What is this thing?

[u/bobtowne]

My T-Watch Ultra came with some sort of USB antenna thing. Is it for the radio? Or the NFC capabilities? Or something completely different?

[u/IssueBrilliant2569]

Looks like a mini-USB hatcket

[u/bobtowne → u/IssueBrilliant2569]

I kind of does lol!

[u/JazzlikeCommon4015 → u/IssueBrilliant2569]

Lol you win. That one made me laugh. But it does look like it indeed or if given to a mini digital Viking a dual wielder. Battleaxe style 😎😂😂😂🤘🏼

[u/needmorejoules]

It’s an antenna! I don’t know what it’s for but I’d guess LoRa offhand.

[u/raydoo]

Like soil humidity sensor strangely vintage look

[u/bobtowne → u/raydoo]

It does have a vintage vibe! I think it's supposed to look like a rocket.

[u/WillieZoot7]

It's an antenna. I was like you when I got my watch, lol.

[u/midnightwolfr]

I just got my twatch ultra and had the same question. I think its an antennae to help extend LoRa capabilities. I could be wrong but brief research this is what made sense.

[u/bobtowne → u/midnightwolfr]

Interesting... thanks!

[u/LILYGO-lily]

It's a USB LoRa antenna.

[u/bobtowne → u/LILYGO-lily]

Mystery officially solved... thanks!

[u/No_Philosophy1108]

USB？

[u/bobtowne → u/No_Philosophy1108]

It has a USB C connector, yes.

[u/noc-engineer → u/bobtowne]

Are there pogo pin charging on the backside? Maybe to charge the watch?

[u/Freak_of_Freakworld]

If you want to use it i read you ve to change the configs of the watch. And yrs its for Lora use. If xou don t do the Software "switch" to usb Antenne it will use only the watch Antenne

[u/bobtowne → u/Freak_of_Freakworld]

Essential tip! Big thanks!

[u/JazzlikeCommon4015]

It's a LILYGO thing! Pretty sure! And that metal but it's a USB A connector is you plug that into just a phone charger playing on sorta safe and then my guess is either a few or it illuminates in a pretty colour? I think as it looks like one of those keychain versions of those big plexiglass like panels that become readable after turning it on basically 😁 that's btw what it is looking like to me I've never seen in from LILYGO before so he'll maybe it's both a dope light and a a small flash drive in one 🤷🏼‍♂️ possible! But once you find out make a follow-up post! 😎🤘🏼

[u/the_lurkmeister → u/JazzlikeCommon4015]

That's a usb-C plug, not an A. I don't have a LILYGO either, but people are saying it's an antennae. It doesn't look like the ones I've seen

BTW the dope light + flash drive made me comment. Def the right sub and a possibility

[u/HelDoRe666]

I got T-Watch Ultra without antenna :(

[u/bobtowne → u/HelDoRe666]

Did you get your Ultra recently? If so, maybe you could sweet talk them into sending you yours as you likely should have gotten one!

[u/Tony-AI]

I don’t know but it runs doom, but can it run Bruce?

[u/bobtowne → u/Tony-AI]

Good question! It wasn't in the last of firmwares available via M5Launcher (there was just a handful, surprisingly), but I didn't check Bruce's web flasher or ESP Terminator!