I’m far from a flashlight electronics expert, but if you mean the AT1616, I think it’s totally agnostic re: the driving circuit, ie it would work with either of them.
Simon likely means the shape of the driver, if it use 2 boards assembled together in T shape, like the SP10 driver, or a single board, the TS10 uses a single board, with components on one side, some pictures from r/flashlight : https://www.reddit.com/gallery/vvx2sv
It uses an SOT-90 FET (same package as a 7135), whereas a higher power FET driver would probably uses a 3333 FET (still single sided) or 5060 (would need to be double sided), in any case there is largely enough space for flashing pads despite the very small size of the PCB, that said this is a FET+7135 driver so this isn’t very interesting.
Does that hold when adding the usb-c charging circuit?
But ouch! It’s true, we are focused on helping Simon make a viable anduril. But with all the buck and boost drivers available now (like the one you designed), it also has become something we enthusiasts are looking for. The FET+7135 (even with anduril) is really what’s keeping something like s21e from becoming the king of recommendations.
+1 to that: I think right now the more important thing is for Simon to get that 1st Anduril flashlight of his out there.
I will buy one even if it’s not exactly as I want it, as a way to thank him for his efforts and as incentive to keep enhancing them – when he manages to get one with the ATTiny1616 and easily accessible flashing pads, I will buy a couple more – and when he adds an efficient buck/boost driver on top of that, that’s when I’m going to buy at least a half-dozen.
Baby steps, and all that --first Simon has to walk the Anduril path before he can run it.
The problem is that we’re talking about two possible implementations of your goal here:
1: Maintain anduril and standard hardware / firmware simultaneously, thus doubling the inventory of drivers.
2: Ensure standard UI runs at between 99.999% and 100+% reliability on new hardware versus standard hardware.
Dealers will notice if #2 is only at 99.99%. The QA can’t be trivial without hurting brand.
I have seen the datasheet of the micro that Simon uses and the atiny, both have two PWNs and both have the same I/O.
But the pibs don’t match so I couldn’t solder one directly but with jumpers in the air, but I don’t know the power circuit that either Simon or the others use.
It’s a pity not to use the same pinout we could do the tests.
I don’t have any knowledge of which LEDs can work with which hosts. I was just excited about the XHP50.3 HI R9050 after seeing it in my new M21A yesterday. Will you be making it available in more models?
Stonewashed S2+ is available now.
I’m gonna wait till the 18350 tube is available too, since that’s how I intend to use it. Oh, and the buck driver too.