Frequently Asked Questions about the f*watch
Procurement
Q: Do you sell this?
A: No, we just designed it as a departure gift for our friend Julian, on the occasion of his retirement party. All the information needed to produce the f*watch is online, and the licensing allows commercial use.
Q: How much should I expect to spend if I want to build my own?
A: The table below shows a cost estimation of the different parts (shipping costs are not included).
Electronics components | 84 EUR (112 USD, 102 CHF) | Mouser, Digikey, Adafruit |
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PCB | 105 EUR | Eurocircuits |
Stencils | 66 EUR | Eurocircuits |
3d printed housing | 66 EUR | Sculpteo |
3d printed buttons | 25 EUR | Sculpteo |
Screws | 10 EUR | Micro Modele |
Wrist strap | 12 EUR | Amazon |
TOTAL | 368 EUR |
Legal
Q: What licenses do you use?
A: GPL3+ for software and CERN OHL 1.2 for the PCB and the case. We like to think of the CERN OHL as a "GPL for hardware".