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1 BLF EE A6 firmware
2 ==================
3
4 The interface is as follows:
5 (see blf-a6-ui.png for a quick start)
6
7 While off:
8
9 - Fully click and release to turn the light on. It will go to the
10 first mode or the last-used mode, depending on whether you enabled
11 mode memory.
12
13 While on:
14
15 - Short tap: Do a short (less than 0.5s) half-press to go forward to
16 the next mode.
17
18 - Med tap: Do a medium (0.5s to 1.5s) half-press to go backward to
19 the previous mode.
20
21 - Long tap: Do a long (longer than 1.5s) half-press to reset to the
22 first mode (if mode memory is turned off).
23
24 - Or fully click and release to turn the light off.
25
26 Hidden modes:
27
28 - Go backward from moon to access the hidden modes. They are, in
29 order:
30
31 - Turbo (just like the regular turbo)
32
33 - Tactical strobe (10 Hz)
34
35 - Battery check / beacon mode
36 (each blink represents about 25% of a full charge)
37 0 blinks: < 1% full (< 3.0V)
38 1 blink : 1% to 25% full (3.0V to 3.5V)
39 2 blinks: 25% to 50% full (3.5V to 3.8V)
40 3 blinks: 50% to 75% full (3.8V to 4.0V)
41 4 blinks: 75% to 100% full (4.0V to 4.2V)
42 5 blinks: > 100% full (> 4.2V)
43
44 - Biking flasher (2-level stutter beacon, 1 Hz)
45
46 Configuration options:
47

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48 - Short tap rapidly a bunch of times (15+ taps, or until the light
49 stops turning on) to enter soft config mode.
50
51 The way it works is the light will blink twice for each option,
52 then pause for a bit before moving to the next option. Turn the
53 light off between the two blinks to toggle that option.
54
55 The available options are:
56
57 - Mode group: 7 modes or 4 modes:
58 Group 1: moon, low, med1, med2, high1, high2, turbo
59 Group 2: low, med, high, turbo
60
61 - Mode memory toggle
62
63 - If CONFIG_STARS is defined, you can ground pin 3 of the MCU to
64 enable mode memory instead of using config mode. This can often
65 be done by soldering a star on the spring side of the driver, if
66 your driver supports that. Otherwise, it's pretty easy to make a
67 solder bridge from pin 3 (mode mem toggle) to pin 4 (ground). Or
68 even just wedge a piece of metal between the two pins.
69
70 Other details to note:
71
72 - Low-voltage protection will progressively step down the output at
73 about 2.8V, and the light will shut itself off when even the
74 lowest level gets below 2.8V.
75
76 - The default turbo step-down is 45 seconds.
77
78 - When turbo steps down to high, a short tap will push it back up to
79 turbo or a medium tap will step down further, even if you got to
80 turbo by going backward from moon. The step-down effectively
81 moves it from the "hidden" turbo back to the non-hidden turbo.
82
83 - A short tap from any hidden mode will return to the lowest mode.
84
85 Compared to other commercially-available lights (especially budget
86 lights), this light is unique or groundbreaking in several ways:
87
88 - First BLF light with our own custom driver.
89 - First BLF light with our own custom firmware.
90 - First special-edition with a direct-drive FET, so it has the
91 brightest turbo mode you can get.
92 - First special-edition with a regulated lower-power second channel
93 for stable and efficient low modes.
94 - True moon mode.
95 - Up to 1600 lumens from a single emitter in a small tube light (with
96 the right battery, and a spring bypass mod). Closer to 1400 lumens
97 with no mods and lower-amp batteries.
98 - User-toggle-able mode memory.
99 - User-toggle-able mode groups.
100 - Well-spaced visually-linear output modes.
101 - Includes some hidden modes for those who want them.
102 - Battery check mode!
103 - First clicky-switch stock light with both forward and backward mode
104 navigation in a single tap (short/medium press).
105 - With mode memory off, the user can access 4 different modes
106 (including the highest and lowest) within 1 second.

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107 - Fast PWM so the pulsing won't be visible.

108 - The firmware and the driver designs are available for anyone who
109 wants to modify them.

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