Don you chose nicer words than I was going to [thumbsup]
I think it’s great that two programmers can have a meaningful conversation about how to improve something they worked on, in the same thread consumers read. Shows humility and self confidence.
The best programmers are the ones open to suggestions and criticisms from others (saying this as a programmer from the 80’s until retiring in 2018).
That’s how free software works… it’s a participatory community — distributed non-hierarchic collaboration. Instead of dividing people into producers and consumers, people try to work together as peers.
Not everyone is a programmer, but that doesn’t mean they have nothing to contribute. Lots of people around here design lights and circuits, manage projects, track interest lists, write documentation, answer questions, keep each other in good spirits, run tests, measure hardware performance, prototype new concepts, etc. Even if it’s just ideas and suggestions, everyone is welcome to contribute what they can… and I try to factor in the needs of many different people.
But for some context, Tom E is one of the most experienced modders here, and one of the most prolific flashlight firmware authors, and his code is used on quite a few popular products. He created Narsil / NarsilM, which is what inspired Anduril, so I take his suggestions very seriously.
nicely spoken TK! :+1:
Yes, the very latest firmware will be used in batch 3. And Type-C USB cable can fit in the newest LT1 lantern.
Will that be able to do C-C or still A - C
we are hoping the C-to-C will work with this updated batch.
Colors will be batch 4?
Is the $49.99 price as standard now or is it going to go up?
Yes, we plan to make colored version in batch 4. If colored LT1 lanterns are available, we will tell in the public.
We will consider it when LT1 restock.
There are old firmware and the lasted fireware in batch 3. If you want to get LT1 lantern with the latest firmware which supports USBC to USBC and USBA-USBC charging, please tell us in your order.
Actually, this forum is chock full of people that know how this stuff works. While many of us may merely be consumers, especially in regards to the LT1, this forum is built around modifying flashlights and designing/building them, often from scratch. ToyKeeper is indeed a professional programmer who has been the primary developer of major software projects used around the world, but that doesn’t mean that people here won’t have some good ideas that she can use to improve the open source firmware that operates our favorite lights.
Open Source means collaboration, not mere consumption. I hope that you learn more about Open Source and how it works. Even people that are not programmers can help out by testing software, reporting bugs accurately, and offering financial support.
One of the great injustices of Open Source is that the developers who voluntarily spend thousands of hours each year building “free” software are often then saddled with the further hassle and cost of delivering that software to users. This is especially true if their project has its own domain name and homepage.
Whenever I download anything from the Internet, the source pays the content delivery fees, not me. Consumers just pay to be connected; the sites offering the files pay the costs.
Please be nice to Open Source developers, as they don’t owe us anything, yet there are sometimes thousands of people criticizing them and demanding more features. I’m actually surprised that the GNU model is still successful after all these years, as it effectively trains end users to take it all for granted and to somehow believe that they don’t have to pay for “free” software 
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Well… our TK does claim to be a minor one… :innocent:
Usually only for comedic purposes… or occasionally when someone is being particularly pompous and needs a mirror to sort it out.
Thanks :+1:
Any idea if & when a version 2 will be in the pipeline?
New version that can be charged via TypeC charger is available but you need to leave message or we will send the old ones by default.
Since there are some old drivers left, we sell both LT1 with old driver and LT1 with new driver which is compatible with C-C charging (C-C charging cable & charger not included)
https://sofirnlight.com/blf-lt1-p0013.html
There are 2 versions on the web site (New-LT1-Alone-Black or New-LT1-Kit-Black).
Can you please explain the difference? And how to insure the latest firmware.
I forget what the firmware difference is (minor to me), but it fixes the biggest gripe of USB-C to USB-C charging protocols.
But which is which and what differences are there.