watch is a full sized watch.
Removed the super tiny switch, replaced it with a more reasonable sized switch from Adafruit
Pocket watch code now working with Neopixel rings up to 60 pixels.
including temperature display.
Temperature showing that it's in the 60s
Got my stash of miniature switches from china....
Dang these things are small....!
Installed in the watch
temporary actuator: how about the battery connector ?!
Implemented OTA updating, so now (except in emergency) the days of connecting the assembled prototype to the development rig to update it's firmware are gone.... YAY!
Still going to use the dev rig for most builds, as it's powered by the Serial cable.
Implemented OTA updating, so now (except in emergency) the days of connecting the assembled prototype to the development rig to update it's firmware are gone.... YAY!
Still going to use the dev rig for most builds, as it's powered by the Serial cable.
Next gen of this watch would have no wifi, use a small micro controller like a ATtiny 85, possibly add a RTC and small coin battery. Only use LiPo to drive the neopixel display.
Should yield a "works all convention long" (3-4 days) run time as apposed to 1-2 hours continuous on run time now. or 1-2 days run time with power off when not using.
see http://www.instructables.com/id/ATtiny-Watch-Core/ for info & insparation (without RTC module)
Watch v1.x to do list:
consider keeping the esp8266 and using micropython and its sleep support for lower power consumption and flexible programming. (Has neopixel driver)
Would the time survive sleep? Could wake be forced on a io pin changing state?
check the forum but I beleive I saw that it did. it spossible someone added an RTC module but there was a forum or github issue about exactly that. Yes can be restarted by watching a pin, or time delay
Looks like wake on pin is limited to a certain pin, and that has to be shorted to reset. This would not work with the esp8266-01 that I am using, and would make using the same switch for watch display and watch wake from sleep problematic at least. as the display switch would then be the reset switch
going to checkout the python anyway... could be good for some other projects that don't require resetting etc.
it was unclear as to the nature of the 2016 contest, I don't actually think that this project has merit in the assistive tec sector. (would be cool if it did) but I can't discover how to withdraw the submission.
Let it in, If you check the winners of the automatisation contest, they are not realy all in automatisation or robotics :). So take your chance, and good luck.
Joshua Snyder
Tobias
David Truong
droxpopuli
Martin Fasani
Really love this. I'm working on an RTC version in my spare time.