Solder:Time DIY watch kit

Product ID: 495
$29.95
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10-99 $26.96
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Description

Calculator watches are back, but microcontroller watches are always in style. Make your own with this easy to solder real time watch kit from SpikenzieLabs! It comes with a unique laser cut acrylic casing which protects the watch and looks snazzy besides: the four individual acrylic parts cut to fit the internal PCB, battery and switch perfectly. Included is a velcro wrist band. After soldering the Solder:Time, the watch is built by stacking the acrylic parts with the PCB and holding it together with the included screws.

The Solder:Time was designed to be a wrist watch. It doesn't have to be limited to living on your wrist, you could also use it as a badge or desk clock.

Features:

  • Great looking laser cut acrylic case
  • Unique watch
  • Easy to solder
  • Stand alone project - no computer or other programmer required. Just solder it and it's ready!
  • On board Dallas DS1337+ Real Time Clock (RTC) for super accurate time keeping
  • Jumper (on bottom) for always on use.
  • Hackable: Programming and I2C pads labeled on bottom
  • Clear front and back casing to show the internal electronics
  • Adjustable wrist band
  • Can be also be worn as a badge with optional badge clip.
  • Long lasting battery, with special LED lighting method and very low power processor sleeping.

This is a DIY soldering kit, you'll need to assemble it yourself but luckily that is very easy, and very fast so this is a good kit for beginners! You'll need basic soldering tools such as an iron, solder, and diagonal cutters.

Kit includes: Solder:Time PCB with all of the electronics, Laser cut acrylic casing with four screws, Easy to use Velcro type wrist band (long enough for huge wrists, trim-able for smaller ones and a CR2032 Battery. All instructions are here!

Technical Details

  • Great looking laser cut acrylic case
  • Unique watch
  • Easy to solder
  • Stand alone project - no computer or other programmer required. Just solder it and it's ready!
  • On board Dallas DS1337+ Real Time Clock (RTC) for super accurate time keeping
  • Jumper (on bottom) for always on use.
  • Hackable: Programming and I2C pads labeled on bottom
  • Clear front and back casing to show the internal electronics
  • Adjustable wrist band
  • Can be also be worn as a badge with optional badge clip.
  • Long lasting battery, with special LED lighting method and very low power processor sleeping.

 


Battery life: About 7 days of good brightness and then another 3 to 7 getting dim. The designer added the "always on" jumper more for use as a desk clock with a set of AA batteries (there are also pins for an external battery). While the display is off the watch only draws 0.001ma.

Dimensions:

 

  • Diameter: 60mm (2.4 in)
  • Thickness: 15mm (0.6in)
  • Weight: 43g (1.5oz)

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