Thats great to hear on the firmware. What modes & groups have you set in the program? Once we can get a finalized driver that uses the 7135s, ( and hopefully either has the USB charging on board, (or wired for that to be a secondary board if needed) My skills are lacking when it comes to program flashing chips in that way, ( or have the tools as you mentioned.
It allows the user to set whatever mode group they want. At least, it lets them set the brightness of the lowest and highest level, and how many total steps there should be. The in-between levels will be spaced evenly on a visually-linear scale.
We haven’t really discussed yet what the defaults should be, but that should wait until after the driver is ready and we’ve had a chance to do some testing.
These are looking awesome. I think some of my family members could appreciate this lantern very much.
If I can add 6 more to my name. That would be great! I’m #37
I didn’t see it mentioned, but how about a steel or delrin base plate to protect the bottom from rocks and rough surfaces. Using this outside did you see any wear on the base? Might be able to 3d print a piece the base sits into. Even a wider base with more lateral stability. Like the pancake bases on some lanterns.
Another idea I had was a place at the center of that base with a tripod mount. For a mini three legged flexible tripod, to use on uneven surfaces. The base would need to be a good deal thicker to thread into, as there’s not much material on the q8. Machined delrin would probably be much cheaper than stainless.
I know these would add cost, but as optional additions, I’d be willing to pay for them, for the added benefits.
One of the plans is to add a 1/4”–20 threaded tripod mount hole in the bottom of the lantern for those reasons, and to give it the option of mounting it on a tripod to illuminate a larger area when needed.