Tweaked the firmware so the second group is low red, high red, low white, high white, beacon and set all the red modes to phase PWM and now only the red lights up! Thanks!
Looks like you and I have been working on similar projects. I should pay closer attention to this threadā¦ TK probably thinks i donāt know how to readā¦
I Just tried running it straight from a battery and it works perfectly. Iām still a little confused, as my measurements show the power supply holding steady. Either way, the flashlight is working and Iām happy to finally say this project is ādone.ā
Iāve also run into issues sometimes when testing things on a bench PSU instead of using a battery. Itās not usually so bad with lights, but some other hardware can behave pretty strangely with a dedicated power supply.
The PSU Iām using is limited to 5 amps, so high-powered lights hit a hard wall when they try to pull more than that. Itās fine at lower levels though. The really weird stuff only happens when I plug in devices with built-in chargers and other more complex circuits.
The closest thing is the repository index file, which is mostly intended for searching, not so much for reading. Beyond that, once youāve found something compatible with your switch type and driver type, itās mostly a matter of reading the text files included with the matching projects to figure out which ones sound best.
ugh, Iām so lost with this. I have everything (i think) that I need to flash, but I am lost. Iāve read this thread and the Star Firmware thread and it is info overload!!! can somebody point me in the right direction to a firmware that is a single mode 100% with LVP step-down. I saw one at the repository by toykeeper, but iām not sure of the specifics as to what it does for LVP and at war voltage.
From what I recall, it starts at max output, steps down gradually to a bit over half when it hits the turbo timeout, then stays at that level until voltage gets low. It then drops output by half each time the voltage gets too low, until itās barely on, and then it finally shuts off.
The code is a little weird since itās based on STAR and I changed as little as I could, so a lot of the code is unnecessary for only one mode. I should probably trim out the extra parts some timeā¦
it is user-configurable. It can be set to be toggled by soldering a star, or by a soft-toggle (the same way you change mode groups). By default, it starts out no-memory.
Iām in need of help for a new-ish UI (unless somebody already has one that would work.) It is for an LEO, he wants a dual-switch light (traditional click-switch + e-switch). I just donāt know where to start. Is STAR dual-switch the best jumping point?
Yes, and by default you can toggle mode memory by entering config mode then turning it off between the second two blinks. Hereās a visual summary of the default interface: