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Develop an open source simple smart watch with companion smart phone app that can be used by others to make their own

jeff-vJeff V 08/12/2024 at 17:000 Comments

forgive the lack of formality e.g. lack of proper sentence grammar or capitalization. im writing this more or less free thought so i can get it down and post the update while i have to do my regular job

current progress:

to be honest, other things have been keeping my attention (this is a side project/hobby after all), so not much progress in the last couple of weeks. however, i have made a mock kanban in google sheets with the following epics.

watch responds to bluetooth: 

the smart watch response to the adafruit bluetooth app

make a simple bluetooth app that watch responds to: 

making a very pared-down version of the adafruit bluetooth app that the smart watch responds to. my initial plan is to use react native so it can port to both android and ios, but failing that, i will make it in android, which is simply my preference for now

get watch buttons working (mock data):

1) mode select button: change between time, timer, and display
2) action button: executes simple action for each mode

send time via bluetooth:

simply have the watch set its time via the bluetooth app

send display via bluetooth:

whatever text is set in the app, it is synced to the device. see note below

compartmentalize watch functions:

toward the goal of making this easy for people to pick up and use, modify the smart watch code so that people can add or remove their own functions easily and cleanly

note on the "display" mode: this function may seem odd or out of place. i admit this open smart watch project is a stepping stone for a different project, but this way not only can i make what i need, but others can possibly benefit by my documentation here.

things i need to do for this project
- provide images / code / screenshots of current progress

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