FWIW, I also find it worthwhile to pull off the bezel and optics, to check for any extra flux on the LEDs… and then gently clean that off if necessary, with isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab. I got into the habit back when the FW3A came out, since so many of those shipped with a glob of flux right on the LED’s emitting surface, and it has saved me from burnt LEDs a few times.
Also, one of the first steps I do is a factory reset. Sometimes manufacturers ship with weird settings, and I like to clear that out before I do anything else.
Of course, I also tend to reflash the firmware on any new lights, after I’ve checked the version and verified the hardware works.
… which brings me to that version you reported. 2023-07-29 was a test build, only intended for hardware enablement purposes (like, check if the hardware functions and has correct pinouts). It wasn’t supposed to be used in production. So I’d recommend updating it, and I also sent a note to Terry asking him to keep things more up to date.
That function had a bug in the 07-29 build. It used high brightness when it wasn’t supposed to. After I got dev hardware, I noticed the issue and fixed it. The first published release was 2023-08-29, which included several improvements. And at the moment, the latest release is 2023-12-03. But I’m hoping to do a new release in a week or so.
If it helps, each release .zip file includes the manual matching that version of the code. Releases are kept here:
… and the latest version of the manual is here:
People can also subscribe to the project repository on github, to get email notifications about new releases. It’s not for everyone, but if someone wants to stay up to date without using git or compiling the code, the site has some functions to help with that. Releases happen roughly every month or two.