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Thanks for the giveaway.
When it comes to UI my preferences are modes:
2 switches, one mechanical only for power on/off and second electronic switch for mode operation.
3 modes in total, about 20, 50 and 100, no moonlight/firefly, no strobe, sos, only blinking mode I would accept would be bike mode (and it’s not actually blinky, more like pulsating, 60 constant output with occasional (every second or third second) short “spike” to 100%. But this has to be “hidden” mode.
It remembers mode you used when powering off regardless how long you used it for.
Low battery warning at about 3.2-3V, power off at about 2.7-2.8V
Small red led around the e-switch to indicate low battery.
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There is an alternative for mechanical switch + e-switch lights.
I call it “How Crelant should have made their UI” UI
Mechanical switch only turns light on and off in last used mode, does not change mode
E-switch only changes modes,
short click to advance to next mode (mode 1, mode 2, mode 3 -> mode 1, mode 2…. and so on)
fast double click to go to turbo,
press and hold to adjust the current mode slot,
3 or 4 slots for modes,
you select a wanted mode slot with short clicking, then press and hold to adjust output level, light will ramp up thru 10 or 12 intensity levels, when it gets to max you get 2 short blinks so you would know “this is the max”, if you keep holding e-switch you are going to min and ramping in steps starts again.
Basically you have 3 (or 4) memory slots to set modes as you wish, you can do something like: level 2, level 10, level 5, level 12 or 1-5-8-12 or 12-8-5-1 etc…
Memory is instant, it does not depend on time, if you click e-switch to use 3rd memorised level and then instantly turn off the flashlight with mechanical switch it will power on in 3rd memorised level.
Low battery warning at about 3.2-3V, power off at about 2.7-2.8V
Small red led around the e-switch to indicate low battery.
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More complex version would be for e-switch only lights.
Short click to turn it on in last used mode, also to advance to next mode,
Double fast click for instant turbo from off state or from any other mode,
Long (0,5 seconds or so) press from off for moonlingt mode
Long (0,5 seconds or so) press from any mode to turn it off.
4 modes, that includes moonlight and “turbo” + described hidden bike mode.
Low battery warning at about 3.2-3V, power off at about 2.7-2.8V
Small red led around the e-switch to indicate low battery.
that would be about it