Astrolux Queries

I’ve just bought the S1 and the AO1 and have a couple of queries …

The S1 …… I’m sure it’s me being a complete numpty but I can cycle through the 7 different modes easily enough but I’m guessing I should be able to set it so I only cycle through 4 different modes but can’t work out how to get into that … nor how to initiate the memory mode … If anyone can tell me the simple bit that I just can’t see it’d be appreciated :slight_smile:

The AO1 …… 85% of the time it doesn’t switch on … sometimes when you’re undoing it from trying to switch it on it works but it’s far too hit or mainly miss.
I’ve tried cleaning all the contact points with some isopropyl alcohol, is there anything else I could try before raising it as faulty???

Is the S1 with TKs firmware?

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~toykeeper/flashlight-firmware/trunk/view/head%3A/ToyKeeper/blf-a6/blf-a6.txt

The interface is as follows:
(see blf-a6-ui.png for a quick start)

While off:

- Fully click and release to turn the light on. It will go to the
first mode or the last-used mode, depending on whether you enabled
mode memory.

While on:

- Short tap: Do a short (less than 0.5s) half-press to go forward to
the next mode.

- Med tap: Do a medium (0.5s to 1.5s) half-press to go backward to
the previous mode.

- Long tap: Do a long (longer than 1.5s) half-press to reset to the
first mode (if mode memory is turned off).

- Or fully click and release to turn the light off.

Hidden modes:

- Go backward from moon to access the hidden modes. They are, in
order:

- Turbo (just like the regular turbo)

- Tactical strobe (10 Hz)

- Battery check / beacon mode
(each blink represents about 25% of a full charge)
0 blinks: < 1% full (< 3.0V)
1 blink : 1% to 25% full (3.0V to 3.5V)
2 blinks: 25% to 50% full (3.5V to 3.8V)
3 blinks: 50% to 75% full (3.8V to 4.0V)
4 blinks: 75% to 100% full (4.0V to 4.2V)
5 blinks: > 100% full (> 4.2V)

- Biking flasher (2-level stutter beacon, 1 Hz)

Configuration options:

- Short tap rapidly a bunch of times (15+ taps, or until the light
stops turning on) to enter soft config mode.

The way it works is the light will blink twice for each option,
then pause for a bit before moving to the next option. Turn the
light off between the two blinks to toggle that option.

The available options are:

- Mode group: 7 modes or 4 modes:
Group 1: moon, low, med1, med2, high1, high2, turbo
Group 2: low, med, high, turbo

- Mode memory toggle

- If CONFIG_STARS is defined, you can ground pin 3 of the MCU to
enable mode memory instead of using config mode. This can often
be done by soldering a star on the spring side of the driver, if
your driver supports that. Otherwise, it's pretty easy to make a
solder bridge from pin 3 (mode mem toggle) to pin 4 (ground). Or
even just wedge a piece of metal between the two pins.

Other details to note:

- Low-voltage protection will progressively step down the output at
about 2.8V, and the light will shut itself off when even the
lowest level gets below 2.8V.

- The default turbo step-down is 45 seconds.

- When turbo steps down to high, a short tap will push it back up to
turbo or a medium tap will step down further, even if you got to
turbo by going backward from moon. The step-down effectively
moves it from the "hidden" turbo back to the non-hidden turbo.

- A short tap from any hidden mode will return to the lowest mode.

ohaya,
Absolutely brilliant … THANK you for that … much appreciated for taking the time to type all that out!!!

I didn’t realise you could go back modes which makes it SO usable for me, I’ve also switched memory on which was something I really wanted so well pleased :slight_smile:

Just as a general comment, I was surprised keeppower’s didn’t fit in this, they’re just that smidge too wide.