01-20-2020, 05:31 AM
I'd say this is feasible although the PineTime doesn't have a beeper, it can only buzz so I think your friend would have to be in the habit of putting on their watch *before* their first dose is due..
The development kits are unglued, meaning the back falls off if you wear but it can be programmed without soldering (although it is fiddly). For early development people often build a frame to hold the watch, charging cable and programming cable in place (think a small lunchbox and blutac for example... there is one shown somewhere in the mynewt+rust tutorials). Once things are a bit more stable you would be able to burn in a bootloader that permits over-the-air updates and then start taping things together.
My take is that if you think Embedded Rust sounds fun then it probably will be... writing an app for your friend gives you a nice focus for your hacking but I'd recommend prioritizing fun over making them a product!
The development kits are unglued, meaning the back falls off if you wear but it can be programmed without soldering (although it is fiddly). For early development people often build a frame to hold the watch, charging cable and programming cable in place (think a small lunchbox and blutac for example... there is one shown somewhere in the mynewt+rust tutorials). Once things are a bit more stable you would be able to burn in a bootloader that permits over-the-air updates and then start taping things together.
My take is that if you think Embedded Rust sounds fun then it probably will be... writing an app for your friend gives you a nice focus for your hacking but I'd recommend prioritizing fun over making them a product!