TI Chronos Watch and Propeller wireless communication?
rwgast_logicdesign
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Hey guys its been a while since I've posted, I have been worn out, just started working at a solar plant 10 hours a day thats a few hours away. The good thing is I have 3 days off a week 
, the last two weekends have been hectic with weddings and things though.
Anyways..... Im trying to get my micromedic project done, and now that I have money again Im looking for things to make it easier to complete! The idea is smart camel back (water backpack) that has automatic logging, reminders and flow adjustment. Since I am required to wear one on the job I really want to get this thing done! Originally I was going to build a display on the strap powered by a micro controller, now im thinking maybe ill let a propeller handle all the camel back pump and monitoring functions, and use a TI Chronos Wrist watch for the display!
Basically all I want to do is send sensor data back and forth from a prop board to a chronos, but im not real sure what kind of wireless to buy? Here is a chronos
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10019
They work at 915mhz as far as the wireless goes, but im sure they use some ti protocol since the description reads based on CC430F6137 <1 GHz RF SoC. Anyione out there know exactly what kind of wireless module I would pick up to connect to the propeller?
, the last two weekends have been hectic with weddings and things though.Anyways..... Im trying to get my micromedic project done, and now that I have money again Im looking for things to make it easier to complete! The idea is smart camel back (water backpack) that has automatic logging, reminders and flow adjustment. Since I am required to wear one on the job I really want to get this thing done! Originally I was going to build a display on the strap powered by a micro controller, now im thinking maybe ill let a propeller handle all the camel back pump and monitoring functions, and use a TI Chronos Wrist watch for the display!
Basically all I want to do is send sensor data back and forth from a prop board to a chronos, but im not real sure what kind of wireless to buy? Here is a chronos
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10019
They work at 915mhz as far as the wireless goes, but im sure they use some ti protocol since the description reads based on CC430F6137 <1 GHz RF SoC. Anyione out there know exactly what kind of wireless module I would pick up to connect to the propeller?
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I know this is probably not the best place to ask about these watches but I was hoping someone else here owned one, they are pretty one of a kind, or maybe someone here has used TI's wireless stuff. There was a tutorial online about interfacing the watch to an Arduino, the problem was it used the watches USB port not the wireless. Basically This is the set up I want. A Camel Back (basically a cantine backpack) with an enclosure mounted to it. In the enclosure it will contain a propeller along with a variety of sensors, and a wireless module. The user will then wear a TI Chronos watch, the watch will talk to the prop enclosure mounted on the Camel Back via the Chronoses 915mhz wireless. The watch will then be programmed to basically grab all the info from the propeller and display it on its screen. I am trying to as little work with the watch as possible as this project needs to get done and IDK much about TI micros, used and msp430 once and made an LED blink.... If the watches code can be kept to a minimal and used mostly as a wireless display the Chronos should be much quicker and more convenient to use than some custom hardware based user interface.
The biggest issue is I don't know what to buy to make a prop talk to the the Chronos with the least amount of resistance. I'm sure a plain old 915mhz transceiver would do the job but I would end up having to implement TI's protocol on the prop, which is a huge mini project in and of itself!