Devlog 1
This is the start of caSTMio. It’s a Casio W-59, but with an STM32 in there that can do a bunch of cool stuff!! It’s gonna have a few different modes;
- Clock
Self-explanatory. Shows the time, date and the day of the week. Press Button A to turn on the backlight, Button B to switch modes (always), and Button C to toggle between 12 and 24 hour mode. - Alarm
Also pretty intuitive. Allows you to set an alarm and/or an hourly reminder (ALM and SIG). Press Button A to adjust the time and Button C to cycle between 4 states (no ALM/no SIG, ALM/no SIG, no ALM/SIG, ALM/SIG). - Timer
I replaced the stopwatch with this, because it’s simply better and move versatile. Also, I sometimes forget that I made tea, and I think this is the perfect way to remind myself :’) Press Button A to select the length (I’ll either have a few presets or a limit) and press Button C to start/pause the timer. When the timer has been paused, press button A to reset it. - Water tracker
Again, I made it for myself, because I forget to drink water… Press Button A to adjust the goal (up to 10L), or press Button C to increment the goal by 50ml. - Adjust
Press Button A to cycle through everything you can adjust (seconds, hours, minutes, month, date, day of the week), and press Button C to increment it by one.
This is all in progress, and I still don’t have the hardware… But my plan so far is:
- Reverse engineer the watch’s LCD
- Write the firmware
- Make a custom PCB
- Order it
- Put it all together
So far, I’m starting work on the firmware, and only a basic version that runs in serial. But I’m sure with the next 3 months almost free, I’ll finish it for sure.
Comments 1
This sounds pretty cool! Honestly, as someone who isn’t allowed to have a phone I would love this
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