Looks very usable. Would make a nice around camp light. Good Job!
Its good to see the light. 
I’d think a small reflector and printed diffuser lens or tir optic would be preferred over back scatter from the head that would tend to affect your eyes more than help you see. Pretty darn cool in any case , mucho kudos! :+1:
Hell yea!
Is is more intended to be a “around the house” light at this moment but yea, that is an additional use i had in mind.
Rev2 should be somewhat water proof, once i get around to that.
Thanks!
The good thing about that is, i can just print a few parts and compare them, problem solved!
Will do that once i get the buttons sorted out.
Congrats. I think we all felt your excitement and frustrations. Well done on sticking with it. Looks good.
Thanks!
In today’s news, the buttons are in!
The hardware is more of less complete at this point, now the slow and painful process of writing the proper firmware starts.
Writing code is the bane of my existence, i hate it.
Let’s talk functions, how would you use the three buttons the light has?
At the moment it is pretty much just:
Up -> Brightness up
Middle -> Push to toggle on/off
Down -> Brightness down
What i want to do is…
Middle, push and hold to turn on, when released turn off.
Middle, double click to toggle on/off.
Push and hold Up and Down together, lock the light.
Push and hold Up and Down together, unlock the light.
Pretty basic… i can not think of many other features i want, what do you think?
Have not posted in a while, better say something
I have been using the light for the past weeks for various things and while it is a bit big, i think i am happy with the size.
There has been a bit of tinkering with the software, the voltage reading on the battery works.
It turns off when the battery level gets too low and shows that by blinking the status led.
The power button needs to be recessed, i am a bit unsure if i want to change it to 4-5 preset brightness levels or leave it as is.
Besides that, meanwhile i have started on the proper circuit board and the metal PCBs that should get shipped off to china if i decide i want to spend money on that.
Would someone be interested in an assembled circuit board and LED board?
It is not cheap, but not ludicrously expensive either, i would be willing to make a few if someone is interested.
Besides that, i think i do not like the lens, there are some thoughts about a DIY reflector out of aluminium.
Posted an update here: