【convoy】H4 and B35AM options are updated

[oweban]

No probs Simon - we can all get blindsided.

[Barkuti]

@Simon Mao

@d_t_a

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Based on this explanation, the SST40 “Biscotti” is not the same “Biscotti” but “something similar function”.

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Would be good if someone has already gotten the “SST40-Biscotti” driver and put it to the test.

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the function is the same instead of "similar" :-)

Smells like surströmming, sorry to say.

So who is going to dump the MCU's code?

[Rayoui]

I did notice a difference with mine but wasn’t sure if it was just a quirk with my build (used it in a photo red triple). When set to the five mode group, there seems to be a large jump between modes 2 & 3. My other Biscotti drivers have very linear mode spacing. Not really a complaint, just an observation.

[JaredM]

I have a quirk in a 20mm “SST40” driver that I recently bought from your AE store. Between modes 1 and 2 there is a bright “pre-flash”. Is this normal? Anybody else experiencing this? It’s installed in an S21a running a triple XPL_HD from an LG M50.

[zak.wilson (Zak)]

Simon, what’s the order code (or at least CRI bin, the 16th digit which can be B, H, or U) for the XHP35 HI 4000K B4-40E?

[Barkuti]

@zak.wilson

Simon, what’s the order code (or at least CRI bin, the 16th digit which can be B, H, or U) for the XHP35 HI 4000K B4-40E?

I asked this to Simon nearly two weeks ago via message in AliExpress. I told him that, according to datasheet, a B4-40E should be U CRI code or CRI90+, whereas the D2-1A (6500K) should be H CRI code or CRI80+. Simon replied “uh, sorry, the LED I sell is not high CRI LED”. Confusing, I know.

[Simon_Mao]

@Rayoui

I did notice a difference with mine but wasn’t sure if it was just a quirk with my build (used it in a photo red triple). When set to the five mode group, there seems to be a large jump between modes 2 & 3. My other Biscotti drivers have very linear mode spacing. Not really a complaint, just an observation.

@JaredM

I have a quirk in a 20mm “SST40” driver that I recently bought from your AE store. Between modes 1 and 2 there is a bright “pre-flash”. Is this normal? Anybody else experiencing this? It’s installed in an S21a running a triple XPL_HD from an LG M50.

This may be caused by a high internal resistance somewhere, or it may be a driver problem.

[antiparanoico]

@Simon Mao

@oweban

So it’s a Biscotti clone, but not Biscotti. And given that information is being withheld, I can’t modify it and flash my own version like I’ve been able to with Biscotti (custom modes etc).

Thanks, no thanks.

(I’d strongly suggest using another name - even “Biscuit (Biscotti-clone)” or similar. Because it’s not the same firmware.)

This was my mistake. At first, I thought that the driver manufacturer used the biscotti code. Later, I realized that it was the code he wrote himself.
I havent given a name to this, so simply call it 12 groups sst40 driver

So, to amend the mistake, the post title should be changed… or not?

[abgx1]

Tldr;

So, is it possible to buy s21a with biscotti?

[Tom_E]

@Simon Mao

@oweban

So it’s a Biscotti clone, but not Biscotti. And given that information is being withheld, I can’t modify it and flash my own version like I’ve been able to with Biscotti (custom modes etc). Thanks, no thanks. (I’d strongly suggest using another name - even “Biscuit (Biscotti-clone)” or similar. Because it’s not the same firmware.)

This was my mistake. At first, I thought that the driver manufacturer used the biscotti code. Later, I realized that it was the code he wrote himself. I havent given a name to this, so simply call it 12 groups sst40 driver

Simon - no harm intended. No worries. We are all glad you are involved so much with us and listen. We just like to get the specifics.

That's all true - your listings never said Biscotti.

Again, you with the Convoy brand have been a long time major part of BLF - "quality at budget prices", could be your motto and BLF's.

[Agro]

@Tom E

@Simon Mao

@oweban

So it’s a Biscotti clone, but not Biscotti. And given that information is being withheld, I can’t modify it and flash my own version like I’ve been able to with Biscotti (custom modes etc). Thanks, no thanks. (I’d strongly suggest using another name - even “Biscuit (Biscotti-clone)” or similar. Because it’s not the same firmware.)

This was my mistake. At first, I thought that the driver manufacturer used the biscotti code. Later, I realized that it was the code he wrote himself. I havent given a name to this, so simply call it 12 groups sst40 driver

Simon - no harm intended. No worries. We are all glad you are involved so much with us and listen. We just like to get the specifics.

That’s all true - your listings never said Biscotti.

Again, you with the Convoy brand have been a long time major part of BLF - “quality at budget prices”, could be your motto and BLF’s.

I second that.
Myself I’m not a fan of Convoy lights because they tend to be too bulky for my preferences - but nevertheless there is no brand I respect more than Convoy.

[hodor]

Are the groups the same as biscotti? Noticeable PWM?

[Barkuti]

hodor, SST-40 drivers are regulated linears. Current is regulated by tuning the MOSFETs' V_GS with the onboard sense resistor voltage drop feedback. PWM is thus senseless.

[hodor]

Oh right, wasn’t thinking, thanks.

[Simon_Mao]

@abgx1

Tldr;

So, is it possible to buy s21a with biscotti?

yes, the driver is in production

[Simon_Mao]

@antiparanoico

@Simon Mao

@oweban

So it’s a Biscotti clone, but not Biscotti. And given that information is being withheld, I can’t modify it and flash my own version like I’ve been able to with Biscotti (custom modes etc).

Thanks, no thanks.

(I’d strongly suggest using another name - even “Biscuit (Biscotti-clone)” or similar. Because it’s not the same firmware.)

This was my mistake. At first, I thought that the driver manufacturer used the biscotti code. Later, I realized that it was the code he wrote himself.
I havent given a name to this, so simply call it 12 groups sst40 driver

So, to amend the mistake, the post title should be changed… or not?

ok

[Simon_Mao]

@Tom E

@Simon Mao

@oweban

So it’s a Biscotti clone, but not Biscotti. And given that information is being withheld, I can’t modify it and flash my own version like I’ve been able to with Biscotti (custom modes etc). Thanks, no thanks. (I’d strongly suggest using another name - even “Biscuit (Biscotti-clone)” or similar. Because it’s not the same firmware.)

This was my mistake. At first, I thought that the driver manufacturer used the biscotti code. Later, I realized that it was the code he wrote himself. I havent given a name to this, so simply call it 12 groups sst40 driver

Simon - no harm intended. No worries. We are all glad you are involved so much with us and listen. We just like to get the specifics.

That’s all true - your listings never said Biscotti.

Again, you with the Convoy brand have been a long time major part of BLF - “quality at budget prices”, could be your motto and BLF’s.

Thanks

[Simon_Mao]

@hodor

Are the groups the same as biscotti? Noticeable PWM?

it’s non-pwm,friend

[forsh]

@Agro

@Tom E

@Simon Mao

@oweban

So it’s a Biscotti clone, but not Biscotti. And given that information is being withheld, I can’t modify it and flash my own version like I’ve been able to with Biscotti (custom modes etc). Thanks, no thanks. (I’d strongly suggest using another name - even “Biscuit (Biscotti-clone)” or similar. Because it’s not the same firmware.)

This was my mistake. At first, I thought that the driver manufacturer used the biscotti code. Later, I realized that it was the code he wrote himself. I havent given a name to this, so simply call it 12 groups sst40 driver

Simon - no harm intended. No worries. We are all glad you are involved so much with us and listen. We just like to get the specifics.

That’s all true - your listings never said Biscotti.

Again, you with the Convoy brand have been a long time major part of BLF - “quality at budget prices”, could be your motto and BLF’s.

I second that.
Myself I’m not a fan of Convoy lights because they tend to be too bulky for my preferences - but nevertheless there is no brand I respect more than Convoy.

I 3rd that

I love convoys whole attitude , Simon your great , and the convoy store I return to often to get drivers and leds for other projects , I have a few c8s and s2 , c8 is good for forests and fishing
S2 with 350 tube is so nice , I’m gonna order some more 350 tubes , and a triple in a 350 size is perfect
Keep up the good work

[Chatika_vas_Paus]

Simon, will the driver for xhp35 and single cell also be available with Biscotti?