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  • Date Created: 1 Aug 2016 5:10 PM Date Created
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HexiWear

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rsc
1 Aug 2016

There's a new gadget in the world of user-programmable IoT devices called HexiWear.

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Hexiwear - MikroElektonika Documentation

  • MCU: NXP K64 MCU (ARMRegistered CortexRegistered-M4, 120 MHz, 1M Flash, 256K SRAM)
  • BLE: NXP KW4x (ARMRegistered CortexRegistered-M0+, BLE & 802.15.4 Wireless MCU)
  • 3D Accelerometer and 3D Magnetometer: NXP FXOS8700CQ
  • 3-Axis Digital Gyroscope: NXP FXAS21002
  • Absolute Digital Pressure sensor: NXP MPL3115A2R1
  • 600 mA Single-cell Li-Ion/Li-Polymer Battery Charger NXP  MC34671MC34671
  • Light-to-digital converter: TAOS TSL2561
  • Digital humidity and temperature sensor MEAS  HTU21DHTU21D
  • Heart-rate sensor: Maxim’s MAX3010x
  • 1.1” full color OLED display
  • Haptic feedback engine
  • 190 mAh 2C Li-Po battery
  • Capacitive touch interface
  • RGB LED
  • 8 MB of additional Flash memory

Hackster is having a design contest for the device.

https://www.hackster.io/challenges/Hexiwear

 

I picked up a few to play with, and a docking station for easy programming and external control.

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  • rsc
    rsc over 9 years ago in reply to clem57 +4
    Best features: Small and light Many sensors nice readable display Bluetooth Easy to program if you buy the docking station mbed enabled Needs improvement: Battery life gpio connector 50pin 0.5mm pitch…
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    rsc over 9 years ago +2
    Here's a video of a HexiWear bubble level program I wrote. www.youtube.com/watch
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    rsc over 9 years ago

    Here's a video of a HexiWear bubble level program I wrote.

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    clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to rsc

    So what is the best and worst things about Hexiwear? I am considering if I should get...

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    clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to rsc

    So what is the best and worst things about Hexiwear? I am considering if I should get...

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    rsc over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

    Best features:

    Small and light

    Many sensors

    nice readable display

    Bluetooth

    Easy to program if you buy the docking station

    mbed enabled

     

    Needs improvement:

    Battery life

    gpio connector 50pin 0.5mm pitch

    case is fragile

    oled can "burn"

    no on/off switch

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