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

deaglan169

missed dhl however checked online with tracking number supplied and package originated from Amsterdam!! so no duty

pbfitzsimons

Ah man, just ordered one, don't need it at all but can't wait to get it!

Allyall

deaglan169 wrote: »

missed dhl however checked online with tracking number supplied and package originated from Amsterdam!! so no duty

I just found out Texas Instruments EU have same stock, or they have an EU warehouse, so no Duty.
But...

I still haven't got mine , I wonder will DHL still deliver until 6?
Anyone know what time they finish at?

niallb

Well. Couldn't resist that.
Needed a watch of some sort anyway :-)

ChriisM

Mines froze already when i installed Meta Watch Manager Community Edition

cant seem to unfreeze it or factory reset it,
anyone know a fix?

Elbow

ChriisM wrote: »

Mines froze already when i installed Meta Watch Manager Community Edition

cant seem to unfreeze it or factory reset it,
anyone know a fix?

Just figured it out


Firstly download the clip driver from here (Step :
http://support.metawatch.com/customer/portal/articles/858691-windows-update-instructions

Then

http://www.elprotronic.com/download.html - Download FET-Pro430 Lite

Install it, then in the top left change the group to MSP430F5xx

hit Verify Security Fuse

When thats done hit reset

ChriisM

Elbow wrote: »

Just figured it out


Firstly download the clip driver from here (Step :
http://support.metawatch.com/customer/portal/articles/858691-windows-update-instructions

Then

http://www.elprotronic.com/download.html - Download FET-Pro430 Lite

Install it, then in the top left change the group to MSP430F5xx

hit Verify Security Fuse

When thats done hit reset

Your a life saver , was reading up on it there . you save me a ton of time

So its ok to use Meta Watch Manager Community Edition from the playstore on this or will i need to flash somthing before i use it.?

jmch81

Only getting to play with it now. I downloaded the above app on to my phone (nexus) and everything is running great.

Thanks to the OP.

Allyall

Mine never arrived. Someone was in the house all day so door would have been answered.

Ah well, Monday i suppose? Or DHL tomorrow (Optimistic):D?

deaglan169

dhl guyed called back, have it connected however weather widget just says awaiting location anyone get it working?

TheInspector

deaglan169 wrote: »

dhl guyed called back, have it connected however weather widget just says awaiting location anyone get it working?

You need to get the api key for the weather widget to work, don't ask me how tho, Havnt figured it out

omahaid

Looks like mine will have to go back. Bottom lcd not working correctly. From reading a thread on metawatch.org other people with the same problem had to send it back

Skill Magill

Got mine this morning, I'm going to let it charge, but it connected to my note 2 no problem.
By the by, if you want to change the time on the watch face (analogue) its the middle button (rhs) you pull out to move the hands.
Doesn't come with instructions

Phibsboro

Saturday delivery, box is huge, like a pizza arriving! DHL guy says he's delivery half dozen this morning and everyone saying box was unexpectedly big

KERSPLAT!

Phibsboro wrote: »

Saturday delivery, box is huge, like a pizza arriving! DHL guy says he's delivery half dozen this morning and everyone saying box was unexpectedly big

When did you order? Think I ordered Wednesday night, don't think it was delivered yet

Allyall

Crud, i didn't think they'd deliver today, i have to make sure somebody is there..

Phibsboro

Princess Petulia Pissy Pants wrote: »

When did you order? Think I ordered Wednesday night, don't think it was delivered yet

Ordered on Monday evening, they confirmed on Tuesday, I think it shipped on Wednesday.

Phibsboro

OK, first impressions from using it with a Nexus 4. Its all over the place It seems to have problems if more than one thing happens within a few minutes of each other. SMS's that were sent a while ago will suddenly appear minutes later and then stick there. I can't get SMS messages to scroll. Phone notificaiton worked once but since then just shows the last SMS message instead of the call.

Arrggg

I wonder does the watch need a firmware update? Has anybody found any instructions online for the watch?

Allyall

Firmwares - https://sites.google.com/site/metawatchdev/fir/firmware

Instructions to flash - https://sites.google.com/site/metawatchdev/getting-started/flashing-your-device

Phibsboro

This looks like it could be an important thread, haven't followed it all yet...

http://www.metawatch.org/forums/thread/1217/


Note there is a lot of confusion in that thread. If you look at the back of the watch, it says "Style AU1000" and "Model WDS111". So i'd say WDS111 is the key thing. I'm going to try updating to the dev firmware 3.1. For me it seems that getting a scrolling text or trying the scrolling text test from the app is definitely screwing things up, so fingers crossed dev fw 3.1 will fix that...

Phibsboro

OK, got 3.1 dev fw on and everything looks much more promising Scrolling texts working fine, all the app tests work grand. Thank God!

To go to 3.1 follow the instructions from the site already posted ...

https://sites.google.com/site/metawatchdev/getting-started/flashing-your-device

It is particularly important you read the guide

http://www.metawatch.org/assets/images/developers/MetaWatch_Reflash_your_Watch_Firmware_1.0.pdf

Note that I had trouble getting it to pass the Verify Security Fuse thing even though I could see the watch listed under the USB connection on the setup page. It worked once I took the clip off my watch and put it back on.

The 3.1 firmware is here...

http://www.metawatch.org/assets/images/developers/MetaWatch_SPP_FW_WDS11X_v3.1.0.zip

I used the Analog .d43 file.

So now to have a decent play around with it:D

Edit - note I am using the Noah version of the CE app, for no particular reason other than it appears to be more recently updated.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.metawatch.manager

KERSPLAT!

Brilliant, thanks for that

TheInspector

My battery life is absolutely terrible, lasted around 2 hours today :-\

Will try the newer firmware if that changes anything, not sure if it could be the htc one of tho

Allyall

TheInspector wrote: »

My battery life is absolutely terrible, lasted around 2 hours today :-\

Will try the newer firmware if that changes anything, not sure if it could be the htc one of tho

Reading a few remarks on the forums, the Firmware can make a huge difference to battery life.

Am i the only person still waiting on one?

Basq

Allyall wrote: »

Am i the only person still waiting on one?

Nope, I am too.

ChriisM

New firmware flashed , easy enough.

Allyall

Basq wrote: »

Nope, I am too.

Phew, I was getting a bit worried..

I'm waiting on 2. I ordered 2, but one at a time, and i thought that may have had something to do with it.

Skill Magill

What does yours do?
Mine vibrates when :

1. I get a call
2. I get a message
3. I get an email
4. When I move away from the phone (break the link)

I was hoping that alerts would come up on the display too?

Solved by using and configuring the aforementioned Noah metawatch app, (I flashed it too)
Cheers Phibsboro

acalmenvoy

Pulled the trigger on this, God damn you to hell Bargain Alerts.

Wisesmurf

does anyone have a weather underground api key to get the forecast info working?

Phibsboro

Wisesmurf wrote: »

does anyone have a weather underground api key to get the forecast info working?

They are free, just sign up for it here...

http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/

You can use metawatch.com as your website.

Wisesmurf

Phibsboro wrote: »

They are free, just sign up for it here...

http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/

You can use metawatch.com as your website.

Done, that's pretty cool. TY

g0g

Anyone know does it work with Windows Mobile?

Alanstrainor

g0g wrote: »

Anyone know does it work with Windows Mobile?

Nope

Wisesmurf

Put the 3.1 firmware as above on the watch yesterday. Simple enough
process.

Can verify that text scrolling works now and the API worked with the weather. You have an option of a 3-day forecast in the settings too which, on reflection is probably better.

Still 1 or 2 issues that I'm aware of.

Phone calls: It displays the caller and vibrates when the call is coming in but for me the watch continues to display an incoming all for a good few seconds after the call is coming in. I'd like to be able to reject a call with the watch - can't seem to do that.

Alarm: The watch didn't buzz when the phone alarm came on this morning despite the alarm link being on.

Overall it's a nice watch. Hopefully the cheap prices kick start the development again.

Don't really like the strap. Might change that.

bidiots

eh...how do you turn it on

Elbow

bidiots wrote: »

eh...how do you turn it on

If your talking about straight out of the box it needs charging, otherwise pressing any of the buttons should make it come to life

bidiots

Elbow wrote: »

If your talking about straight out of the box it needs charging, otherwise pressing any of the buttons should make it come to life

I was been a small bit facetious with that comment:P Have just got my hands on it and look forward to playing around with it....once it wakes up!

Elbow

While your waiting get your apps sorted

Metawatch mgr Noah Edition
Underground weather - Download a register for an API

Should be able to get most things working with those two

g0g

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Nope

Nope as in no it doesn't or nope as in you don't know!?

Alanstrainor

g0g wrote: »

Nope as in no it doesn't or nope as in you don't know!?

There's no Winows Phone API. If I didnt know I wouldn't have answered!

KERSPLAT!

Got mine, just charging jaysus the size of the Box!!!

Basq

Mine arrived, but it's at home.

Clock face looks bigger than I'd like judging by some shots.. but hey-ho!

fungie

Really got to to stop following bargain alerts, getting so much crap that I dont need but cant help myself!

KERSPLAT!

OK I've flashed it, do I do this?

8. “Reset” can be used anytime after you use “Verify Security Fuse”. This will reset your watch. Useful if you
tried out some software that locked-up on you. Should be used after ever reflash process or your watch will
not run the new program.

Just wanna make sure

Allyall

FFS.
I still haven't got mine, Status 'delivered'. Nobody at home, so i don't know what's going on. I'll ring my friend and see if he got his.

No doubt this is my own doing.

Hope it's in a Neighbours house.

KERSPLAT!

Any ideas lads? Watch is just blank with the hands not even moving. Went through all the steps flashing it and it's charged, etc. Was working before I flashed

bidiots

Mine has been blanked since it arrived and I've been charging it and still nothing.

From looking at your setup there, should you use the Analog firmware rather than the Digital?

KERSPLAT!

bidiots wrote: »

Mine has been blanked since it arrived and I've been charging it and still nothing.

From looking at your setup there, should you use the Analog firmware rather than the Digital?

Yeah, eventually figured it out. Was just coming back to admit my stupidity just messing around with it now. Nice enough looking watch. Wondering what sort of damage it'll do to my phone battery when leaving it on all the time

deaglan169

i entered my api however all i get is still no data on top display do i need to upgrade firmware i havent changed it out of the box