Anduril ... 2?

I love the idea of using music to achieve higher click options. I’ll have to experiment with that!

Would it be possible to have a “version check” similar to “battery check” ? There seems to be no simple way to determine what version of Anduril is on the flashlight.

A version check function was added in September 2019. It’s not included on the FW3A because Lumintop rejected the firmware updates I sent.

You probably have something from mid-2019.

I don’t think that will fit on most attiny85 hosts, but it could be done on chips with more space.

The way it works now is, in a few of the modes (like “off” and “ramp”), it checks for button presses which are supported in simple mode… then if simple mode is enabled, it returns. If simple mode is not active, it then checks for button presses which are only allowed in advanced mode.

This could be changed to instead check for simple mode and the specific feature’s simple-mode toggle, on each button press. It would increase the code size though, and require several extra vars stored in eeprom, and a much longer config mode of some sort to let the user set each option.

So it’s doable, but a bit messy and probably won’t fit at the same time as other stuff I’m hoping to add.

I think you should be able to set the max temp by holding the light until it gets too hot, then turning it off, like some other firmwares. I found the temp settings difficult to calibrate for some lights. Also, yea the framerate for candle mode needs to be higher. You might also adjust the range so it doesn’t flicker quite as high when its turned down. At higher brightness this is not as much of an issue.

The reason why it uses a numeric entry for the temperature limit is because “hold until hot” didn’t work very well in the past. So I’m not planning to go back to the older method.

However, it has an auto-calibrate thing built into the factory reset function, and it usually works pretty well. It’s quick and easy and sets the limit to 24 C hotter than whatever temperature the light is during the reset.

If I may make a suggestion, I would like some way to set the brightness of the auxiliary and the switch LEDs on my D4V2 Ti. The dimmer option for these is way too bright for nightstand duty but turning them off does not help with locating the light in the dark.

‘Hold until hot’ is very hit & miss. Sometimes you specifically want the limit to go up or down slightly, that is very difficult with the ‘hold until hot’ method. On one attempt the limit goes up, on another it goes down, sometimes by far too much. There is a lot of trial and error to achieve the desired result.

To be able to just go in and accurately + or - the limit is so much better.

Please make LITE mode such way that after randomly sequence of clicks and holds made by kid or not flashaholic friend you don’t need to think “aaaa! what he did with my flashlight!!11”

Haven't read up on all the ideas, but here is 1 of mine.

  • All configuration modes only reachable from OFF with a special combination. (10 clicks for example)

It will be the first combination that kid press))

Yeah :+1:

It was an example. How about 7? ;)

I’m liking the music examples. How about you have to tap the rhythm to the trumpet solo from Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke” to get to config.

Tap some 7/4 John Bonham for rock lock-out.

I like this idea)

Another opinion to enter in config by hold during twisting tailcap.

Sorry, I can’t do that in firmware. The brightness is determined by hardware, not firmware. So there are only three brightness settings:

  • High: Power on, internal resistor off.
  • Low: Power on, internal resistor on.
  • Off: Power off.

It can control whether the power is on or off… and whether the control chip’s internal resistor is added into the circuit to reduce brightness. But it can’t control how much.

Instead of a few short menus attached to the mode they configure, at 1 to 3 items each… you would prefer one long menu with about 10 to 20 items?

At last count, there were 21 config values… of which about half are set from a menu and half are set using some other action. The number changes over time though, as things are added and removed.

How would people configure lights which are physically incapable of this?

It uses “hold while connecting power” for factory reset, on most lights… so it would need another way to do that. And it would need to be really easy to do, since it’s a safety net for new users.

So it is not user friendly UI I see. Easy config for lite mode is big issue for ordinary user.

The idea for the simple UI is that most people won’t have to configure it… just take it out of the box and turn it on. It has no config options unless the user goes to the advanced UI.

After going to the advanced UI, they’ll be able to configure some settings for the simple UI. However, after going back to the simple UI, it will again not allow changes.

:+1: