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A project log for WΛLLTΞCH OLED BTLE Smart Watch v6.1

A BT 4.0 fitness-tracking smart watch for Android+iOS with a 1.5" color OLED display, SD card, NFC, wireless charging, and precision IMU

wlltchWΛLLTΞCH 06/19/2014 at 17:140 Comments

With this project officially entered into The Hackaday Prize competition, I'm very excited to progress with this project, and now have a feeling that my PCB has been perfected. I've worked out the kinks, and think it's time now to get PCBs ordered. After looking out for trusted fabs, I've found one that a seller on Tindie.com uses for his black mask prototyping boards. I loved the color, and checked out the manufacturer he recommended, elecrow.com. They have many colors of solder mask, different thickness options, and a low price for under 5cmx5cm boards. I can now halve the thickness of other suppliers (.8mm), and get 10 for the price of 3 from OSHPark, although the quality will never be as good. I'll try it out and let you know what I think. I'll have another look at the PCB, and get ordering. Here's where it's at.

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