[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

Well that’s slightly better :slight_smile:

In for 1

I actually noticed the other day that Digikey seems to have got them in stock: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/microchip-technology/ATTINY1617-MFR/ATTINY1617-MFRCT-ND/6834263

I totally see this as the future for flashlight drivers, 16kb, 22 I/O pins, multiple voltage references, More PWM options, and all of that in a far smaller form factor!

any beamshots yet ? :stuck_out_tongue: :smiley:

We probably won’t have any beamshots for a few months. Last I read they were starting to work on the driver. Could’ve been a few weeks ago but regardless, no beamshots to drool over for a lil bit longer.

yeah , i know ….i was just making a funny to bump the thread…
seems its been almost a day now with no action here :wink: :smiley:

O gotcha. Yea I was looking before I replied. Doesn’t seem to be anybody around right now.

Just putting it out there… :smiley:

I think I’m gonna call my GT Mjölnir

How do you program these things? I’ve done a little searching and haven’t find any method to program them with a USBASP. I don’t think anyone has made a config file update for AVRDude, and I haven’t seen support for the 1617 in any other AVR programming software.

DEL is reworking the driver for it needs to have a central + and a -ring around it not connected to the housing. Lumintop provided detailed measurements and first new layout is already send to check if it would fit as is
If it does DEL plans on some tweaks till he is happy with it.

Have i been put down for a 2nd unit? I did request for 2 but recall seeing only 1 being allocated to me.

That’s all folks.

Will update list later when we have reached new page

I’m considering 14 :stuck_out_tongue: posts :stuck_out_tongue:

(sorry, just postponing some boring stuff at work atm)

Speaking of posts, when did you hit 10,000? I totally missed it! Congratulations!

That I have no idea, I assume an update will be released before long now that they are available to program them with open source items. Maybe atmel studio has an update for it?

And update
the first proto is anodised
more parts ready (no word about reflector)
the GT is HUGE
feast your eyes (had to anonymize the girl :slight_smile: )

Omg it’s really huge. With huge size like this it should have been made into a lantern style light instead. :open_mouth:

With 8 batteries inside it would be quite a dumbbell! That little girl in the photo sure has pretty strong biceps lol.

Wouaaaaa

I’d be very surprised if it ever gets much above lukewarm even on turbo and running until the cells quit.