µWatch
World's First D-I-Y Scientific Calculator Watch!
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The uWatch is an RPN and
Algebraic scientific calculator watch that you can build yourself.
The software is OPEN SOURCE under the GPL license.
Specifications:
Processor - 16 bit Microchip PIC24FJ64GA004
Program memory - 64KB of Flash
SRAM - 8KB
Available user EEPROM memory - 64KB
Calculator modes - 4 Level HP style RPN stack, or Casio (pre-VPAM) style Algebraic with 6 level of parentheses
Latest firmware support complex number calculations, moon phase display, and plays games like CHESS and 21.
Precision - 64bit IEEE floating point. 9 digit display + exponent
Programming - Macro style keystroke programming mode. 60 x 1024 steps.
Time and date display. Selectable 12/24hr format
Clock Speed - 250KHz normal operation, 32.768KHz sleep mode. 8MHz maximum speed.
Display - 16 character x 2 line dot matrix
Sleep mode - LCD switches of after timeout to increase battery life. Picks up where it left off.
Backlight - Yellow LED (quite dim)
Battery - single or dual lithium CR2032
Battery life - 100hrs+ operation. 1 year+ in sleep mode.
Size - 54mm x 43mm x 20mm(at the thickest point)
Watch band - any standard 20-22mm watch band. Standard 22mm watch spring bars.
Programming Interface - Microchip ICSP. Compatible with MPLAB ICD2 or compatible programmer.
Serial port - UART based universal serial port. RS232 and IrDA compatible with optional interface circuits.
Language - All source code written with the free MPLAB C30 compiler
Here are some very early promotional videos of the first prototype (WMV format):
Site last updated : Jan 20th, 2009
Questions?/Comments? EMAIL: david @ alternatezone.com
Copyright(c) 2009 David L. Jones