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UART-Smartwatch on Windows Pc

Developed By: Jochen Peters

License: Free

Rating: 3,0/5 - 2 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.2
Size 1.3 MB
Release Date July 31, 17
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices. [see more (3)]

What's New:
more freedom to configure your Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy UART device! Preconfigured: HM10 - CC2541, Bluefruit and nRF51822-04AT [see more]

Description from Developer:
This App is a part of a Do-It-Yourself project: Build your own Smartwatch with a bluetooth UART interface, Firmware and Circuit. The Circuit uses low cost parts: Arduino Pro Mini,... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download UART-Smartwatch and install on Windows PC. UART-Smartwatch is free Tools app, developed by Jochen Peters. Latest version of UART-Smartwatch is 3.2, was released on 2017-07-31 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50. Overall rating of UART-Smartwatch is 3,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install UART-Smartwatch on Windows?

Instruction on how to install UART-Smartwatch on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install UART-Smartwatch on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install UART-Smartwatch using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "UART-Smartwatch" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install UART-Smartwatch on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "UART-Smartwatch" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.2.

Download UART-Smartwatch 3.2 on Windows PC – 1.3 MB

This App is a part of a Do-It-Yourself project: Build your own Smartwatch with a bluetooth UART interface, Firmware and Circuit. The Circuit uses low cost parts: Arduino Pro Mini, a HM-10 (CC2541) or Bluefruit LE UART friend or nRF51822-04AT serial bluetooth module and a monochrome oLED SSD1306 display (128x64 pixel). Firmware and circuit are modified for a low cost version.

## Details

The UART Smartwatch App is the non-mini App (master branch on github; "mini" is the gplay branch). You find UART-Smartwatch on http://f-droid.org and an APK on github.

## The Firmware

You get the Arduino-IDE file from github: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/no-go/UART-Smartwatch/gplay/UART-Smartwatch_firmware/UART-Smartwatch_firmware.ino

## Features

* blinking LED, if a new notification is present
* 250 chars notification buffer (Display needs so much dynamic RAM)
* Button 1: get a fresh time and the notification buffer from your smart phone
* Button 2: display the time and power level for 4 seconds
* Button 2 (press for more than 4 seconds): switch to a different time mode
* runs for more than 6h (first and second time mode)

## Time Modes

* Digital (4sec)
* Analoge (4sec)
* PipBoy Design (4sec)
* Digital for ever

## Circuit

Attention: You need a serial USB device (less than US 4$) to store the firmware on the ProMini chip. You need a small circuit (less than US 1$ on aliexpress) to load the Lithium polimere akku (Lipo).

## License

I publish everything under the free BSD-3 License.
more freedom to configure your Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy UART device! Preconfigured: HM10 - CC2541, Bluefruit and nRF51822-04AT
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access precise location.