The latest articles on DEV Community by ExchangeEffect (@exchangeeffect). https://dev.to/exchangeeffect https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F638885%2Fb1a2d939-c9a2-485f-89f7-e80725a642d3.png https://dev.to/exchangeeffect en ExchangeEffect Mon, 31 May 2021 12:24:19 +0000 https://dev.to/exchangeeffect/using-raspberry-pi-as-dev-platform-for-smartwatch-development-1kef https://dev.to/exchangeeffect/using-raspberry-pi-as-dev-platform-for-smartwatch-development-1kef <p>Normally one would think Raspberry Pi being a single board computer or SBC for short would not make a good dev platform. This may be because traditionally dev platform requires lot of libraries and hardware resources that a SBC like Pi may not suited for. However for a small hardware development like smartwatch Raspberry Pi 3+ and above is not only suitable but ideal as you can do both hardware and software development. </p> <p>1) First you you need to choose smartwatch dev kit I choose PineTime smartwatch by Pine64<br> 2) Next you need to install the Dev tools you need for development as you see in the image above<br> 3) Next you need to choose an Operating system or firmware for your smartwatch I choose Wasp-os <a href="https://github.com/daniel-thompson/wasp-os">https://github.com/daniel-thompson/wasp-os</a> and it has all the libraries and documentation right on github it also has good documentation Right here <a href="https://wasp-os.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html#install-prerequisites">https://wasp-os.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html#install-prerequisites</a><br> 4)Rest all depends on what you trying to build with the smartwatch the possibilities are endless </p>