Synthead,

This library works with a Notebook Adapter, which could be one of the original DB9 RS232C serial devices or a DIY emulator like github.com/synthead/timex-datalink-arduino! Here is a Teensy LC running timex-datalink-arduino, syncing a Datalink 150 using its onboard LED!

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8266bdbd-35bf-48a7-90fe-4591099ea461.png

The small onboard LED allows a Timex Datalink 150 watch to sync from a few inches away. With an external LED, it is possible to sync your watch from several feet away.

An LED can be added tidily to the Teensy LC by soldering an LED cathode (short leg) to the ground pin near the PROG pin, then connecting the anode (long leg) to pin 13 with a resistor, as pictured below.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1e12b300-b41d-49b8-b62e-3a5e25182aa6.png

I discovered that the best performance is obtained by using white LEDs, but every color I tested worked without problems. The LED pictured above is a white 20mA/3-3.2V 14000mcd LED paired with a stiff ¼W 22Ω resistor.

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