sblantipodi/smart_watch_winder

Smart Watch Winder bootstrapped with Arduino Bootstrapper.

Smart Watch Winder

Smart watch winder for menchanical watches
Written for Arduino IDE and PlatformIO.

If you like Smart Watch Winder, give it a star, or fork it and contribute!

Project is bootstrapped with my Arduino Bootstrapper library and my PlatformIO version increment script.

Credits

• Davide Perini

Components:

• Arduino C++ sketch running on an ESP8266EX D1 Mini from Lolin running @ 160MHz
• Raspberry + Home Assistant for Web GUI, automations and MQTT server
• ULN2003 BYJ48 Stepper motor
• SD1306 OLED 128x64 pixel 0.96"
• 1000uf capacitor for 5V power stabilization
• Google Home Mini for Voice Recognition

Watch Winder YouTube video (Click to watch it on YouTube)

Schematic:

Home Assistant Mobile Client Screenshots

License

This program is licensed under MIT License

Thanks To

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	For the CLion IDE licenses.

smart_watch_winder's Issues

MSG ARRIVED Sporadic

Hi sblantipodi,

great project ! I'm integrating this in a 3D print, will share pictures when I am done.
I've been testing with only 1 d1 mini for the time being, and I'm getting strange behaviour

I recompiled the code, initially as it was, and then I noticed there was a dependency on a CLIMATE device -- so I rewrote that bit to finally get the watchwinder to publish its "info" to the mqtt server).

Now though, when I make changes in homeassistant, I see the change populating in mqtt, but the d1 mini is not registering the change.
Having activated the debug mode and connected the serial interface whilst it was running, I see that the state (rotation number) of the winder is being updated every few seconds, but that mqtt commands are only detected sporadically (indicated by the MSG ARRIVED on the serial debug interface).

Do you have any idea what the issue could be ?
I could not figure out the code for the MQTT subscription updates in your bootstrapper (i never program cpp normally)

Thanks in advance,

Lovelace Dashboard

Hi! I've kept this project on a pause for a few months but I've just picked it up again.
Would you mind sharing your lovelace dashboard / card. I love the way it looks and it would make my life a littlebit easier.

Thanks!

Beginner Issues loading project onto Arduino

I'll start by saying this is my first attempt to do a project with either raspi or Arduino, but I found this watch winder project to be really interesting and I really wanted to try building it.

I have all of the components you listed and was able to successfully configure Home Assistant on the raspberry pi 4.

I have not had luck installing the watch winder project onto the ESP8266EX D1 Mini. I have access to both Arduino IDE and ESPHome, but I do not fully understand the process to make sure the Arduino has the correct components installed.

If there is any help you or others can provide, I would appreciate it.

Question: Mounting hardware

Hi again,

I've been messing around trying to mount the motor to a piece of wood and to the watch case I got. However, I've been trying to find how you did it. Could you perhaps share the name of the following item you used?

Thanks!

Error 404 - Saving Settings

Hi there,

I was just trying to get this project working based on firmware uploaded. Strange thing is that when I fill in all the fiels except for additional param (because I'm not sure what to fill in here) the next webpage gives me a 404 and the settings I filled in did not apply.

Am I doing something wrong? What should be filled in on this field?

Additional Param Field

Error Page