This does not exist! I am hoping to get enough Positive reactions to inspire someone to write the code for this interface.
I have been dreaming of the perfect E switch user interface since the Novatac 120P, Liteflux LF5XT, Nitecore D10 days. They all had some of the things I want. Shortcuts. Ramping. Level spacing. Momentary. Memory. etc. But one light didn’t have them all.
Time passed. Zebralight, Olight, Maglite, HDS ,Nitecore, Armytek and others were tried, Most were usable and had many neat features I liked. But again not one light had all I wanted. Then I found this site. And was blown away that there were members that wrote the codes for user interfaces. There are some amazing interfaces born from this site. I am putting my dream interface here in hopes someone will give it life.
If you like lights based on there UI please give this UI a look and let me know what you think. I have based the lumen levels on a triple or quad EDC light. For a single emitter light the upper levels may need dropped down. I would love this UI in an Emisar D4 a Skilhunt H03 headlamp, or maybe even the FW3A when it get finished.
Stepped ramping(up/down) based UI with the following groups(G4-G7 could be considers modes)
G1 ml 1 2 4 9 18 37 75 150 300 600
G2 3 6 12 25 50 100 200 400 800 .5max max
G3 fast strobe—slow strobe—beacon—bike flasher—constant on
G4 Squeeze light. P (hold) for light, release returns to off or G1,G2,G3,G6,G7. Power cycle to exit. Disables all but P
G5 Squeeze Strobe P (hold) for G3 mode, if G3 is constant on it defaults to strobe. Power cycle to exit. Disables all but P
G6 Auto Off. .5 5 15 30 minutes(dim flashes) 1 2 4 8 hours(bright flashes) . 1248-1248-constant. Start after no action, ramps down to off. Constant for Off. Is remembered.
G7 Battery check 8-1(scaled) or voltage reading. Fun stuff from ToyKeeper-breathing light, candle, storm, etc
C=Click(tap) P=Press(hold) CP=click press, tap release hold. Number= number of clicks.
From OFF
C last level from G1,G2,G3
P ramps up from G1
CP .5max or Max or fast strobe. CP is not remembered as last mode if light is turned off.
2C last level in G2
3C last level in G3
4C last level in G4
5C last level in G5
6C last auto off timer indicator
7C Last mode from G7
8CP locks light into G1, disables CP (.5max-Max) May add G6. 8CP to exit
CPP ramps up .5 max max fast strobe. Release second P to lock your choice.
2CP ramps up from G2
3CP ramps up mode group G3
4CP ramps up brightness level for G4. After 3 seconds of no ramping it Locks.
5CP ramps up G3 mode group. If G3 is constant on defaults to strobe. After 3 seconds of no action it locks. (see 5C)
6CP ramps up G6 flash indicators
7CP ramps up G7
From ON
C Turns light off
P Ramps G1,G2,G3,G6,G7 Ramps up. Ramps down.
CP Short cut to .5max or max or fast strobe
2C Toggles between G1 and G2. Returns light to last G1,G2 from G3,G6,G7.
3C Inters G3. If in G3 toggles between Brightness ramp and modes ramp.
4C Inters G4. Light will be locked at last 4C level.
5C Inters G5 Light will be locked at last 5C level and mode. If in 5CP(ramping) 5C toggles between Modes and levels ramps.
6C Inters G6 Light will blink the last used timer, or be constant on for timer OFF
7C Inters G7 Light will be in the last used mode.
CPP ramps up .5max max fast strobe. Release second P to lock your choice.
2CP ramps up from G2.
3CP ramps up mode group G3.
4CP ramps up brightness level for G4. After 3 seconds of no ramping it Locks.
5CP ramps up G3 mode group. If G3 is constant on defaults to strobe. After 3 seconds of no action it locks. (see 5C)
6CP ramps up G6 flash indicators
7CP ramps up G7
Light will also have features not listed, like LVP and Thermal Protection.
If you made it this far thank you for taking a look. If you have questions , PLEASE ask. If you would like to see this be created please say so. If you don’t like it, let me know why. If your a genius and what to make this happy. Please do!
Its 4am I have been up 22 hours. There may be some mistakes, there may be typo’s
There are some crap photos of the UI’s diagram in this thread. Any UI code writers, modders for hire $$$ ?