- TheStar FW or simpler Qlite FW (2 choices)
- Off-time memory
- Come with 4.2A
Thank you very much 18sixfifty! How can I not ordering a few (plenty…)!
You guys are awesome. 
Off-time memory sounds great! I need to update TheStar to support it well..
wight has now been testing the TheStar Off-time v0.1 (which I coded kind of blindfolded, as I don't have any 1uF caps for testing at the moment)
The challenges in porting TheStar to off-time are the lack of memory and especially stars.. We can't have all the options we have in the on-time version. :(
At the moment I'm planning to have mode order and tacticool switches => Options are L->H (with off-time memory), H->L (with off-time memory), Tacticool (no memory) & Single mode (no memory). Is this ok for everyone, or would it be better to provide only mode order and memory switches? => Options would be L->H (with off-time memory), H->L (with off-time memory), L->H (with off-time NO memory) & H->L (with off-time NO memory)
Any comments / opinions?
I prefer to have the ability to setup offtime with no memory.
Will the Tacticool be strobe first then H > L?
Yup +1, in total agreement.
off-time without memory is the best :-)
Strobe -> Turbo -> Low (no memory).
“default” mode select and no memory :bigsmile:
SWEET! When do we order?
Once I get everyone on board with exactly what firmware, I’ll have them send a sample for inspection. After that I’ll set up the actual group buy. I’m not worried about them being able to input the firmware but I am a little worried about how they are going to stack the resistors.
Tacticool config is currently losing 1-3 to plain old memory switch.
However, I can always flash some tacticool drivers and send them to you in case the other option wins. :)
That will be great. I’ll be getting a bunch. These will be a hit a work.
So is this driver GB a go or no-go?
I am in for H>M>L like q-lite I guess
the tactical is for socking badguy in puss with a strobe on initial turn-on right?
If you build them I will buy a few as long as they don’t break the bank
It’s a no go for now. Just not enough interest and they don’t want to do the custom unless I can place a larger order.
I’ll probably revisit it sometime later.
Honestly, can you just get them stock or not flashed…then flash them as people need them?
better yet…YOU come up with the stock firmware…if people want custom or specialized let them flash them themselves
If I do it again I’ll just do it with the firmware I pick and like you said if they want it flashed they can do it. There just wasn’t the response I thought I would get at all. I really thought that for this price and with custom modes and higher amps more people would have wanted them. I think people are just into the BLF drivers and I get that too.
One of these days I’ll get into flashing firmware myself but right now I’m just way too busy with other stuff. Plus I’m running XP and I don’t know if it’s compatible or not. Once winter hits I’ll have more time and might get back on this one and see if I can get it rolling again.
Don’t know why a “beefed” up nanjg I figure people that want barn buners w/o having to stack chips and all that would be all over these like a fat kid on a twinky…I would LOVE to have a few for sure (stacking 4x chips on the MCU side suxors)
yeah, the flashing firmware is compatible with 32 bit XP, AVRdude comes stock with WinAVR I believe
(apparently the install deletes the PATH info…be careful)
I think the number is just very daunting. I’ll be in for 5, just need 200 people more! Maybe a kickstarter campaign is a good idea so the financial burden isn’t just on you.
That’s the caveat…the BLF drivers people build by onsies and twosies…to get a good discount on a bulk order, someone has to plunk down for a few hundred or more…otherwise the savings just ain’t all that great (this is why the drivers you get from FT and other places are so cheap, they have already made thousands in Chinese sweat shops)