Code now public! BLF A6 FET+7135 Light. Short 18350 tubes and Unanodized Lights Available

[ToyKeeper]

@one41

I’d love memory and moon as stars. A third star as all the blinkys possible. I’ve got all the tools to get flashlights apart, so it’s not a big deal. And I’ll have to take it all apart to reprogram it anyways.

The driver only has one pin available for use as a config star, so it doesn’t have the option of two or three stars. However, it is intended to be reflashable, so you can give it whatever firmware you like… I’m just hoping the defaults will be good for as many people as possible.

[Plato]

I would vote for the software adjustable version too

[Ievel]

I vote for an optional flashing kit group buy

[MauiSon]

@Manx

Which do you think is better?

The easy way, please.
A lot of people here, like me, are not able to open the flashlight and mess with iron solder, drivers and so on.
Thank you.

+1

[tigris99]

I’m with keep it easy. I can solder but messing with firmware, I’m yet to even begin figuring out. For a custom “special edition” light id much rather just have it on the button. I dont need alot of mode options. 2-3 power levels, couple blinky modes and I’m good.

[Adoby]

@ToyKeeper

In other news, I managed to fit everything plus the soft config mode into the ROM. So, it should be possible to configure memory and mode group without even opening up the light. This makes the config mode a little more complicated though, so I’m not sure if it might be better to stick with a soldered star for one setting and a bunch of fast taps for the other.

The simple version is: Fast-tap a bunch of times to enter config mode. Wait a few seconds and it'll toggle the mode group then exit back to regular modes. To change the mode memory setting, solder or un-solder a star on the spring side of the driver.

The more complex version is: Fast-tap a bunch of times to enter config mode. It'll blink twice, pause, blink twice, pause, then exit back to regular mode. To toggle mode group, turn the light off between the first set of blinks. To toggle mode memory, turn the light off between the second set of blinks.

Which do you think is better?

I prefer the second more complex variant.

[cajampa]

If you have more room for options TK, i think a mode group with an even simpler moon/max on the 7135/max on the FET would satisfy those, that want it as simple as possible

[ToyKeeper]

@cajampa

If you have more room for options TK, …

Interesting idea, but there are only 2 bytes left. Not enough room to do anything.

[Jubeldum]

@keengeorge

@ToyKeeper

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The more complex version is: Fast-tap a bunch of times to enter config mode. It’ll blink twice, pause, blink twice, pause, then exit back to regular mode. To toggle mode group, turn the light off between the first set of blinks. To toggle mode memory, turn the light off between the second set of blinks.

Which do you think is better?

Good Day ToyKeeper,

Software, Please.

Thank you Very Much,

George

I like the software method too. I got my first taste of this recently when I ordered some Qlite drivers from RMM. I had him put guppydrv on them. I think it’s the cats meow and the best thing since sliced bread. It beats having to solder stars and you get so many options to choose from.

[p_moore]

I agree, software.

Paul

[CUL8R]

All changes via SW please.

[CUL8R]

ITs been 27 days since the last update on this light. Any word (or prototypes) from the manufacturer in hand or inbound ?

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

Tomorrow is the 27th, someone’s getting a BLF SE modified A6 with some direction from random.org sometime tomorrow.

[CUL8R]

@DBCstm

Tomorrow is the 27th, someone’s getting a BLF SE modified A6 with some direction from random.org sometime tomorrow.

Wow, So there has been some big time progress! And that means sometime soon, you guys will be sharing all the fun info on the actual final(?) product. Or am I misunderstanding?

[keengeorge]

@CUL8R

@DBCstm

Tomorrow is the 27th, someone’s getting a BLF SE modified A6 with some direction from random.org sometime tomorrow.

Wow, So there has been some big time progress! And that means sometime soon, you guys will be sharing all the fun info on the actual final(?) product. Or am I misunderstanding?

Good Day CUL8R,

Dale aka DBCstm is giving away a sample light Expertly modded by him.....

See:

Bugsy's Eagle Eye A6 BLF SE Giveaway, Group Buy members only please

Bugsy's Eagle Eye A6 BLF SE Giveaway, WINNER! Scotlarock! PM Me!

Hello, With my post count climbing ever higher, it’s giveaway time again. This time I’ll try to help out Bugsy with his Eagle Eye A6 group buy, it’s taking forever and the natives are getting restless so here’s a giveaway of the sample light after I modified it to meet the intended group buy specs. This one is the sample light, it doesn’t have BLF SE on it, but it’s set up to all the specs of what that light should be. Not trusting my memory, I stuck it in the Lightbox with a rested LG HE-2 ce…

Regards,

George

[MG1 (MG)]

It’s DBCstm’s giveaway. Not only does Dale make incredible lights, but he gives them away!

Bugsy36: I would like to add another in NW

[CUL8R]

Thank you. Now that I think about it, I think I did see some mention of this somewhere back in this thread, or maybe it was one of the other GB threads. So much info and so little storage left. :bigsmile:

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

As I understand it we are getting closer, the giveaway is to butter the popcorn, so to speak. If all goes as planned the light I’m giving away is very representative of the goal for the group buy light. To the best of my knowledge, they are assembling a second round of samples even now to this end. Bugsy can/will clarify that as he gets news from Neal/Banggood.

So, what time tomorrow should I do the drawing? High Noon? Shootout at the DB C orral? lol

[Halo]

High Noon. Be waiting for ya.

[fatsteve0]

1x cw
1x nw

thankyou