Introducción
El tiempo vuela: han pasado ocho meses desde que Apple anunció su mayor logro (digital), el Apple Watch. Únete a nosotros mientras hacemos que el tiempo se detenga derribando el Apple Watch y mira qué lo hace funcionar.
Actualización: ¡Tenemos más bondades de desmontaje de Apple Watch! Cuando hayas terminado aquí, diríjate a nuestra desmontaje de rayos X.
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Damas y caballeros, el Apple Watch ha llegado. Pero antes de llegar al grano, aquí hay una descripción general rápida de las especificaciones técnicas:
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Pantalla AMOLED Retina sensible a la presión, flexible y táctil
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Apple S1 SiP de diseño personalizado (Sistema en paquete)
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Almacenamiento integrado de 8 GB
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NFC + WiFi 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0
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Acelerómetro + giroscopio + pulsómetro + micrófono + altavoz
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Ver el SO
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Así termina la espera. El Apple Watch ha llegado y nuestro primer curso de acción es desempaquetarlo.
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Si bien esperábamos encontrar un boleto dorado adentro, nos conformaremos con la mejor opción: el Apple Watch Sport, completo con su Sport Band, base de carga y adaptador de corriente.
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Estábamos listos para desmontar el Apple Watch hasta que nos distrajimos con una elegante visualización gráfica. ''Oooh'', lindos colores.
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¿No estás seguro de cómo abrocharte esa elegante Sport Band? No tengas miedo: ¡Apple incluye instrucciones justo en la parte posterior de la pulsera!
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No hay necesidad de molestos cables de carga: el Apple Watch cuenta con la tecnología de carga inductiva MagSafe, que le permite conectarse magnéticamente al cargador. Apple también promociona que es un "... sistema completamente sellado sin contactos expuestos".
Can you please post the exact measurements of the charger?
Thank you and blue skies!
The charging cradle is 6.7 mm thick with a diameter of 28 mm.
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Dirigimos nuestra atención a la parte posterior de la caja, donde encontramos una cubierta compuesta con lentes de polímero óptico con revestimiento duro que protegen un conjunto de LED y fotodiodos.
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El sensor de frecuencia cardíaca especialmente diseñado utiliza una combinación de sensores infrarrojos y de luz visible para medir su frecuencia cardíaca.
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Frente al Digital Crown, encontramos los puertos de micrófono y altavoz.
I think the back piece on the Sport watch is composite, not ceramic
Correct. According to footnote on Apple Watch site: "Sport models have a composite back with hard
coated optical polymer lenses."
http://www.apple.com/watch/technology/
The backs on the Watch and Edition collections are zirconia ceramic with sapphire crystal lenses
Good catch. We've updated the teardown. Thanks!
Sam - So does this mean it is an OLED screen if not LCD?
..and the microphone is from?
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Antes de colocarlo en el tajo, intentaremos algo no destructivo: quitar la banda.
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Si estás deseando cambiar de banda, no hay mucho que hacer, físicamente. Sin embargo, Apple preferiría que solo uses correas de la misma colección. Sin pulseras Link en su Watch Sport, por favor
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La Sport Band es completamente de plástico, o, más exactamente, de elastómero, sin pines de metal para la correa del reloj.
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¡Ensamblado en China!
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Oculta dentro de la ranura de la Sport Band, vemos una cubierta misteriosa, una especie de puerta.
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Mirando más de cerca el costado del Apple Watch, encontramos el número de modelo: A1553.
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Sin inmutarnos por la falta de tornillos externos, volvemos a colocar la Sport Band para un mayor apalancamiento y sacamos un iOpener para negociar nuestro camino hacia el vientre de esta bestia.
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Renunciando a nuestras herramientas de apertura tradicionales, le damos a esta pantalla toda la fuerza que nuestro Tech Knife puede reunir.
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Nos movemos con nuestra selección de apertura para terminar las cosas. Esperemos que esto no se vuelva tan complicado como el otro lanzamiento insignia de Apple.
What was actually holding the screen itself down? And can you show further disassembly of the screen?
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Con cautela levantamos la pantalla, esperando un enredo de cables, es decir, los cables de la pantalla y del digitalizador.
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Desconectar la pantalla no es fácil, ya que los cables de la pantalla quedan atrapados debajo de un soporte elástico (similar a la cubierta del cable Touch ID del iPhone 5s).
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Nuestros ingenieros de desmontaje están atentos a esos trucos... pero ¿quién vigila a los vigilantes?
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Houston, tenemos separación. Con el panel de visualización retirado, rápidamente detectamos dos funciones de Apple Watch muy publicitadas: Taptic Engine y Digital Crown.
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Parece que incluso el humilde Watch Sport obtiene un poco de oro deslumbrante. Esperamos que se trate de algún tipo de antena, con el tratamiento dorado familiar de Apple.
Oh , unfortunately I could not find out where's Pressure sensor underneath the display.
It's another key topics of differentiator on Apple watch
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Con esta primera foto, nos tomamos un momento para comparar el interior del Apple Watch con el de un reloj mecánico clásico tan antiguo como el mismo tiempo.
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¿Cuál de estos sobrevivirá al otro?
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Aunque todavía estamos tratando con un reloj, esta segunda foto deja claro que las herramientas necesarias para las reparaciones de rutina han cambiado mucho con el tiempo.
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Ya conoces a nuestros amigos de la izquierda: púa de apertura, pinzas, destornillador y cuchillo técnico.
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A la derecha, la herramienta con las orejas de Mickey Mouse no es otra que una herramienta de horquilla de palet. A su derecha inmediata, tenemos un tornillo de banco. Debajo de eso, una herramienta de demolición de joyas rodantes...
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...y a su derecha, pinzas! Algunas cosas realmente no cambian. (Aunque nuestro relojero residente nos informa que tal vez sea más exacto llamarlo "el portatornillos del perezoso").
Interesting that you chose a tuning fork watch for a comparison device. Most of your readers might not be familiar with this fine timepiece. I would love to see a teardown on this one :).
The tuning fork timepiece mechanism is from an Accutron. If you google Accutron Spaceview you can see it in pictures. I have one of these watches, they look great!
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Un movimiento rápido de una herramienta de apertura de plástico es todo lo que se necesita para despachar el adhesivo ligero que asegura la batería.
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Esta pequeña batería de iones de litio de 3,8 V y 0,78 Wh es la potencia detrás del Apple Watch de 38 mm. ¡Aquí no hay engranajes! Apple afirma que la batería de 205 mAh debería proporcionar hasta 18 horas de uso (lo que se traduce en 6,5 horas de reproducción de audio, 3 horas de tiempo de conversación o 72 horas en modo de reserva de energía).
according to the photo: 3.80V, 0.78Whr, 205mAh, Model A1578, 1icp5/18/26
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Herramienta utilizada en este paso:File Set$5.99
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A medida que avanzamos hacia el S1 SiP, nos encontramos con los tornillos de tres puntos más pequeños que jamás hayamos visto.
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No, no creemos que Apple tuviera en mente la reparabilidad cuando la diseñaron, Fixers.
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Es raro que no tengamos la herramienta adecuada para el trabajo, pero incluso nuestra parte más pequeña no está a la altura. Nunca nos hemos visto frustrados antes, así que es hora de hacer algunas modificaciones.
the S1 disintegrates into conformal powder if you try to open the case...
Is that a barcode beneath the "S1" designation?
Definitely looks like one. I'd venture a guess that it's not much different than barcodes/data matrices found on other processors, likely acting as an identifier of some sort (plate no., serial no., lot no., etc.).
The screws appear to be MicroStix 3ULR and referenced here www.j-osp.com/en/products/neji.html. The micro screws are patented by OSG Japan. As jrehwin mentions, they first showed up in Hitachi and Seagate 1" hard disk drives then later in MS Zune player and gaming systems. Licensed to Unisteel Singapore. Source for licensed bit manufacturer is unknown.
Given the quantity of Apple watches to be produced and the volume of screws needed to meet that demand, the screws will have to be formed, not machined. To deliver torque, the slanted 3-lobe recess design works with minimal depth providing enough strength for adequate clamp load. The difficulty in making and forming the screws lies within the very thin head and depth of recess required. The blue material shown on one of the screw threads is a chemical patch. It works as an adhesive to prevent vibrational loosening in very short threads.
Alternate screw recess designs are possible; 5-lobe like found on the iPhone, Torx Plus, Nacro, 00 or 000 Phillips, and MorTorq Super MTS-04 micro screw. Each design offers certain drive system strength capability but limited by head thickness and minimal thickness of the components being fastened together. Secondary function of the recess is to provide some level of tamper resistance as driver bits are not readily available.
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Dada la cantidad limitada de espacio dentro del Apple Watch, encontramos el cable plano del micrófono atrapado creativamente entre las capas interna y externa de la caja.
That’s the force touch sensor flex cable: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292620286556
Yes the tweezer is grasping the force touch sensor. I think the writer was pointing out how the mic connector is inter-woven between the parts when you also look at the second image.
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Es hora de quitar el Taptic Engine, que está unido a la cadera del altavoz.
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Tiene sentido que el Taptic Engine esté conectado al altavoz. Cuando se combina con señales de audio sutiles del controlador de altavoz especialmente diseñado, el Taptic Engine está diseñado para generar un movimiento único.
Can you compare the Watch's Taptic Engine with the Macbook's?
WARNING - they just ruined the watch in this step. They ripped off the flex coming from the battery. you can see it in step 16 pic 1. this is non-replaceable. Apparently, ifixit didnt put this watch back together again. i figured this out using this guide to change the housing on my watch, which is now ruined.
Correct, which is why there's a warning that this is not a repair guide right at the top of the page. When a device is dismantled for the very first time and the manufacturer doesn't publish the service manual, there's a lot of guesswork involved and things sometimes get damaged. Don't try to use a teardown as instructions!
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El altavoz viene equipado con una junta tórica para resistencia al agua. Como todo lo demás en este dispositivo, es pequeño.
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Para los fanáticos de las especificaciones, IPX7 significa que el Apple Watch puede soportar hasta 30 minutos de inmersión total en hasta 1 metro de agua.
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Apple no recomienda probar esos límites, afirmando que puedes "... usar Apple Watch durante el ejercicio, bajo la lluvia y mientras te lava las manos, pero no se recomienda sumergir Apple Watch".
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¿Qué es esto? ¿Un teléfono para hormigas? Al igual que una versión en miniatura de un iPhone, encontramos un cable de botón con un botón mecánico.
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El pequeño botón incluso viene con una pequeña tapa de botón y una junta.
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Rápidamente despachamos dos tornillos de tres puntas muy pequeños que sujetan un pequeño panel a la caja del reloj.
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Detrás del diminuto panel encontramos un conjunto de contactos que se alinean perfectamente con la ubicación del puerto de diagnóstico oculto.
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No queriendo hacer contacto, despachamos rápidamente este pequeño conector.
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Todavía incapaz de quitar la puerta del puerto de diagnóstico, recurrimos a empujarla para liberarla a través de los pequeños agujeros en el interior de la caja.
My guess is that the diagnostic port cover isn't meant to be removed. On the manufacturing line they probably have a test station that runs a series of functional tests on the device and once those are complete, they close up the port. It looks like a tight fit so the force of insertion locks it in place.
Is the cover of the diagnostic port cover plastic or metal? How is it secured to the case?
Is any part of the diagnostics port magnetic (like magsafe)? Is there any way to tell if power, rather than just data, is able to transfer though the port? If so, it would definitely point towards future smart bands. Sure, a smart band could have it's own battery supply that doesn't connect with the watch, preventing it from leaching precious battery life, but then you'd have to charge two separate devices (band and watch) every day. If power could transfer through the diagnostics port, then not only could you have battery packs in smart bands to help power the watch itself, but also you'd only have to charge one device each night (the watch could then recharge the bands).
This is cool suggestion!!!!
You don't need to unscrew to remove the tiny panel. It just comes out using a sharp tool like an artists knife. Unscrewing is only necessary to remove the contacts ribbon.
Yes, It’s coming of with little bit force, piked with thin sharp, but strong enough to not bend tool. It looks like little bit glue under, and looks like my be magnet to. I did not play with it much:)
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Quitamos el soporte de la corona digital, el último obstáculo que nos mantiene alejados del S1 SiP.
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Cue el levantamiento épico del monolito.
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Podemos sentir el poder mientras sacamos lentamente el futuro de la humanidad S1 del estuche.
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La parte posterior del S1 no es tan bonita como la parte delantera: con cables de cinta que llegan a todos los periféricos y gotas de adhesivo que lo sujetan en su lugar, el chip deja un desagradable desastre a su paso.
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Sacar este lío es un procedimiento destructivo, pero después de quitar algunos conectores soldados, podemos ver por primera vez el S1.
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A pesar de los rumores (y las esperanzas) de un producto actualizable, la dificultad de eliminar el S1 solo arroja serias dudas sobre la idea de simplemente cambiar las partes internas.
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Desafortunadamente, nuestro primer vistazo está obstruido: esa gorra plateada adornada con S1 no es una gorra en absoluto. Es un bloque sólido de resina pegajosa que esconde tesoros en lo más profundo.
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Actualización: Chipworks ha identificado este pequeño IC como el giroscopio + acelerómetro STMicroelectronics C451.
Yikes - I think you'll need Chipworks assistance getting inside that chunk. Probably have to boil it in Novec, followed by acid for several hours to reach the meat'n taters...
The wireless charging antenna inside the base is certainly compact and cute. Looks like it's not a continuous wire loop, but a U-shape printed "coil". Is this Qi-based, or something proprietary like I'd expect?
I've seen that the Moto 360 does in fact charge using the Apple Watch Charging Cable, leading me to believe that it could possibly be considered "Qi-based."
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Después de quitar el S1, volvemos al futuro y al panel de visualización para encontrar un chip solitario:
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Controlador de pantalla táctil basado en ARM Cortex M3 de Analog Devices AD7166
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Con unas pinzas cuidadosas, levantamos lo que parece ser un sensor de luz ambiental.
I'm looking forward to a firm confirmation whether this "flexible Retina" display is LCD or OLED technology. If the latter is confirmed as rumored, it's a great validation of OLED technology, namely Universal Display Corporation and all players in that supply chain.
--EDIT-- I now see in step one "Pressure-sensitive, flexible, touchscreen AMOLED Retina display.". Cheers! Thanks ifixit!!
Great validation of OLED technology? Not really. Just because it's a good fit for one purpose, doesnt make it the right solution for a different task, like a cellphone display for example.
OLED and LED screens both have their individual advantages and disadvantages.
Wait, how is there an ambient light sensor behind/in the screen?! ...or am I mistaken?
I was wondering the same thing! I assume that's exactly what it is, since the watch will put the screen to sleep if you cover it with your hand, but I would also assume that the AMOLED display would interfere with the sensor.
It appears to be some new Apple tech that allows for light to be sensed through the display, using a special type of solar cell. Pretty cool right?
I'm missing the reveal of the touch force sensor.
Maybe this isn't a ALS but some kind of low distance sensor that measures indirectly the force the user presses at the display.
Well spotted. There indeed is no mention of the force pressure sensor, the black strip around the chassis rim under the glass.
это просто датчик освещенности чтобы не делать отдельную дырку как на смартфонах . очень технологично
экономия места и дизайн
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La corona digital parece tener un sistema codificador, como el termostato Nest, para leer el giro del dial.
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El codificador se ramifica del cable del botón, junto con el botón único y los contactos del puerto de diagnóstico.
I guess it must be magnetic encoding
Like in the sample image I also ruin this flex and I need replacement where can I order. Would you please give me source where can I order this part? https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/ig...
Hi … I also ruin this flex during the dissembly … i didn’nt find it on any website … could you help me pleas ??
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Raspando la parte inferior de la caja del reloj del barril, encontramos la acción del sensor de pulso. Y lentes
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El monitor de frecuencia cardíaca de Apple es en realidad un pletismógrafo: se ve y actúa como un oxímetro de pulso, pero Apple no afirma que pueda medir el nivel de oxígeno en la sangre. ¿Por qué? nos gana
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Ubicado en la caja también encontramos un imán, para ayudar a asentar el reloj en su cargador inductivo. Electrizante.
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Encontramos una bobina de alambre de aspecto familiar descansando en la cubierta compuesta. Suponemos que esta es la bobina de carga inductiva.
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Actualización: Chipworks ha identificado el amplificador operacional de precisión, bajo nivel de ruido y baja corriente de reposo OPA2376 de Texas Instruments como parte del paquete del sensor.
In order to measure Blood oxygen levels you need a Red and an IR LED. Can you confirm that the watch has this? Just because its a plethysmograph doesn't mean it can measure oxygen levels. It needs the different wavelengths to determine the ratio of oxygenated hemoglobin, and non oxygenated. All I have ever seen is green LEDs, which are not capable of doing this. What makes you think its capable of being a Oximeter.
Hopefully they will enable O2 measurement in a future software update. The Apple Watch does have IR diodes in addition to the green ones. From <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666>:
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How Apple Watch measures your heart rate.
The heart rate sensor in Apple Watch uses what is known as photoplethysmography. This technology, while difficult to pronounce, is based on a very simple fact: Blood is red because it reflects red light and absorbs green light. Apple Watch uses green LED lights paired with light‑sensitive photodiodes to detect the amount of blood flowing through your wrist at any given moment.
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The heart rate sensor can also use infrared light. This mode is what Apple Watch uses when it measures your heart rate every 10 minutes. However, if the infrared system isn’t providing an adequate reading, Apple Watch switches to the green LEDs. In addition, the heart rate sensor is designed to compensate for low signal levels by increasing both LED brightness and sampling rate.
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Ps: Green LEDs apparently can be used for reflective oximetry, when paired with infrared. I suspect accuracy is not yet sufficient, or measurements not reliable enough yet, so Apple did not include oximetry in the initial release—but one can hope for signal processing advancements to allow for it in the future.
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I really don't think you can do it with just infrared and green LEDs. Pulse oximeters use one of two combinations: red and IR, or red and green. The common denominator (and the key to the pulse oximeter, itself) is the red light.
That's why we have the mnemonic "SeXy DARLing", which stands for "at SiX hundred nm wavelength DeoxyHb Absorbs Red Light". At green wavelengths, both oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin absorb equally, and the same is true at 780nm IR. So, IR and green are the wavelengths you use to calibrate red.
My best guess, Apple uses IR for the "any time" pulse because it's invisible, and green for the more accurate "on demand" pulse because it's relatively unobtrusive. Shine a green light into skin and it does not go far. Shine a white light, and you get a red halo. Red is the band that propagates through a human body. If they had red LEDs, the light would diffuse a cm or two, enough to light up the skin all around the watch, forming a "halo".
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the Gyro should be one the FCB which ifixit has not tear down yet.
So, a magnet on the watch. I was wondering why there isn't a compass. Was building a business around a magnetometer. Very disappointed!
It's imposible to measure the relation between oxygenated hemoglobyn and reduced (not oxygenated) hemoglobyn (Hb) without the pair of ir and red lights, is necesary to have this two ligths and receptors for each one light to make a relation between both Hb (oxygenated and reduced) to get a porcentage like 95% of oxygen saturation ( 95% SpO2)
wondering how the watch calculates the heading angle?Isn't compass mandatory for it.I am sure the watch has the pedometer abilities but what about heading or is it calculated with acc+gyro data + mag data from the GPRS/GSM ?
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¡No toques ese dial! Aún no hemos terminado.
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El cargador inductivo de Apple es un gran problema, y siempre estamos ansiosos por abrir sus adaptadores más nuevos.
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Oficialmente conocido como el cable de carga magnético del Apple Watch, cuenta con una base de 6,7 mm de grosor con un diámetro de 28 mm.
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Después de un poco de calor, tratamos de hacer palanca y terminamos rompiendo la carcasa trasera del cargador mag-safe-ish.
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¡Para encontrarlo lleno hasta el borde con pegamento!
To find it filled to the brim with glue! AND SOME WINDINGS + A CORE
Please take it further apart. Is there a kind of half ferrite potcore in it? Are those real windings inside or is it a coil made of PCB traces?
I support the wish to take the loader further apart.
(btw: Login via Yahoo does not work, states that iFixit uses a deprecated protocol)
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This may be actually step 25 - the photo of the brass colored coil is kind of odd. It is punctured with about 30 random round holes. Can you see if you can determine what purpose those holes serve?
If it's step 25, I think that's a PCB, not a coil. Those holes might be vias.
The brass plate supports the plastic studs which the coil windings are secured to. The holes in the plate are filled with the studs.
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Cortamos la carcasa para llegar a la pequeña torta de pegamento (completa con centro magnético).
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Después de quitar el peso, encontramos algunas marcas, pero eso es todo.
Please teardown the charging disc completely... there appear to be other goodies inside if you do a complete teardown... such as a flexible printed circuit board, copper wiring for inductive charging, and a magnet for attaching the Apple Watch to the charging disc, and other small metal parts around the perimeter of the disc for unknown purpose... Thanks!
Yes, the charger needs a more complete teardown.
People are reporting that other magnetic chargers, such as the Qi, do not work with the Apple Watch, yet the Apple charger reportedly can be used with at least one other inductively-charged watch. Something's got to be causing this, and some proprietary chip in the charger would explain it (or, it could just be a more powerful field).
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It looks like they potted the whole unit in this clear glue. Is it soft goo, like hot glue, or is it hard like epoxy? Does it soften with heat? I'd love to see the business-end of the charger electronics...
Could be interresting to understand how the waveform genereted through the coil are produced (is there any electronic inside the cable? ) THere should be some.
I second that call for further investigation of the charger. If you plug one into a Mac and investigate it, first with System Information and then with USB Prober (the latter being an optional download once you have XCode), you find it's got a lot of USB personality. It claims to implement the HID (Human Interface Device) profile with a transfer speed of 12Mb/sec, and provides more (uninterpretable) information when attached to a Watch than when it is not. So there's definitely smarts in there. To what end? Beats me.
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Puntuaje de reparabilidad de Apple Watch: 5 de 10 (10 es el más fácil de reparar)
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Si bien no es un estándar de la industria, la correa del reloj se quita fácilmente y se cambia por un reemplazo.
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Quitar la pantalla es difícil, pero no imposible: es el primer componente que se quita, lo que simplifica el reemplazo.
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Una vez que está adentro, la batería es bastante fácil de quitar: solo un adhesivo suave la mantiene en su lugar.
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Si bien no son propietarios, los tornillos de tres puntas increíblemente pequeños son un obstáculo para la reparación, especialmente cuando se podría haber usado Torx o Phillips.
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Retirar cualquier otro componente es esencialmente imposible: todos los cables periféricos están soldados en la parte posterior del S1.
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El sistema S1 totalmente encapsulado hace que las reparaciones a nivel de placa sean imposibles.
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¡Pero espera hay mas! Solo por tiempo limitado, mira un desmontaje y obtén el segundo gratis. Nos escuchaste, ¡100% absolutamente gratis!
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Conoce el verdadero Apple Watch: el modelo de acero inoxidable.
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Curiosamente, el Apple Watch estándar tiene una caja completamente diferente a la del Watch Sport. Esto puede ser para acomodar las diversas bandas que no se pueden colocar planas como la Sport Band.
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Habiendo perfeccionado nuestro procedimiento de apertura, abrimos el capó del Apple Watch de acero inoxidable.
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No hay sorpresas aquí. Los mismos clips y conectores nos saludan en el interior.
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Parece que no ha cambiado demasiado. El soporte de montaje para la corona digital se ve significativamente más sustancial y la parte inferior presenta tornillos dorados de tres puntos.
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Para conocer algunos misterios revelados, ¡echa un vistazo a nuestro desmontaje de rayos X!
Interesting that the bracket holding the digital crown on the steel model seems far more substantial than that of the Sport watch - it looks like a casting rather than sheet metal. I'm guessing that's to keep the weight/cost of the Sport model down, but interesting that the differences aren't just skin deep. The encoder barrel looks like a different design too.
Is the battery bigger? EDIT: Forget that, I thought you were doing a 42mm compared to a 38mm. Silly me.
Any word on the battery size of the 42mm?
ditto - would like to know how much bigger it is
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I have a apple watch sport series 3 and would like to put my apple watch watch stainless steel series 0 casing on it is that possible? and will it still be water resistant?
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Will you be tearing down the charging disc? Please say, YES!
Yes, please show us
qiun -
How do you tear down solid plastic?
I'm missing the repairability score. Guess it must be almost zero for the complete watch, although just replacing the battery must be doable for a skilled repairsman.
Well the Moto 360 received a 3/10, citing the replaceable bands as a positive, but apparently the battery was quite a bit less manageable to remove. I'm betting this will receive a 3 or a 4.
I don't think you completely tore down the charging disc… please try some more heating and prying to expose every little thing… I suspect there are some other goodies to be revealed … Thanks!
Is the Apple Watch that you teased us with the 38mm or the 42 mm? It looks like it has the same battery as the Apple Sport 38 mm . . .
Great Job - as Always - Thank You!
38mm, as it's stated in the back of the Watch
So much empty space below battery in Stainless Steel.
I expected even denser guts.
Do you know the RF Chipset used to talk to The IPhone ?
will it blend?
ST Micro is the manufacture for Gyroscope. Chipworks' discovery of Invensense is based on the prototype iwatch, not the one went to massive production.
You keep posting that STMicro won the gyroscope in the Applewatch. Do you have a link, or just an agenda>
The Chipworks conclusion that INVN won the gyro in Applewatch was released 2 weeks ago - but was not conclusive... although the component they speculated was an INVN gyro is shown in the actual teardown images. Other outlets speculated STMicro is in the watch.
I am pretty sure that no one knows for sure yet... if you do, then please offer something up. Otherwise stop stating speculation as fact.
John A -
ST Micro did both the accelerometer and the gyroscope. That's according to Chipworks teardown anyways...
@JohnA:It's Chipworks who concluded that it's an STMicro part. Please try and pay attention before accusing others of unwarranted speculation. It's not like we're being overrun with Apple Watch teardowns after all.
I wonder if you could get a job working for Apple - using this as your CV :)
you mean they can't get those little watch batteries that last two decades on these things??? read our humourous review of Apple Watch here: http://entryrevel.com/2015/04/23/just-th...
who made the gyroscope? is anything in watch made by INVN? thanks, nice job.
ST Micro made the gyroscope.
OK... You know what CPU is inside of the S1?
I'll tell you...
Ready?
It's a single core version of the A5.... You heard it here first. How do I know?
Can't tell, but here's something to think about: Remember when a new version of the 3rd Gen Apple TV showed up, featuring a 28nm, reworked single core version of the A5?
And remember there was a lot of speculation, that it was a test run of sorts, and that Apple was planning to use the chip for something else? Since it didn't really make sense to go through all that trouble just to save a few watts in an Apple TV?
The 6 axis Accel/Gyro in the Apple Watch is Labeled "C 451". How does this tie it to STM? STM uses their ST letter logo and doesn't have a part "C" anything. How is it that an analyst named Blair at Rosenblat announced STM as the Apple Watch design winner two weeks ago?
At some point the winner needs to brag. No one is taking credit yet...
I find it hard to believe there would be any upgrade path for this device. The case, screen and band are probably about $20 in material/assembly cost. While exquisitely designed, the case is $1.00 worth of metal. The full assembly and ASICs (and R&D and profit) is where the cost is.
-portable RF design engineer
Can you unbox the case for the Stainless Steel? I want to see if it is possible to make a case like the apple watch edition.
I'm interested to see the tear down of the leather band.. I'd love to find a way to use a 3rd party band without resorting to a kickstarted band adapter.
It's imposible to measure the relation between oxygenated hemoglobyn and reduced (not oxygenated) hemoglobyn (Hb) without the pair of ir and red lights, is necesary to have this two ligths and receptors for each one light to make a relation between both Hb (oxygenated and reduced) to get a porcentage like 95% of oxygen saturation ( 95% SpO2)
A more powerfull battery replacement will be needed in the future.
Please please please tear open the link bracelet components. The spring mechanisms in both the butterfly enclosure and the individual removable links are works of engineering too.
Guys, any idea whether everything can be removed from the casing without destroying parts?
I'm really confused as to how the electroplating companies are managing to plate the casing without frying the board if they leave it in there or whether they even remove it before applying raw voltage to it.
What language is the game created for this device written in?
Anyone could tell the name of the optical sensor for hearth monitoring or some sensor similar?
A Green LED and a photo sensor which is tuned to measure the reflection of the light is what’s used. The amount of reflection changes with your hearts pumping of the blood cells in your skin.
Dan -
The topic engine is nothing more than a weighted piston which is moved from one side to the other by a magnetic coil and returned by a spring, repeating the throw over and over again. The speed of the action sets off the vibration you feel.
Dan -
Hello, can you tell me what is the difficulty to separate the LCD screen of the touch glass? Can only do we replace the glass easily? Or the glass is glued to the LCD screen? Thank you and good day
Hi. I need the same. Did you solve it? I find the spare parts: the external crystal and the glue (adhesive stick) but I have some doubts: How separate brocken cristal from usable lcd and how Stick the new crystal with lcd.
The screen is less than a millimeter thick! You are just not going to be able to peel it away without damaging it.
Which is why we replace the entire display assembly Apple Watch Reemplazo de Pantalla
Dan -
Can anyone tell me if buying a replacement screen from ebay (http://ebay.eu/1RvsqPT) and replacing it using this guide will destroy the waterproofing of the watch. If so, by how much, I'm not going swimming or anything but I wear it in the shower at the moment.
The scratch is very deep and noticeable so I'd really like to remove it :(
Hi. I need the same. Did you solve it?
Waterproofing is more than the parts its the skills of the person doing the work.
Even still even Apple won’t warranty a fixed watch to be waterproof after a repair. There are too many variables to be assured it will be as tight as it was from the factory.
Dan -
Awesome. Very Helpful!!
please help?
how i replace the display cable from the s1 board?????
Sorry you can’t it’s part of the SIP package
Dan -
What's the black seal for that runs on the inner of the watch once the screen is removed. As mine came off when pulling off the screen it has two long bits that go near battery connection. How difficult would it be to replace/refit
Besides the adhesive there is the touch sensor that runs around the rim of the case which you can damage when taking off the display assembly.
Dan -
Where I can buy my new Iwatch 42mm battery ist generation in USA please ???????
mauroendara@me.com
regards
Review the iFixit guide here Reemplazo de Batería Apple Watch on how and a link to the needed battery.
Dan -
if i damaged the pop connectors trying to get the metal bracket off (nearly impossible) can i replace them? if my lcd was working despite shattered glass--how to separate the two?
Sounds like your watch lost the band button. Apple has been replacing them if they come off. But, you also need a new display assembly if the crystal is cracked. Review the iFixit guide Apple Watch Reemplazo de Pantalla on how to do it and a link to the needed part.
Dan -
It is possible to modify qi charger to work with apple watch?
Sorry no, You would need to redesign the SIP module from the ground up!
Dan -
I actually got a notification for this teardown on my watch! Almost like it's brother watch was crying out for help...
Sean Titmarsh - Contestar
Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground
Kevin Taylor -
Man, some months from now we will all laugh at this but right now almost everyone who pre-ordered their Apple Watch is crying at the sight of this.
Carlos Perea - Contestar
The watch is OK, I guess, but the band is a winner!
lainelee - Contestar
Going through the breakdown steps of the Apple watch, it appears to be a nice piece of kit. One question I may ask, would it get any new firmware updates and how will be done?
Taki59 - Contestar