The Time Machine Mk. V is an upgraded version of last year's Time Machine Mk. IV. It uses the same processor, but adds in a bigger battery, a serial port, and a debug port. The battery is a CR2032 which is four times larger than the Mark IV's CR1225 battery. A utility port allows for easy firmware upgrades and debugging. The Mk. V is better than the Mk. IV in almost every way, and I'm super happy with how it turned out. I also made a special blue and gold version, inspired by one of my dream cars, the Subaru WRX STI.
Please check out the links below the photos, especially my website! I put a full write-up there and I have some more projects you might like. Also, check out the short youtube vid, it shows some of the cool animations I've programmed into the watch!
Files
clock_mk5.js
JS code for the watch. The watch needs to be flashed with Espruino before you upload this.
Have you been watching the market for any possible rechargeable replacement for your coin cell? Also, is there a possibility of underdriving those LEDs to conserve power a little while still retaining visibility? The revision I'd like to imagine would ditch BLE but add USB for charging and/or syncing with a PC. Given that there are a lot of platforms to choose that run Espruino this might be relatively trivial to code (leaving the hard/fun part of the physical design). Please keep revising!
Hey, sorry for the +1 year reply lol. Your ideas are all very good, but I'm not sure if I have enough skill to fit a full USB charging circuit on the watch. Also, I think a lipo might be too big/thick for the watch. I was thinking maybe just add a small lipo battery with around ~2 days of battery life, and a charging cradle/dock thingy that has all the support circuitry for charging. Also, I love your idea of USB but I have very limited experience with it and some of my USB projects have failed and I have yet to know why. I'm not sure when I'll make a new revision as I'm very happy with the current version, but I'll keep your ideas in mind for sure when I start working on one!
Have you been watching the market for any possible rechargeable replacement for your coin cell? Also, is there a possibility of underdriving those LEDs to conserve power a little while still retaining visibility? The revision I'd like to imagine would ditch BLE but add USB for charging and/or syncing with a PC. Given that there are a lot of platforms to choose that run Espruino this might be relatively trivial to code (leaving the hard/fun part of the physical design). Please keep revising!