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Friends we have always used RTC module to fetch time but I tried my hands on this to make a watch without RTC module, I failed two times because two key reasons which were that arduino's processing speed which was causing wrong values for minutes when I wrote if seconds >59 minutes=minutes+1, and then when I wrote millis() function seconds were only increasing not decreasing to 0 when they became 60 or 24.

Then I was completely tired so I did the debugging part next day I added some functions which were so perfect that I was overjoyed and super excited ! because after all the testing it was working smoothly and with no bugs !

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It was really tough for me to write code but still I will share the code with you if you found it helpful and if you made it successfully please share in comment box and slash the respect button as well so that my project becomes popular and more people can get ideas from my project.

Friends I forgot to tell you that you have to solder the lcd screen better output or else it may not work. If you see the code the watch will start from midnight time in IST so I have given instructions in code to change the minutes, hours, seconds according to your time.

EXPANDED TECHNICAL DETAILS

Pure Software Chronometry

This ambitious project builds a fully functional digital wristwatch that maintains time using ONLY the Arduino's internal 16MHz ceramic resonator.

  • Interrupt-Driven Timekeeping: Uses a high-frequency Timer interrupt (Every 1ms) to increment a "Milliseconds" counter. The firmware then translates this into Seconds, Minutes, and Hours using a strictly optimized math engine to prevent cumulative drift.
  • Ultra-Slim Power Profile: The Arduino remains in "Power-Down Sleep Mode" 99% of the time. When a button is pressed, the watch "Wakes Up," displays the time on an OLED or 7-Segment screen, and instantly sleeps again.

Prototyping

  • Fritzing Verified Layout: The circuit was condensed into its smallest possible form factor using Fritzing, ensuring the battery, Arduino, and display fit comfortably on a standard wrist-strap.

ข้อมูล Frontmatter ดั้งเดิม 

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description: "Each time we make a watch using arduino to fetch time but I added some logic to arduino to accurately fetch time."
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