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No-Chicken/OV-Watch

A powerful Smart Watch based on STM32, FreeRTOS, LVGL. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/No-Chicken/OV-Watch · homepage · C · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

58/100

  • Activity 84
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 86
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1215
  • days_rel: 722
  • days_push: 99
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2441 stars · 327 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

OV-Watch is an open-source smart watch project built on an STM32F411 microcontroller running FreeRTOS with an LVGL-based user interface. It includes full firmware, bootloader with Bluetooth OTA updates, and open-source hardware designs for DIY assembly.

Use cases

  • build your own open-source smart watch
  • learn embedded development with STM32 and FreeRTOS
  • study LVGL GUI programming on a real wearable device
  • flash custom firmware onto a DIY smartwatch
  • implement low-power sleep modes on STM32
  • add Bluetooth OTA firmware updates to an embedded project

When to choose

  • you want a fully open-source smartwatch with open hardware designs
  • you are learning STM32, FreeRTOS, or LVGL through a complete real-world project
  • you want a hackable wearable platform with OTA updates

When to avoid

  • you need a production-ready consumer smartwatch with app ecosystem support
  • you cannot solder SMD components and only want ready-made hardware
  • you need iOS/Android companion app features out of the box

Facets

application · maturity active

embedded gui graphics developer-tools embedded-systems hardware iot cross-platform embedded iot c smartwatch stm32 freertos lvgl open-source-hardware wearable firmware diy-electronics

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
No-Chicken/OV-Watchmain58

For agents

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Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem