Emisar D3AA is available now

[ToyKeeper]

@nick779

I also need to wait and see what the candle mode looks like on the V2 because im not incredibly fond of the 6/2 build’s behavior.

What would you like to change about it?

@saypat

If I recall correctly doesn’t latest Anduril have momentary strobes, etc? This will be very FUN light to play with!

Yes, it has momentary strobes. I’m tempted to see if I can reflash the firmware on my camera to enable longer exposures, so I can try some light painting.

[Rexlion]

TK, for light painting it seems like you could also take more than one exposure and combine them in Photoshop.

[nick779]

@ToyKeeper

@nick779

I also need to wait and see what the candle mode looks like on the V2 because im not incredibly fond of the 6/2 build’s behavior.

What would you like to change about it?

I need more time to compare their behavior. I have a few lights with varying iterations of candle mode.

~November 2018 build on a D4S and Q8 - Baseline + looks “smooth”
1st gen D4 (V2 Driver/no fancy lockout) - higher max brightness + distinguishable waveforms of at least 2 triangle waves.
6/2 on FW3A - higher max brightness + distinguishable waveforms of at least 2 triangle waves + seemingly more erratic 3rd wave?

I cant quite tell much difference between the Nov 2018 and D4v1(V2 driver) aside from maybe a minor increase in max allowable brightness fluctuations and the occasional noticeably stepped brightness increases.

Something about the 6/2 build just makes it seem like the “flame” is substantially more active and flickery, and that compounded with the higher allowable brightness isnt relaxing to me. I may have to reflash the older FW3A build just to confirm its the build and not the light, but I distinctly remember it looking different after the flash.

Obviously thats just my opinion though and something minor in the grand scheme of things. Perhaps its all in my head.

[HONDARIDER]

I went ahead and pulled the trigger one of the D4V2’s. Wont be buying a collection like I did the original D4. Bet I have 20 Emisar lights.

[pol77]

Are there going to be other colors? Or a Ti version?

[Geuzzz]

@HONDARIDER

I went ahead and pulled the trigger one of the D4V2’s. Wont be buying a collection like I did the original D4. Bet I have 20 Emisar light.

You have a problem Sir

[Klayking]

Yes, a problem. You seem to think that you won’t end up buying a collection of D4V2s. I hope your wallet has a contingency plan.

[HONDARIDER]

Contingency plan is to wait till next payday. As far as the Emisar’s go I have one of each color in the D4 with almost all emmiters. Couple of D1S’s and a couple of D1’s. Easy to get a dozen pretty quickly. At $35 each (Except for the D4 with the XP-L Hi’s) that is reasonable on my wallet. Another $15 or so for thV2 just hits a little harder each time, It will be an $70 with the XP-L Hi’s. . I may get 3 or so but It will be difficult to do much more due to cost. Will not happen. Really wish I could find a D4 in Cyan with XP-L Hi’s. If anyone knows anyone with that one in particular.

[Lexel]

Is there the Anduril for the new MCU already online?

[ToyKeeper]

@nick779

@ToyKeeper

What would you like to change about it?

Something about the 6/2 build just makes it seem like the “flame” is substantially more active and flickery, and that compounded with the higher allowable brightness isnt relaxing to me.

Ah, okay. I can’t say I’m totally happy with it either. Those changes were mostly tested on the lantern, but I find it looks a bit odd on some other lights. I might have to figure out a way to increase the resolution somehow, like put it on a sub-ramp-level lowpass filter or something. It gets complicated due to having multiple power channels with differently-sized and non-linear steps.

Maybe I could just remove the slowest wave or replace it with something else… not sure. The low resolution makes things look really weird when it’s not actively flickering, but constant movement isn’t ideal either.

Or perhaps I could just increase the resolution, and maybe compress the tables to reduce the size impact. It might only work on bigger MCUs.

In any case, patches are welcome.

[pinkpanda3310 (Pinky)]

…eerrrmm…. Nicotine patches…???

You speak some kind of language that uses English words but is still indisipherable TK
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[charwinger21]

@pinkpanda3310

…eerrrmm…. Nicotine patches…???

You speak some kind of language that uses English words but is still indisipherable TK :question:
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Code patches.

As in other people contributing code aimed at this issue.

[pinkpanda3310 (Pinky)]

Lol, I have some idea of what a patch is. Was just being facetious

[Riku (RT--)]

I am too weak to say no; D4v2 ordered - went with 3000K in sand+ss.

Already have these from Hank’s shop:
2x D4
3x D1
3x D4S
1x D18
2x M43

[saypat]

@RT—

I am too weak to say no; D4v2 ordered - went with 3000K in sand+ss.

Already have these from Hank’s shop:
2x D4
3x D1
3x D4S
1x D18
2x M43

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pictures or it didn’t happen

[saypat]

this latest offering has received a bit of fanfare, but I would have expected more. Not that exciting? I think this, one and if Hank does the D4S the same way, will be two of the greatest in my collection …. just my opinion.

[ToyKeeper]

@saypat

this latest offering has received a bit of fanfare, but I would have expected more.

Nobody except me has actually gotten to try one yet. There will probably be more posts about it after items start arriving.

[Jay]

I’ll just leave this here:

[saypat]

come on Jay, what are you doing??? That hurts! If that in fact is in your possession please do a video of the aux LEDs

[Jay]

@saypat

come on Jay, what are you doing??? That hurts! If that in fact is in your possession please do a video of the aux LEDs

That light is indeed in my possession but there’s no aux to be found here (click the pic and you’ll understand).