I have been able to flash .hex files on several lights (Emisar/Noctigon lights with the flashing pins ; or the BLF/Sofirn Q8 that just need to unscrew the board) that don’t require soldering or need to pull out the driver board (sample is SP36 or FW3A or early D4v1), but I currently haven’t tried to learn how to build my own .hex files… Thus I appreciate it if there are pre-built hex files, that have a clear description what changes are incorporated in the hex files. (I think Tom E’s hex file description is clear enough, including the thermal limit change, which affects the default behavior — so I think that’s great for people who can flash, but are unable to not yet willing to invest time to learn how to build their own hex files)…
Anyway, just my opinion. (I haven’t tried using Tom E’s hex files yet, but I might in the future… I don’t have an HK90, but I think there is a Tom E version of the BLF Q8/Sofirn Q8 hex file…)
I agree. There's some significant obstacles involved in getting your own customized hex file.
You need to be able to grasp the code at least enough to make your minor modifications
You need to either be able to deal with linux or Atmel Studio well enough to get the hex file built
This is why we frequently see requests for features that should really be customizations. I also know Lexel frequently got requests for tweaks to Anduril on the drivers he sold - some that he could do, others that he could not. Installing a new driver can be easier than flashing a new one if there's no flashing pads. For other drivers, flashing them is quite simple because of available flashing pads.
All this said, I think it's great if/when someone is motivated enough to learn how to do everything required to modify Anduril and flash their own driver. But it's definitely getting into a very small group of people that are willing/able to jump through the extra hoops to do that themselves rather than use someone else's hex file.
i learnt programming a while ago
ive been using amtel studio 5 and 7 and for someone who has a good knowledge of programming its not super hard to customize anduril
but it cantake me half and hour to a few hours getting what i want to work, still learning etc
contractor helped me a lot and a few other guys
its a learning curve and ive been getting a few people as me to do various customizations ,some guys think its just press a button and compile , i prefer to do it for myself and i try help others to do it themself but im here if people need help, i will pass on my knowledge to help people as people have helped me
then it took me 3 days to find the right drivers for the programmer i have to flash an attiny( that was hard work)
so i have a flasher and able to program in amtel studio
I've noticed that too w/ my D4 (running on Anduril 2) where the first voltage measurement is sometimes being reported slightly lower than what the actual voltage is.
Just noticed the new anduril 2 2021-01-25 hex files avalaible from Toykeeper pre-compiled Anduril 2 hex files Can someone point me to a changelog. Is there an updated manual? Last flashed files were 2020-09-27… Is this update worth it?
I hate to bust in like this, but when calibrating temp on my new K9.3, I was never given an option to also set thermal stepdown. 7h initiated temp calibration then just went back to the original mode after I input the temp (it did save my temp input properly)
Is it different in Anduril 2? Either I missed it in the manual somehow or the specific way it’s initiated isn’t mentioned.
When you do the 7H to enter thermal config, continue holding until you get a second flash. Then let go and you will be in stepdown config. This is how the menus work in Anduril 2.
Small heads up for the one or two of you (looking at you, Tom E) that this may impact…
I’m relatively new to bzr and I didn’t realize that I didn’t have my anduril2 repo (with AVR 1-Series support, branched from TK’s anduril2 repo) linked back to the main Flashlight Firmware Repository properly. So I updated the branch name/link so that it’s now linked back to the main repo. The new url is: anduril2 : Code : Flashlight Firmware Repository
I have just re-flashed one of my D4V2s back to Anduril 1 after trying Anduril 2 - 2021-01-25, this was my first experience of Anduril 2 and I cant say I like it.
More of a pain to get to sustained turbo, more clicks to enter configuration for all modes and the ambiguous configuration mode selection made this a bust for me.
The ability to calibrate voltage, timed lockout and disco mode are not enough value to offset the drawbacks for me. Also I don’t care for simple UI, only I use my flashlights, I have Klarus and Rovyvon for the muggles.
Anyone else find sunset mode dims their light in steps that feel rather large? Compared to smooth ramping, sunset mode’s brightness decreases with my LT1 feel like rather large stepped jumps downwards
Yes, I’ve found the steps are fairly noticeable as well. I recall someone talking about making a mod to Anduril2 to improve the ramping smoothness.
If you don’t mind the flickering of candle mode, I tend to prefer that as my 5 minute timer going to bed. Its dimming is fairly imperceptible (as its always flickering) until the last 30 seconds or so, when it gets fairly dim, then eventually flickers out.
The problem is not with the ramping which looks quite smooth to me. It’s the fact that normal sunset mode which appears to dim a few steps at a time rather than following the ramp level 1 step at a time.
Candle mode sunset doesn’t dim at all until the end to my knowledge.
Probably a poor choice of words on my part, the ramping I was referring to is the ramping down during the sunset, not manual ramping while pushing the button.
I know all the things have been done, but why 2H now don’t ramp down from ceiling? It’s breaks whole ramp concept: 1H from low to high or up the ramp, 2H from high to low or down the ramp, now ramp have only one scroll direction. Yea, it’s momentary turbo from off here on 2H, but there is one already from on state on 3H
Yeah, but from on. So I have to start it with 2C (or 5C from locked out state) and then do 2H to ramp down. Also, on Anduril 1 ramping from ceiling worked just as I describe it. I usually use this scenario while walking with kids on open spaces, to get quick look around and then dim to comfortable level near ceiling