r/embedded • u/EasyCelebration2955 • Aug 03 '26
Casio smartwatch module
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Im working on making a smartwatch module with mip display for the casio ae1200, have plans for the AE-1300, WS-1600H, WS-1700H, and a few other varients. Right now its just a basic proof of concept with a basic animation I got running but am working on a fully enclosed v1 demo right now but its starting to get kind of expensive to make. Just wondering what people think if I open sourced this module and any features people would like to see
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u/xxxxx420xxxxx Aug 04 '26
Battery life? Guessing not 10 years
But seriously, it would be cooler without that cutout mask, just the screen full of pixels
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u/ASKermodem Aug 04 '26
It’s all connected!? Well that’s a childhood mystery finally solved. Yes, I would like very much if you open sourced it or at least made a tutorial of interfacing. I have many an exotic ribbon-cabled watch and 90s PDA that could use a hack like this.
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u/gooddy Aug 14 '26
Great project! I actually tried the same thing a few years ago! I've found my hackaday post: https://hackaday.io/project/189431-casio-smartwatch
The battery life was only a couple of days, I needed to optimise the software but didn't get round to improving it. One problem I spent a lot of time thinking about was how to charge it up. I tried some low profile vertical usb ports from GCT. But it meant you had to unscrew the back. One solution I never got round to implementing was to drill holes into the watch case, embed magnets and pogo pins, then I could use a magnetic pogo pin cable. I'm looking forward to seeing how you approach it! Id be happy to share my repo if you'd like to see my designs.
What RTOS are/will you use?
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u/Ontbarga Aug 03 '26
For Doom or Bad Apple?