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Retro Wristwatch

The first digital watches had this red bubble display, you need to push a button to see the time.

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This project was created on 01/07/2018 and last updated 6 years ago.

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A four digit bubble display shows the time and date. An Atmega 328P and a DS1337 powered by a 2032 coin cell. The PCB has been milled on my Stepcraft 420. The case is printed using a RF1000 3D Printer.
The Software is written "bare metal" using Atmel Studio 7.
All files are published on my github account.

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  • 1 × Atmega 328P
  • 1 × DS1337 Clock and Timer ICs / Real-Time Clocks
  • 1 × 32,768KHz Quartz
  • 1 × 4 Digit bubble Display QDSP-6064
  • 4 × BC848B NPN Transistor

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saarbastler wrote 01/13/2018 at 15:11 • point

Thanks for cour comment. I'm using the wristwatch since more than half a year, and it's still the first battery in.

But I started thinking about a charger. An external modified TP4056 should work. Something like the $1 Coin Cell Charger. I just need to add a connector for charging.

A build-in charger would consume a lot of space.

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Mike Szczys wrote 01/11/2018 at 21:55 • point

I really like the look of these bubble displays and have been meaning to do a project with them. Your overall aesthetic on this one is quite pleasing... the bright blue body next to the copper clad is quite nice!

This would be great with a rechargeable coin cell and with the charger built-in.

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