Hey, yeah I’ve been away for a while, just peeking back here and there. I still have my triple nichias to be finished so might get to it hence need to make or find in the new large amount of FWs that has popped up something that I can learn from. Datasheet for ATtiny is nice but it says zero about an API itself/the functions, header files, Atmel specific libraries to talk to the chip. Will have to move my programming environment to current PC.
MTN has new offers yes, seen it but it’s mostly an option for US only. Plus I already have the FET+1 drivers built for over a year, only running with FET and not using the single 7135 on secondary PWM output for moon nor low mode. Didn’t get to make the FW back then. MTN doesn’t say much about FET specs or the UI/click behavior.
What other new parts are there?
I’ve noticed the new Convoy S2+ red metal switch, but apart from that don’t see any newer hosts. Same old stuff.
What is new in triples? Noctigon + Nichias or XPs with Carclo, probably same as ever. Except now people have the option to cheap out with KD lotteries and the newer Nichias that have lower CRI?
High amps and small lights never mix well, anything 120x25mm sized can only run high amps for so long before getting hot. I guess smaller drivers with higher output are available? 15 or 10mm? But no high amps boost/buck 17mm Nanjg105c sized? Or has it been achieved? No copper pills instead of brass by default, still has to be made by someone and moded. Any new small high amps switches and springs?
Yes FET+1 I have. But I did a 105c Nanjg mod, took 7x7135 off and added a single FET, Vishay 424DP. The budget way instead of buying a $15 driver premade that wasn’t available anyway No one was making these yet to sell, and from POV it wasn’t feasible to do so. It maybe works for already established shops to make $1 on an expensive driver. I’m surprised though that they don’t ride it out all the way, have it made in Asia in bulk, not “solder it on OSHpark PCBs in the shop”, probably reflects how many they sell, very few.
So what drivers are there that support double PWM output, hence support FET+1?
Plus short/long press. I guess I will need to modify the UI anyway, I think someone made it before, there aren’t that many options for UI with a single button but it’s not the usual.
No memory, which needs short/long press to work right. And short press mode advance.
As in, 1xshort advance mode, long reset to default.
I run nLite now but that’s the usual messy UI without short/long and hence incomplete no memory. It works, sort of, only one light shows PWM noise though, no idea why, maybe nLite doesn’t run as high PWM freq. it’s one light of 3 that does it.
What is outdated on Wiki? I can check it when I get back to programming and update that part. Last add was probably nLite link there on the drivers page. Tools seem to be the same and still working. WinAVR is dead for real so there is AVR Tools instead. You have to register, then you can edit. True almost no one does, which is a shame since it’s crazy for anyone to go through these 1000 posts threads to find that hidden piece of useful information about drivers and FW.