MSP - Bluetooth Watch Development System €37.50 Delivered [Texas Instruments]

NTC · 23-09-2013 11:11am

niallb wrote: »

Mine arrived this morning :-)
Plug it in and forget about it until I get home!

as there a customs charge?

gerryk · 23-09-2013 11:25am

NTC wrote: »

as there a customs charge?

Nope... shipped from NL

beno619 · 23-09-2013 2:19pm

Killed mine yesterday after setting up the development environment

Installed a few widgets through community edition and then lost both displays and eventually the hand stopped moving.

Pebble on the way though, same though as the Analogue Meta watch is the classiest looking smartwatch of the lot.

Phibsboro · 23-09-2013 3:14pm

Did you try the reset from the flashing software?

kellsred · 24-09-2013 6:54am

I'm having issues with the actual watch. Have all the notifications working as I want, but the time is incorrect; the watch loses 3-4 mins an hour.
Anyone else? Any suggestions on how to fix?
It's fully charged and set up using the instructions in post #122

rovoagho · 24-09-2013 7:26am

Mine loses time too, fairly randomly. Haven't flashed it yet though.

gerryk · 24-09-2013 7:27am

kellsred wrote: »

I'm having issues with the actual watch. Have all the notifications working as I want, but the time is incorrect; the watch loses 3-4 mins an hour.
Anyone else? Any suggestions on how to fix?
It's fully charged and set up using the instructions in post #122

Reflash 3.1 & reset

Wisesmurf · 24-09-2013 8:18am

gerryk wrote: »

Reflash 3.1 & reset

The analog part of the watch is separate from the lcd. If the analog watch is losing time it could need a new battery - These watches were developed in 2011 and have probably sitting in a box since.

gerryk · 24-09-2013 8:24am

Wisesmurf wrote: »

The analog part of the watch is separate from the lcd. If the analog watch is losing time it could need a new battery - These watches were developed in 2011 and have probably sitting in a box since.

One possibility. However I have noticed that if the watch loses connection with the phone for extended periods, it can hang briefly before resetting. This can cause time loss too.
My most recent reflash has eliminated this behaviour though.

Wisesmurf · 24-09-2013 8:31am

gerryk wrote: »

One possibility. However I have noticed that if the watch loses connection with the phone for extended periods, it can hang briefly before resetting. This can cause time loss too.
My most recent reflash has eliminated this behaviour though.

You're talking about the LCD time so? I cant see how the pairing to a phone could have any influence on the hands.

gerryk · 24-09-2013 8:34am

Wisesmurf wrote: »

You're talking about the LCD time so? I cant see how the pairing to a phone could have any influence on the hands.

Nope... Hands too. It's not the pairing that causes the problem, but the software on the watch hanging briefly.

Phibsboro · 24-09-2013 11:38am

Wisesmurf wrote: »

You're talking about the LCD time so? I cant see how the pairing to a phone could have any influence on the hands.

Whats interesting is that the software can have control over the analog arms - one of the test suite uses this in couple of tests. Though tbh I can't quite follow what the tests are designed to do, I'd expect it to have one test that says reset arms to digital time but it doesn't. It looks like maybe the software doesn't inherently know the current position of the arms and so you need to reset to a known position before the fact it can move the arms becomes useful.

beno619 · 24-09-2013 11:41am

Phibsboro wrote: »

Did you try the reset from the flashing software?

Yep tried resetting and everything.

fungie · 24-09-2013 9:37pm

Has anybody gotten this to work with an iphone?

Wisesmurf · 24-09-2013 10:20pm

Phibsboro wrote: »

Whats interesting is that the software can have control over the analog arms - one of the test suite uses this in couple of tests. Though tbh I can't quite follow what the tests are designed to do, I'd expect it to have one test that says reset arms to digital time but it doesn't. It looks like maybe the software doesn't inherently know the current position of the arms and so you need to reset to a known position before the fact it can move the arms becomes useful.

I take what I said earlier back.

I had to take the watch apart this evening to fix the bottom button. The clip that retains it had come off and it was falling out.

The battery in the watch is a rechargeable LiPo battery. There is no separate battery for the analog dials. It seems that if the LiPo drains completely your analog arms have nowhere to draw energy from.

The winder is connected to the main board but I couldn't see any way for it to turn the winder.

Lots of tiny components and even smaller screws...

musiknonstop · 25-09-2013 9:30am

The hands on mine don't work at all. Everything else works though.

KERSPLAT! · 25-09-2013 9:36am

Got a call this morning about the watch, refund due in two-three weeks, happy days.

beno619 · 25-09-2013 12:36pm

Princess Petulia Pissy Pants wrote: »

Got a call this morning about the watch, refund due in two-three weeks, happy days.

Did you just email them ?

KERSPLAT! · 25-09-2013 12:47pm

beno619 wrote: »

Did you just email them ?

Yeah, used the email posted a page or two back. The bottom display is barely visable, even in pitch black, so just thought I'd fire over an email. I asked for a new one but he said they couldn't but would refund it and let me keep the watch. I have a feeling alot of them were dodgy, hence the price and willingness to refund so quickly and let me keep the watch

breathn · 25-09-2013 1:10pm

kellsred wrote: »

I'm having issues with the actual watch. Have all the notifications working as I want, but the time is incorrect; the watch loses 3-4 mins an hour.
Anyone else? Any suggestions on how to fix?
It's fully charged and set up using the instructions in post #122

I went to check the time on my watch but found it hours out. It managed to completely discharge itself and I didn't notice

KERSPLAT! · 25-09-2013 1:14pm

I haven't used the watch but just looked at it there and the time is right on it. Hasn't been charged in about a week and has 3.78v on the battery.

Stokolan · 25-09-2013 9:18pm

Go mine today. Started to mess around with it this evening. Have a few issues someone might be able to help with

1. When running the firmware flash I get this error "All memory Blank checking............. failed" but the flash finishes out fine. using on a windows 8 machine. will try a windows 7 or xp later

2. In the phone app if I run the test "Calibrate hands to 12:00 (OLED)" the hands do about 1 revolution then stop and the watch seems to reboot

Has anyone seen these issues ?

Alanstrainor · 25-09-2013 9:47pm

Stokolan wrote: »

Go mine today. Started to mess around with it this evening. Have a few issues someone might be able to help with

1. When running the firmware flash I get this error "All memory Blank checking............. failed" but the flash finishes out fine. using on a windows 8 machine. will try a windows 7 or xp later

2. In the phone app if I run the test "Calibrate hands to 12:00 (OLED)" the hands do about 1 revolution then stop and the watch seems to reboot

Has anyone seen these issues ?

1. When running the flashing software, untick the "Blank Check" on the right hand side.

2. No idea!

bidiots · 28-09-2013 9:47pm

Mine started to work all of a sudden, the led's didn't work at all when I got it. But now they are gone again. I've put new firmware on it and had it working fine so I reckon it will be fine once you have the time and patience to play with it.
I've no android phone anymore though so if anyone wants it, you can have it for €15(this is just to cover postage-provided it covers it obviously)

ozmo · 28-09-2013 10:23pm

bidiots wrote: »

Mine started to work all of a sudden, the led's didn't work at all when I got it. But now they are gone again. I've put new firmware on it and had it working fine so I reckon it will be fine once you have the time and patience to play with it.
I've no android phone anymore though so if anyone wants it, you can have it for €15(this is just to cover postage-provided it covers it obviously)

Yes please

bidiots · 28-09-2013 10:28pm

Throw me a pm with your details and I'll get in touch on Monday it thats ok?

m4rkiz · 30-09-2013 10:39pm

Pique wrote: »

There's also settings for some things called RST,
NMI and SSP(Beta) which I have no idea about.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23413552&postcount=51

ozmo · 02-10-2013 3:36pm

bidiots wrote: »

Throw me a pm with your details and I'll get in touch on Monday it thats ok?

Just got it \o/ - cheers bidiots - lot of catching up to do on you guys now...

First off - both screens are indeed all dark... there is something there but unreadable - what do you normally do to get the backlight?

Is it supposed to come on when you press a button - or is it always on?

ta.

Phibsboro · 02-10-2013 6:40pm

ozmo wrote: »

Just got it \o/ - cheers bidiots - lot of catching up to do on you guys now...

First off - both screens are indeed all dark... there is something there but unreadable - what do you normally do to get the backlight?

Is it supposed to come on when you press a button - or is it always on?

ta.

There isn't a back light as such, the two screens are oled. There is a brightness setting for the top and bottom, you access this by pulling out the middle button like you were setting a watch (and indeed this is how you also set the hands manually).

It is designed to come on when you press a button. As I said in an earlier post, my inclination is to forget about the middle button functionality (widgets etc.) and instead just use it as a notification at a glance device - it is really good at that and a great bargain at 38e.

KERSPLAT! · 02-10-2013 6:56pm

Just for those waiting on refunds, I got a PayPal email confirming the refund. Fair play to them, no messing around

bidiots · 02-10-2013 9:43pm

ozmo wrote: »

Just got it \o/ - cheers bidiots - lot of catching up to do on you guys now...

First off - both screens are indeed all dark... there is something there but unreadable - what do you normally do to get the backlight?

Is it supposed to come on when you press a button - or is it always on?

ta.

It was like that when I got it first, then I charged if for a while, flashed it, left it on the desk for awhile because I couldn't get it to work, then came back the following day and the lights were showing. Whether its a case of choosing a different firmware or whipping it against the desk, im not sure....

ozmo · 04-10-2013 1:03pm

bidiots wrote: »

It was like that when I got it first, then I charged if for a while, flashed it, left it on the desk for awhile because I couldn't get it to work, then came back the following day and the lights were showing. Whether its a case of choosing a different firmware or whipping it against the desk, im not sure....

Looked like it could have been fun to play with - but this one is a gonner - was really dim but no lights at all now - still alive as it responds to PC (accepts firmwares - resets etc. ) - but no lights at all.

niallb · 15-10-2013 12:20pm

I've had the watch for a few weeks now, and in general, I really like it.
BUT!!!
It's just stopped charging in the last few days.
The green light is on on the clip and seems fine, but battery level continues to drop.
I've tried changing cable just in case, but voltage is dropping and it's about to go permanently, so I thought I'd check and see if anyone had any suggestions.

One of the pins on the back, the 4th one counting away from the Metawatch logo is beginning to look discolored, and I'm wondering if there's a problem with the internal battery.

fitzer1982 · 15-10-2013 12:32pm

Started to have the same problem I wonder if reflashing will fix it

niallb · 15-10-2013 3:08pm

I haven't tried a reflash yet. I don't normally keep a windows machine around, so it's a bit of a journey to run the flasher.
Have you noticed the same kind of discolouration I'm seeing on the charging pins?

gerryk · 15-10-2013 3:17pm

Yes, but I suspect it's due to the accumulation of sweat and other detritus.

niallb · 15-10-2013 4:02pm

The kind of discoloration I'm seeing after a few weeks would mean a terrible design and choice of materials.
I'm still thinking it might be some chemical issue from inside.
Update though, a clean with some (non metallic) scrubbing pad, and it's charged again,
so I might just need to add checking for the charging icon to the process of plugging it in.
Thanks for the feedback, and good luck with your own watch!

Kimbot · 17-10-2013 8:03am

If anyone has one of these they no longer want I would like to buy it please

Elbow · 17-10-2013 8:06am

I used mine for the first 2 weeks and then went back to my normal watch so send me a PM jonny24ie

Kimbot · 17-10-2013 8:09am

Elbow wrote: »

I used mine for the first 2 weeks and then went back to my normal watch so send me a PM jonny24ie

Ah elbow you leg-end PM sent

daddy_boy · 22-11-2013 9:15pm

have one for sale http://www.adverts.ie/4283112

rovoagho · 23-11-2013 6:35am

I've one too if anyone wants one, don't have the time to play with it, or post it on adverts for that matter. :-)

bluecmd · 04-01-2014 4:07pm

Hi!

If anybody is bored with this I'm looking at buying it from you, PM me!

EDIT: Wow, that was quick! I have all the offers I need now, thanks

romperstomper · 11-03-2014 2:19am

has anyone managed to find a 'hello world' tutorial to push a test message from an android phone to the watch? i'm looking to use the watch to display he pedometer stats that are on m phone