Lumintop is LAZY.
Why did they use the driver design from fw3a? It has been designed for use with tail switch flashlights.
By designing a normal driver they could improve heat dissipation from AMCs.
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At the beginning I was interested, but now when I look at this outlier button I dunno that I want this light…
Martin, how hard is this button? Can you compare to something?
Look closer, it is designed differently. There is no inner ring. They kept the same FET+7+1 architecture and software because it works just fine. I don’t think there is a problem with AMC’s getting hot. They can handle over 250°C during reflow. I have not heard of heat being any kind of issue. Have you seen reports of heat being a problem for the AMC’s?
I felt kind of dumb asking the question since it seems like such an obvious bit of information that would be posted on the product page or otherwise readily available.
Just curious so I know where to look next time before I ask… where did you find that info?
Concerning #2, Anduril can certainly control the switch light with options like off, dim, bright and blinking. We see this with other side switch lights using the same driver parts and Anduril. I see no reason why Toykeeper would disable this function in Anduril. There is no reason to. I have to assume it is controllable. (Better to assume it’s not controllable, waiting for confirmation)
I don’t know if your prototype can do it, but try this. From Off, do 7 fast clicks and see if the switch light changes. To cycle to the next option, repeat with 7 fast clicks.
Here is the newest Anduril cheat sheet.
You can try the color change as well, but I doubt they installed multi colored LEDs for the switch. 7H means 7 fast clicks and Hold the button on the last click (iirc).
Yes, I did watch the video M4D M4X. Thanks for putting that video together. However, it didn’t cover what the switch light actually did. It looked like it was illuminated.
Sounds like there is still some confusion on exactly how the illuminated switch function works.
Hmmm, I guess they can choose to do it that way. It’s simpler. I know pin 1 on the mcu is unused. I would think it’s capable of a switch light output. Maybe not. I’ll ask Toykeeper if she wrote a version of Anduril for this light.