making a small batch of Texas Avenger "TA" Drivers fully tested running Bistro or Narsil, Clicky or E-switch, SIR800

I found some instructions for version 1.2 of Narsil, but I don’t know how to enter the config mode and make changes. Can anyone explain it to me or make a video maybe?

Thanks.

Narsil v1.1 manual has same instructions to enter config modes as newer ones

Configuration UI Operation
For Ramping, the button is held for 8 seconds, and for Mode Sets, the button must be held for 2.5 seconds to activate the main Configuration UI settings. The light will blink 2 times quickly, and once slowly to indicate the Configuration UI mode is active. There are 7 settings, listed in the table below. You can change or leave any of these settings – there’s no need to set each one. Clicks choose the value for each setting, and each click will blink the light to acknowledge the click. If no clicks are entered in 4 seconds, the light jumps to the next configuration setting indicated by 2 quick blinks and slow quicks of the number for what setting it is (ex: 3 slow blinks means the 3rd setting). You can bypass the timeout by doing a click&hold to skip to the next setting. If you continue to hold it, it will exit configuration UI settings mode altogether, indicated by 4 quick blinks.

That’s just a copy and paste from the manual which is not too clear for my understanding.

So I hold down the side switch 8 seconds to go onto config mode. That I know.

If I want to disable all blinkies for instance, do I then click 7 times and wait for a confirmation, then click once to change the setting? Maybe it blinks once to confirm?

Then do I press and hold the switch to exit?

It will progress though each setting number. It will flash 5 times to indicate your on setting number 5, then make your choice, let it time out or skip to go to setting 6. To disable bpinkies wait until it gets all the way to setting 8, then press one time.

Yes to exit just press and hold

Just enter config mode holding eswitch 8 seconds

Light aknowleges that

Then take your time and let the lights cycle through all of it

Its similar to Bistro, just when you see in Bistro a buzz to do a half press to enter, now click sideswitch 2 times to choose option 2 or 3 times for option 3

I’ll try it out. I’ll let it go until I see 7 flashes then click once. Hopefully that works. Once I get the hang of it I’ll do a video so others know what to expect.

Sadly, I don’t have a light with Bistro. I know, I know. I’m probably the only person left who doesn’t. :cry:

Alright, I think I figured out the config mode, but it’s not working.

I ignore the first 2 blinks then count out the rest. When it gets to 7 normal blinks I press the button once and the light comes on once. Then I get the 4 or 5 flashes saying it’s finished.

The problem is I still have strobes and biking flashes, etc…

Here is the setting sheet for Narsil v1.1 and v1.2.

It shows that number 7 is for the blinkies and that 1 click should disable them. I’m not sure why it’s not working.

The first couple times I did my single click after 7 blinks I got a confirmation blink. A few times I didnt. Once it took 2 clicks to get a single confirmation blink.

Hmmm, it’s possible my lighted side switch is interfering with the signal. DBCustom has a different driver and his lighted side switch was interfering with basic operation like ramping up and down. He swapped his 50k resistor with a 75K and it started working fine. I’m using a 15k, so I’m gonna try upping my resistor size and see if that works.

could you split the ground from LED and switch, that definately get rid of problems

I will test this out on a Narsil v1.4 light

Are you thinking this might cause a problem on the Q8?

It’s a different driver design, isn’t it?

Does it’s switch share a common ground with the LEDs ground?

Maybe the Q8 testers can make sure it’s possible to change the settings. If so, then it’s probably not an issue.

I looked further in this flashing a driver with v1.2 and can confirm this bug, its also the same in v1.4 I used no indicator or power LED on this driver its a problem with the firmware

Okay.

Would switching from ramping to mode levels allow you to turn off the blinkies, then switch back to ramping?

EDIT: I think Tom E said that would not work as it goes back to default when you switch from ramping to mode sets.

I’m glad you pointed it out to the Q8 guys. I would not think it would effect them.

I guess I’m stuck with blinkies. At least it’s hard to accidentally activate it. Maybe too hard for someone who’s looking for it.

I guess I’m the first guy who likes narsil ramping, but hates blinkies. Lol

Hey, I got my first config change done! I switched to mode set. So at least I know something works. Lol.

Sure enough, blinkies don’t work now that I’m in “modes”. Turn on blinkies and they work now. I turned them back off.

Okay, so I switched back to ramping. Now when I triple click I have no strobe! Yay!

I get what looks like a battery check. 3 blinks pause 9 blinks. That’s my current battery voltage so this must be battery check mode.

Yeah, that’s what the instructions say it is.

To get into strobe modes double click to get in turbo then double click again and you enter strobe modes

Triple click always get you in batt check

Your right, I forgot how to get into the strobe setting.

Strobes are still turned on now that I’m in ramping mode. I’ll update my post on the Q8 thread.

Which narsil operation instruction manual should we be using. On one of my 21mm 1S Narsil boards that is running Narsil 1.4. I couldn’t find 1.4 instructions so I printed out v1.3a instructions. But I found v1.1 instructions fit better, but not perfect.

edit: Ok I found the manual for v1.3 That seems to match up. I got my Indicator LED working in my skilhunt H03. But when I toggle on Locator LED feature it doesn’t stay on when the light is off. Am I missing something? Is the Locator LED feature for a separate physical LED from the indicator LED, maybe for the tail switch?

http://www.metronixlaser.de/bilder/flashlight/Narsil_Triple_Manual_v1-3.pdf

v1.4 and 1.3 UI is the same so no new Manual for it

“When the Locator feature is enabled, the LED can be temporarily turned OFF (only in Mode Sets)”

the changes are the options when being flashed

I guess you have to ask Tom E, how ecaxtly it works

Rep+ for Lexel, the drivers are at my house few days already. Everything went so smooth, from start to finish.

The first to find its home was the D01 driver, all was fine until small mishap that shorted something and messed up the driver. Im still trying to troubleshot what went wrong, Lexel was very informative so i hope that there is chance for this one to work as intended again.

Today i installed the second driver into the L6 (i had different plans and didn’t wanted to mod the light until i get the XHP50.2 and the SMO reflector but i am impatient) and i am impressed, the L6 is so cool with the ramping and all those fancy things narsil has.

I did some quick tests with green Efest 26650’s 4200mAh and i got these numbers:

Lumens estimate 5700 at start, 5400 at 30 sec; 120kcd
11.5A delivered to the LED with batteries at 4.19V

Interesting thing is that even with Samsung 25R @ 3.45V (times 2 of course) the light is brighter than stock, at that point the led was getting 5.4A, 400mA more than stock. I did not tested with my Efest 4200mAh 26650’s, was to lazy to drain them to that level but it is good to know that even with almost drained batteries it will maintain good brightness.

After installing the driver in my Courui D01, doing 20 awg spring bupasses, swapping in an xm-l2 u3 3d emitter, and sanding down the centering ring I have started to like it a lot more. Pleasant surprise to find that the tailboard had holes and pads just the right size and location to accommodate the wires. I need to do more adjustment to the reflector to focus the beam better but I’m confident I can get it to a point where I’ll be satisfied with it. I did have a bit of a problem initially and the light wouldn’t work. The problem was due to a wire partially broken at the switch. Once I re-soldered the wires it worked great. :+1: Nice driver. Thank you. :beer: