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Faulty board? #277

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mjn101 opened this issue Jan 18, 2025 · 1 comment
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Faulty board? #277

mjn101 opened this issue Jan 18, 2025 · 1 comment

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@mjn101
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mjn101 commented Jan 18, 2025

Just received a watchy from mouser uk. With the out of the box firmware the motor test isn’t working - I see the word “buzz”, but there is no buzz.
Also in the menu the selection moves itself up every ~5 seconds without a button being pressed. Finally, every time a new screen is displayed, the display flickers from black on white to white on back (when going to the menu, any option on the menu, back to the watch face…). There is a flicker in between, not a straight change.
Should I leave well alone and get it swapped, or is it okay to mess with the firmware to see if it gets better? Pardon my ignorance, for my sins I’m historically more of a windows sys admin guy than open source hardware tinkerer and am not a regular GitHub user!

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sqfmi commented Feb 2, 2025

Hey @mjn101 have you reached out to Mouser for a replacement yet? The motor should buzz if you see the word 'buzz'.

As for the display going from black to white during refresh, that is the normal process for e-ink displays during full refresh. Check out this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXIh4Ejwzaw

Once you receive your new Watchy, remember to update to the latest firmware. Let us know if you have any other issues, and join our Discord for community updates https://discord.gg/ZXDegGV8E7

Thanks!

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