Operating Manual for H6Flex UI-UNI4 (V1.00)
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1. Voltage Warning Low SE a 25 8 8 Eight Clicks Voltage Warning Medium Setting ssessssssesseseessersseesseesseesseessessseeseeeseesssesseesseeseressesse 26 8 9 Nine clicks Poweron Mode Faable Disable ads 27 8 10 8 11 8 12 8 13 8 14 8 15 Ten Clicks Configuration Reset to initial shipping defaults onnnnnnnninninncnnonnnonononacononanonanocanononocinoss 28 Eleven Clicks Thermal Proteo A A ae 28 Twelve clicks Autosleep Enable Disable a 29 Thirteen clicks Select UIB2 UIB2Q or UIF UIP Base MoOd6 cocooooocccnnoocccononnnnonononnnoonnnncnonnnncncnnnncnnnnnos 29 Fourteen clicks Configure Strobe Sequence in iia 30 Meni Selection COMP A A O E E Eaa 32 Description The heart of H6Flex is a Microcontroller uC that contains the user interface firmware Features of this circuit Ul combination include Choice of 3 different User Interfaces UIF fixed lighting optimized UIP portable lighting optimized and UIB2 bicycle lighting optimized High efficiency Buck mode step down switching regulator maximum drive current set in firmware Reverse polarity protected Single switch to select from various brightness levels turn the unit on off select the operating modes and set menu options Non volatile EEPROM storage of operating mode last selected brightness level and maximum drive level 1400mA 2000mA 2800mA 3000mA 3600mA 5000mA 5600mA 6000mA or 6600mA Note the 3000mA and 6000mA current tables w2. actual L2 medium level L2 select e 2 click actual L3 medium level L3 select default when UIB2 is first selected e 3 click actual L4 medium level L4 select For UIF UIP Base Mode default The circuit can be configured to operate in either UIF or UIP modes Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that UIF is chosen Each click will cycle to the next choice and wrap back to the beginning e 0 click dim UIF select e 1 click brighter gt UIP select default When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice to indicate that the selection has been made and then go dim to indicate that it has returned to the Menu mode for the next selection 8 4 Four clicks Superlock Enable Disable To prevent accidental turn on or unintended use the light can be electronically locked off For UIB2 UIB2Q Base Mode With Superlock enabled each time the user wants to turn the light on 2 clicks spaced no more than 0 3 seconds apart must occur prior to the click or press that turns the light on constant or strobe respectively For UIF UIP Base Mode With Superlock enabled each time the user wants to turn the light on 2 clicks spaced no more than 0 3 seconds apart must occur prior to the click or press that turns the light on previous level or low respectively Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that Superlock Mode will be disabled i e if you don t click Superl
3. default L8 brightness levels When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice to indicate that the selection has been made and then go dim to indicate that it has returned to the Menu mode for the next selection 19 8 2 Two clicks Current Drive Selection The circuit can be set to one of 7 or 9 for drivers shipped after Nov 16 2010 maximum current drive levels This selection will be L5 or high for all modes The brightness scales of all other levels are determined by this setting Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that 1400 mA max current will be active Each click will cycle to the next current drive level and wrap back to the beginning The sequence is O click dim gt 1400 mA select default 1 click brighter gt 2000 mA select 2 click brighter gt 2800 mA select 3 click brighter gt 3000 mA select 4 click brighter gt 3600 mA select IE 5 click brightest 5000 mA select 6 click brightest 5600 mA select 7 click brighter 6000 mA select 8 click brightest 6600 mA select When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered 8 3 Three clicks Duomode Enable Disable or UIF UIP Selection This menu option behaves differently depending on whether the firmware is set
4. during this time enters the menu mode then flash three times and turn off The light is now in Lockout Mode and can only be turned on again by three clicks spaced no more than 0 3 seconds apart or by removing and reconnecting the input power 5 5 Autosleep Mode UIP If Autosleep is enabled see Sec 8 12 the timer will reset and start counting whenever a switch click or press occurs When the selected number of minutes goes by without a click or press the Autosleep function will commence dimming the light The brightness level will visibly drop after each subsequent minute until the lowest light level is reached After a further 10 minutes elapses from the start of dimming the light will turn itself off A press during any time after the dimming has commenced will return the light to its starting brightness level prior to dimming having started To turn off the light at any time during the sequence click the switch 10 5 6 Force Mode UIP This mode is selected from the menu see Sec 8 1 Force mode overrides the initial turn on brightness level that was set via the Adjustment Mode on the previous turn off The user can always set a new temporary light level by using the Adjustment mode during turn on but it will be overridden the next time the light is turned off and back on 11 6 UIF Fixed lighting optimized User Interface 8 Discrete Levels There are 6 operating modes for UIF They are described below 6 1 On Off Mode UIF To
5. exceed unless the user turns the driver off and back on and the low voltage setting is no longer occurring e g the battery has been recharged This feature allows the light to still operate but the runtime will be extended since the higher levels are no longer available Initially the LED will be dim to indicate L1 will be chosen i e if you don t click L1 will be chosen A click will brighten the LED to indicate that only a warning will be chosen The number of available levels that can be selected depends on the specific Ul being used UIF e Oclick dim gt L1 e 1 click brighter gt L2 e 2 click brighter gt L3 e 3 click brighter gt L4 e 4 click brighter gt L5 e 5click brighter gt L6 e 6 click brighter gt L7 e 7 click off gt Low Voltage over ride disabled shipping default UIP UIB e Oclick dim gt Li e 1 click brighter gt L2 e 2 click brighter gt L3 e 3 click brighter gt L4 e 4 click off gt Low Voltage over ride disabled shipping default When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once to confirm the saving of the new selection The LED will dim again and wait for entry of the x tens Click O to 2 times If you don t click O will be selected for the tens digit When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once to acknowledge the Press The LED will dim again and wait for en
6. flash per 5 seconds will be chosen See the table below for all available settings O click dim Main LED flash once per 5 sec undervoltage 1 click brighter Main LED flash once per 10 sec undervoltage 2 click brighter Main LED flash once per 30 sec undervoltage 3 click brighter Main LED flash once per 60 sec undervoltage 4 click off No Main LED flash for undervoltage default When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once and go dim again and wait for entry of the threshold hysteresis value e Oclick dim gt Hysteresis set to 0 2V default e 1 click brighter Hysteresis set to 0 4V e 2 click brighter Hysteresis set to 0 6V When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered Note regardless of the selection for this Menu the STAT pin will always report the battery status 8 6 Six Clicks Voltage Cut Off Setting The circuit can be configured to turn off OR warn when the cut off input voltage occurs The user can set the cut off voltage to any value between OV 21V The voltage value is entered by setting a number in the format xy z e g 06 8V The V Cut Off setting is the value that the user chooses to protect the battery pack from over discharge When the Cut Off voltage is sensed and Cutoff is s
7. is turned on after the menu entry window has closed for UIB2 UIB2Q In this case the user would Enable Poweron Mode Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that Poweron Mode will be disabled i e if you don t click Poweron Mode will be disabled A click will brighten the LED to indicate that Poweron Mode will be enabled Each click will cycle between enabled and disabled e Oclick dim Poweron disabled e 1 click brighter Poweron enabled default When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered The following shows how Poweron mode affects the operation of the driver when power is first applied battery first connected or power turned on via a switch in series with the battery IF UIB2 normal If poweron is ON H6Flex powers on with a flash sequence and stays on If poweron is OFF H6Flex powers on with a flash sequence and then turns off standby IF UIB2 Quiet If poweron is ON no flash sequence and H6Flex turns on If poweron is OFF no flash sequence and H6Flex goes off standby If UIF UIP If poweron is ON H6Flex powers on If poweron is OFF H6Flex turns off standby By standby what is meant is that H6Flex turns electronically off and waits to be turned on via the momentary action switch 27 8 10 Ten Clicks Configuration Reset to i
8. light is turned back on 6 4 Superlock Mode UIF To prevent accidental turn on or unintended use the light can be electronically locked out Lockout can be manually selected each time prior to turning off the light or a menu option see Sec 8 4 can automatically lock out the light each time it is turned off To manually enter lockout begin with the light on and ensure light has been on for at least 1 second Then click the switch rapidly three times no more than 0 3 seconds apart The light will cycle off on off and wait for 2 5 seconds a press during this time enters the menu mode then flash three times and turn off The light is now in Lockout Mode and can only be turned on again by three clicks spaced no more than 0 3 seconds apart or by removing and reconnecting the input power 12 6 5 Autosleep Mode UIF If Autosleep is enabled see Sec 8 12 the timer will reset and start counting whenever a switch click or press occurs When the selected number of minutes goes by without a click or press the Autosleep function will commence dimming the light The brightness level will visibly drop after each subsequent minute until the lowest light level is reached After a further 10 minutes elapses from the start of dimming the light will turn itself off A press during any time after the dimming has commenced will return the light to its starting brightness level prior to dimming having started To turn off the light at any time during the s
9. not press and go back to step three above and click the proper number of times for your next selection Example in UIF UIP Menu mode set drive current to 2800 mA 1 2 3 Press to select this option The LED will light steady dim You are in the Current Drive Turn on the light if it isn t already on and wait at least 1 second Click the switch three times no more than 0 3 sec apart and then Press until the LED flashes once release the switch The LED will then stay steady dim You are in the Menu system Click twice to choose the Current Drive Selection wait for flash response after each click Selection at the lowest option 1400 mA Clicking once will make the LED brighter indicating 2000 mA Clicking a second time brightens the LED again indicating 2800 mA Press to save your selection The LED will flash twice and stay steady You have now saved the 2800 mA Current Drive Selection and are back to the top of the Menu If that is all you would like to set press one more time to exit the Menu Two flashes later you are out of the Menu and into the normal operation mode If instead you would like to set another Menu 18 option do not press and go back to step three above and click the proper number of times for your next selection 8 0 Zero clicks Nothing This option changes nothing and allows the user to exit the Menu system Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that the Menu system ha
10. seconds or disabled STAT pin only Threshold 0 1 2 for 0 2V 0 4V 0 6V 6 V Cut protect rechargeable batteries by shutting off or warning at a chosen Voltage level Enter in form xy z Default Cutoff and Default 12 0 V configured for 14 4V Li lon battery 7 V Low Warn of battery nearly discharged Enter in form xy z Default 13 0 V configured for 14 4V Li lon battery 8 V Med Warn of battery half discharged Enter in form xy z Default 14 3 V configured for 14 4V Li lon battery 9 Power On disable enable on function when power is applied 10 Reset Menu selections reset to shipping defaults 11 Thermal Protection trip point that reduces power to L3 if the system is at risk of overheating 50 C 60 C 70 C 80 C 90 C disable 12 Autosleep selection only active for UIF or UIP 15min 30min 1hr 2hr 4hr 8hr disable 13 UIB2 UIB2Q or UIF UIP base mode Selection UIB2 UIB2Q UIF UIP UIB2 Duomode Threemode Trimode Multimode UIB2Q Duomode Threemode Trimode Multimode UIF UIP 14 Strobe sequence configuration Note Snip and save the above Menu table for quick reference 5 UIP Portable lighting optimized User Interface 5 Discrete Levels There are 6 operating modes for UIP They are described below 5 1 On Off Mode UIP To turn on the light click the switch The light will turn on at the previous level or the Force level if Force is enabled To turn off the light click the sw
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12. the unit is turned back on 15 7 3 Difference between Threemode and Trimode These two modes both offer 3 levels but are different in their operation to provide the user that wants three levels a choice Threemode Click to turn the light on to the previously used level Each click will toggle from Medium to High essentially acting like a Duomode But if the user wants the third level typically set to a very low level for emergency lighting or when stopped for an extended period of time where some light is needed for say a trailside repair all that is required is a press of the switch The press will activate the Low level and if the switch is held down longer the LED will flash to warn that the light will turn off in about 2 seconds if the switch continues to be held down From Low a click will move to Medium level another click to High and another click back to Medium etc As an example say the light is turned on and is at medium previously turned off at medium level Medium click High click gt Medium press gt Low click gt Medium click High click gt Medium click gt High press gt Low and continue pressing LED flashes continue pressing gt Off Trimode This is essentially a Duomode with 3 levels Click to turn the light on to the previously used level Each click then cycles through the three levels As an example say the light is turned on and is at medium previously turned off at medium level M
13. then go off waiting for the user to select the number of times to repeat the High Low burst Parameter 5 The sixth step is to choose the number of time to repeat the High Low burst maximum of 50 clicks e Oclick off Make no change to current repeat length e 1 click flash repeat burst length 1 e 2click flash gt repeat burst length 2 e 50 click flash gt repeat burst length 50 When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered 31 Strobe mode configuration examples Parameter 1 1 click L2 Parameter 2 30 clicks 300ms Parameter 3 3 clicks L5 Parameter 4 10 clicks 100ms Parameter 5 3 clicks repeats 3 times The above example would run a cycle as follows L2 for 300ms the L5 for 100ms then L2 for 100ms then L5 for 100ms then L2 for 100ms then L5 for 100msec then L2 for 100msec The above cycle then repeats over and over again until a click new sequence selected or press light is turned off occurs The default settings that ship with the driver are listed in the following table Strobe 1 Strobe 2 Strobe 3 Strobe 4 Strobe 5 Strobe 6 Parameter 1 Off Off L2 L2 L2 L2 Parameter 2 15 15 30 30 30 30 Parameter 3 L4 L5 L4 L5 L4 L5 Parameter 4 12 12 10 10 10 10 Parameter 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 Par
14. 1 2 3 4 5 Operating Manual for H6Flex UI UNI4 V1 00 Ds A onataca A E EEA N E Hove iaoues exes EEE 3 1 1 Mirta ete HOR A RA A E et 3 Ss O aeons 7 T rning the TG Plex ON thefirst iM ssri eneee o 7 3 1 Initial Power Application auch sedeedeccosu cakes a a a 7 Overview of the User Interfaces UIs and the Control MenU ooooococnnccnnononononononononanonoconononnnnnocononannnnnncononnnnonons 8 4 1 A A A tie te a E AEs de Rae ate hotel TEA N EA ge ta wt ta aOR 8 4 2 Portable UP tio 8 4 3 Beyce UB 2 WTB 2 vase rete a tiie OO ON 8 4 4 Mena f atures choices of all UIS 5 ss adas 9 UIP Portable lighting optimized User Interface 5 Discrete LevelS o nonncnonnninnnnocnonncnoncnanonancnancnanannccnonn 10 5 1 OnO Mode UP A E o A E a ee 10 5 2 Adjustment Mode UlB lt a 10 5 3 Latwched Pull Brichitiess Mode TT dd aio 10 5 4 Supero k M Coy Covel U k omrpmertnece state Proaerse E pa eer ee RT One OST a earner tir eae 10 Dd Aut sleep Mode A O 10 5 6 Fore Mode CU sis dd ala te 11 UIF Fixed lighting optimized User Interface 8 Discrete Levels 0 0 0 eee eeeeeeseeeesneeeseeeeseeeesneceeseeceeeeseneeees 12 6 1 OO MU e dl 12 6 2 Turning the H6Flex ON to an alternate brightness level UlE oooonncnnnncnincnicononnconcconncannconoconncanncnnnccnnonns 12 6 3 AUS E dd a 12 6 4 S perlock Mode UIF ec cant ti uit sace chee aaipes vara E uylaren asad E bend a a tal aa aa 12 6 5 A tosleep Mode A A tata hanaan 13 6 65 Force Mode losas tad
15. age warnings you will need to configure menu 45 AFTER you have configured menu 13 When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go off to indicate that the selection has been made The light will remain off until turned back on by the user 8 14Fourteen clicks Configure Strobe Sequence This menu option only applies in to UIB2 UIB2Q modes since only those modes support Strobe With this menu the user can over write any of the default 6 strobe sequences The first step is to choose the Strobe Sequence to over write O click dim gt Strobe Sequence 1 1 click brighter gt Strobe Sequence 2 2 click brighter gt Strobe Sequence 3 3 click brighter gt Strobe Sequence 4 4 click brighter gt Strobe Sequence 5 5 click brighter gt Strobe Sequence 6 6 click off gt Exit don t change anything When you are satisfied with the choice press to move to the next step If Exit was selected LED off the LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered If Exit was not selected LED not off the LED will flash once and then go dim waiting for the user to enter the low level for the Strobe Sequence Parameter 1 The second step is to choose the Low level for the Strobe intensity O click dim gt L1 1 click brighter gt L2 2 click brighter gt L3 3 click brighter gt L4 4 click off gt Ma
16. ameter 2 and Parameter 4 are the of clicks so in the table above 15 means 150msecond 30 means 300mseconds etc 8 15 Menu Selection Complete Once the above Menu procedure is complete and the light turns off the new Menu selection is immediately active The circuit is ready to be used 32
17. and further pressing will turn the light off In the 3 level Trimode clicking toggles through the three levels and wraps back to the lowest level In 5 level Multimode clicking increases brightness and pressing decreases brightness Strobe Mode Press from Off will enter into strobe mode and return to the previously selected strobe sequence A click moves from one strobe sequence to the next and on reaching the last sequence total of 6 starts back at the first sequence A long press will turn the light off The driver ships with 6 pre defined strobe sequences that the user can reconfigure as needed for their own use Full control of low and high intensity as well as time interval and repeat sequences is provided Modified sequences are stored in non volatile memory 4 4 Menu features choices of all Uls Bold is factory default 1 Force Level choose level for initial on or disable 2 Current Drive Level 1400ma 2000 mA 2800mA 3000mA 3600mA 5000mA 5600mA 6000mA or 6600MA all intermediate brightness levels scale to this max level 3000mA 6000mA only available on h6Flex shipped after Nov 16 2010 3 Ifin UIF UIP base mode Select UIF or UIP else if in UIB2 base mode If Duomode L1 L2 L3 L4 Threemode or Trimode first select low L1 L2 L3 L4 and then select med L1 L2 L3 L4 4 SuperLock disable enable 5 V Stat how often the LED warns that V Low and V Med levels have been reached Flash sequence per 5 10 30 60
18. be dim waiting for entry of the x tens Click O to 2 times If you don t click O will be selected for the tens digit When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once to acknowledge the Press The LED will dim again and wait for entry of the y units Click 0 to 9 times If you don t click 0 will be selected for the units digit When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once to acknowledge the Press The LED will dim again and wait for entry of the z tenths Click O to 9 times If you don t click O will be selected for the tenths digit When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered The xy z value is stored in the EEPROM and can be changed by following the above procedure as often as necessary Note the circuit senses the input voltage across IN and IN This means that measured voltage for the Voltage Warning circuitry is quite accurate 26 8 9 Nine clicks Poweron Mode Enable Disable The circuit can be configured to either power up with the LED lit or unlit when power is first applied E g In a light fixture that has an auxiliary power switch in series with the battery and the circuit the user can choose to have the circuit illuminate the LED as soon as the power switch
19. d with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once to acknowledge the Press The LED will dim again and wait for entry of the z tenths Click O to 9 times If you don t click O will be selected for the tenths digit When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered The xy z value is stored in the EEPROM and can be changed by following the above procedure as often as necessary Note the circuit senses the input voltage across IN and IN This means that measured voltage for the Voltage Warning circuitry is quite accurate 24 8 7 Seven Clicks Voltage Warning Low Setting The circuit can be configured to warn the user when low input voltage occurs The user can set the voltage warning to any value between OV 16V The voltage value is entered by setting a number in the format xy z e g 06 8V The V Low setting is the value that the user chooses to provide a warning prior to reaching the cut off voltage Of course the warning can be ignored if necessary emergency though the warning will never time out and at some point the Cut Off voltage will be reached and the light will turn off The user can specify what level the driver should use as the upper limit when the low voltage setting is detected This forces the driver to drop to a lower level that the user can not
20. e clicks Autosleep Enable Disable This menu option only applies in UIF or UIP modes It is ignored in UIB2 UIB2Q mode To preserve battery life this option allows H6Flex to switch the power off after a preset time Initially the LED will be dim to indicate Autosleep will activate in 15 minutes Each click will cycle through the next time value The sequence is 0 click dim 15 minutes 1 click brighter 30 minutes 2 click brighter gt 1 hour 3 click brighter gt 2 hour 4 click brighter gt 4 hour 5 click brighter gt 8 hour 6 click off gt Autosleep disabled default When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered 8 13 Thirteen clicks Select UIB2 UIB2Q or UIF UIP Base Mode This menu allows selection either of UIB2 UIB2Q or UIF UIP base modes The structure of the firmware is such that there are two totally separate operating environments due to the very different needs of UIB2 UIB2Q versus UIF UIP Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that UIB2 base mode will be enabled i e if you don t click UIB2 Base Mode will be selected A click will brighten the LED to indicate UIB2Q Base mode will be enabled and a further click will brighten the LED again to indicate that UIF UIP Base Mode will be enabled Each click will cycle through the next base mode The
21. edium click High click gt Low click gt Medium click gt High click Low Press Off Threemode and Trimode sequences the same when used in Strobe mode for consistent behaviour 7 4 Superlock Mode UIB2 UIB2Q To prevent accidental turn on or unintended use the light can be electronically locked off If Superlock is enabled each time the user wants to turn the light on 2 clicks spaced no more than 0 3 seconds apart must occur prior to the click or press that turns the light on constant or strobe respectively In other words to turn the light on with Superlock enabled a To Constant Mode The user clicks three times no more than 0 3 seconds apart b To Strobe Mode The user clicks twice and presses no more than 0 3 seconds apart 16 8 Menu Selection Configuring operation This section describes how to enter the Menu system and how to change operating options All changes are stored in the EEPROM Every Menu option modifies the operation of both modes strobe and constant To access the Menu depends on whether you are in UIB2 UIB2Q menu mode or UIF UIP menu mode If you are in UIB2 mode then to access the menu system you must remove power disconnect the battery from the circuit and then re apply power A dim rapid flash sequence from the LED will indicate that the Menu entry window is open the window is open for three seconds Within 3 seconds of applying power PRESS not click the switch and the LED
22. elected see below the circuit will wait 1 minute prior to turning off the main LED short flash sequence warning before it turns off The user can turn the light on again and after 1 minute the circuit will again turn off the main LED This 1 minute cycle provides the user a last ditch ability to continue using the light for short periods of time If Cutoff is set to Warn Only see below then the Main LED or STAT LED as selected in Sec 8 5 will continue to warn indefinitely Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that Cutoff turn off will be chosen i e if you don t click Cutoff will be chosen A click will brighten the LED to indicate that only a warning will be chosen Each click will cycle between Cutoff and Warning e 0 click dim Cutoff driver will turn off default e 1 click brighter Warn Only driver will continue to flash the LED after 1 minute When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once to confirm the saving of the new selection The LED will dim again and wait for entry of the x tens Click 0 to 2 times If you don t click O will be selected for the tens digit When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once to acknowledge the Press 23 The LED will dim again and wait for entry of the y units Click O to 9 times If you don t click O will be selected for the units digit When you are satisfie
23. enter U3 in the picture above An optional 3mm or 5mm colored LED can be connected between VIN anode and STAT cathode to be used as a battery status indicator The user must provide a series resistor for the status LED to limit the current based on VIN and the status LED s Vf The STAT pin is an open collector NPN transistor 2N3904 that is on STAT grounded to light the LED Below is a schematic showing how the STAT pin would be used with a nominal 14 4V battery pack R1 H6Flex To calculate the value of R1 we need to know the input voltage the Vf of the LED and the desired drive current to the LED Assuming a 14 4V nominal battery pack and a Red LED with a Vf of 2 5V and a desired drive current of 10mA provides all the information we need R1 14 4V 2 5V 10mA 11 9 0 010 1190 ohms or choosing the next larger standard 5 resistor would give a value of 1 2K ohms Power dissipation in the resistor is R 0 010 x 0 010 x 1200 0 12W so choose a 1 4W resistor Below is the view of the bottom side of the H6Flex board This is the side that should be attached to a heatsink with a piece of the provided thermal pad material sandwiched in between The Red outlined areas in the picture below are the thermal interface areas that need to be in good contact with the thermal pad material and the heatsink NOTE the Red outlined areas are at various potentials and MUST be electrically isolated from the heatsin
24. equence click the switch 6 6 Force Mode UIF Force mode see Sec 8 1 overrides the initial turn on brightness level that was set via the Adjustment Mode on the previous turn off The user can always set a new temporary light level by using the Adjustment mode but when Force is enabled the manually set level will be overridden the next time the light is turned off and back on 13 7 UIB2 Bicycle Optimized User Interface Constant and Strobe The various operating modes of UIB2 UIB2Q are described below Please note that ALL operations are identical in constant and strobe modes except for the click or press to enter those modes UIB2 and UIB2Q are functionally identical The only difference between the two is whether or not the 3 second menu window flash occurs For applications that utilize a separate power switch to turn the driver on and off the 3 second menu window flash can be annoying and so UIB2Q provides a quiet turn on To access the menu system in UIB2Q requires pressing and holding the momentary action switch down while applying power since there is no 3 second menu window see Sec 8 7 1 On Off Mode non Superlock UIB2 UIB2Q 7 1 1 a b 7 1 2 7 1 3 7 1 4 In Duomode Constant Mode A click turns on the light and further clicks toggle between low L2 by default and high L5 From On a press will turn off the light after a safety delay of about two seconds Strobe Mode A press will
25. ere added Nov 16 2010 All h6Flex drivers shipped after Nov 16 have these 2 additional current table options Voltage sensing with three user configurable trip points for Y discharged and nearly fully discharged and forced off or warn only Warning display via an optional 3mm or 5mm status LED or via the main LED Temperature sensing with user configurable trip point to limit output current to protect the driver and or LED 1 1 Wiring the H6Flex The picture shows the connections to H6Flex The user provides DC power to the H6Flex via battery DC wallwart etc H6Flex is reverse polarity protected with a low drop out FET less than 50mV voltage drop across the FET H6Flex requires a user provided momentary action switch that must be connected via leads soldered to the holes SWA and SWB The switch needs to be a momentary action push to close type i e normally open contacts Input power is connect via IN positive input voltage and IN negative input voltage NOTE 21V Maximum Input voltage 5 li ion batteries in series The LED load is connected to LED positive LED and LED negative LED NOTE LED is NOT the same as IN When soldering wires to the thru holes pads on the PCB be careful to not short or accidentally desolder components near where you are soldering Use a quality solder with non corrosive non conductive no clean flux Temperature sensing is performed within the uController the 32 pin IC in the top c
26. ght will turn on because Power Mode is active by default at the lowest level The circuit is on and ready to use The STAT LED if connected will also flash momentarily as a self test The same test flash will be seen when turning the light on via a click or press after releasing the switch 4 Overview of the User Interfaces Uls and the Control Menu 4 1 Fixed UIF Intended for lanterns household and automotive lighting Eight brightness levels Ability to turn on at lowest setting and quickly change to highest setting without scrolling Press while on to scroll all levels Click turns on and click turns off 4 2 Portable UIP Intended for hand held torches Five brightness levels Ability to turn on at lowest setting Ability to switch directly to high setting from any other level Press while off to scroll all levels Click turns on and click turns off 4 3 Bicycle UIB2 UIB2Q Intended for bicycle lighting Separate modes for constant two three or five levels and user configurable strobe sequences From off a click turns on to constant mode and a long press turns off From off a press turns on to strobe mode and a long press turns off Constant Mode In the 2 level Duomode brightness changes are controlled by clicking to toggle between the two chosen levels In the 3 level Threemode clicking increases brightness to the upper two levels and then toggles between those two levels a press will dim to the lowest level
27. in LED will be OFF for the low level of the Strobe When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once and then go off waiting for the user to select the number of 10msec ticks for the Low level duration 30 Parameter 2 The third step is to choose the Low level duration time maximum of 50 clicks e Oclick off gt Make no change to current duration e 1 click flash gt 10msec duration e 2click flash gt 20msec duration e 50 click flash gt 500msec duration When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once and then go dim waiting for the user to choose the High level for the Strobe intensity Parameter 3 The fourth step is to choose the High level for the Strobe intensity e O click dim gt L2 e 1 click brighter gt L3 e 2 click brighter gt L4 e 3 click brighter gt L5 When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once and then go off waiting for the user to select the number of 10msec ticks for the High level duration Parameter 4 The fifth step is to choose the High level duration time maximum of 50 clicks e Oclick off gt Make no change to current duration e 1 click flash 10msec duration e 2click flash gt 20msec duration e 50 click flash gt 500msec duration When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once and
28. itch 5 2 Adjustment Mode UIP To adjust the brightness of the light start with the light off and press the switch The light will always turn on at Level 1 dimmest level and in the brightening direction Release the switch at the desired level and that new level will be stored in the EEPROM Pressing the switch again within 1 5 seconds will start the light adjustment in the opposite direction the direction toggles each time When the light reaches the dimmest or brightest level it will stay there until the switch is released Once the switch is released for longer than 1 5 seconds no more brightness adjustment is possible without turning off the light and starting the sequence again 5 3 Latched Full Brightness Mode UIP With the light turned on a press will latch to Level 5 brightest A second press will unlatch and return the light to the original brightness level To turn off the light click the switch 5 4 Superlock Mode UIP To prevent accidental turn on or unintended use the light can be electronically locked out Lockout can be manually selected each time prior to turning off the light or a menu option See Sec 8 4 can automatically lock out the light each time it is turned off To manually enter lockout begin with the light on and ensure light has been on for at least 1 second Then click the switch rapidly three times no more than 0 3 seconds apart The light will cycle off on off and wait for 2 5 seconds a press
29. k and from each other The provided thermal pad material will conform when applied between the bottom side of H6Flex and the heatsink The thermal pad IS adhesive remove both protective layers therefore pressure needs to be applied to the top of the board to set the adhesive Please refer to the datasheet on the various pressure temperature profiles to determine what pressure needs to be applied to set the adhesive Once the adhesive is set the external pressure can be removed http www taskled com leds bondply100 pdf is the link to the data sheet for the Bond Ply thermal pad material Satara A 0 2010 TaskLED H6Flex V1 0 gt j gt ir O s LY gt p 7 gt E The following table shows some of the supported configurations of H6Flex Driver Configuration Input voltage max 1 to 5 P7 in series 21V 1 to 5 MC E 4P 21V 1 to 3 MC E 2P2S 21 V To maintain current regulation H6Flex requires a greater input voltage than the driven output voltage This voltage difference Input Output voltage is 1V at 2 8A worst case This means to drive say 3 LEDs in series with a combined Vf of 10V at 2 8A would require a battery that has a minimum of 10V 1V 11V 4P means the 4 die in parallel 2P2S means the 4 die are wired as 2 parallel strings of 2 series die 2 Definitions CLICK a short less than 0 3 seconds press and release PRESS a lo
30. nger greater than 0 3 seconds press and hold Force an option to always have the light turn on at a specific user selected level UI User Interface EEPROM non volatile memory Stored data will remain even if battery is disconnected LED Light Emitting Diode As used here it typically refers to the light s main LED s 3 Turning the H6Flex ON the first time Do not apply power to H6Flex unless an LED is connected This is to protect the LED from voltage spikes if it is connected to H6Flex after power has been applied H6Flex is shipped with the lowest drive level 1400 mA selected and Poweron mode turned on When power is first applied H6Flex will safely drive the LED at the lowest level 3 1 Initial Power Application IF the firmware is configured for UIB2 base mode Upon initial power application to the circuit the main LED will flash quickly and dimly for three seconds to indicate that the Menu entry window is open If three seconds pass with no switch action the LED will light because Poweron Mode is active by default at the lowest level The circuit is on and ready to use The STAT LED if connected will also flash momentarily as a self test The same test flash will be seen when turning the light on via a click constant mode or press strobe mode after releasing the switch IF the firmware is configured for UIF UIP base mode shipping default Upon initial power application to the circuit the li
31. ning as for the Constant mode above At the user specified flash rate the light will stop the strobe sequence for 1 5 seconds and stay steady at the High level as per the current strobe sequence and then it will flash to the Low level as per the current strobe sequence one two or three times and then it will stay steady at the High level for 1 5 seconds The light will then resume the strobe sequence until the next warning cycle specified by the flash rate occurs Threshold Hysteresis Selection The voltage monitoring warning system uses hysteresis to prevent the warning system triggering and resetting again when hovering around a trip point For example if the medium warning is set to 14 3V the voltage warning will trip when the input voltage drops below 14 3V The voltage is required to go at least 14 3 Hysteresis to reset the medium warning By default the hysteresis is set to 0 2V which for this example means the voltage would need to rise above 14 5V to reset the medium level The 0 2V hysteresis works well for most applications but if the battery pack is also being used to power other devices that may have large cycle current draws like a high power flashing LED system the input voltage to the driver may fluctuate enough to trip and reset the voltage monitoring over and over again Increasing the hysteresis to 0 4V or 0 6V can prevent this warning cycle Configuring the settings 22 Initially the LED will be Dim to indicate that one
32. nitial shipping defaults This Menu option allows a reset of all options to their initial shipping defaults Sec 0 and or to display the firmware version number Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that a Configuration Reset will not occur i e if you don t click to toggle this option A click will brighten the LED to indicate that a Configuration Reset will occur Each Click will toggle from active to inactive e 0 click dim Reset will not occur default e 1 click brighter Reset will occur When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash M times then a pause and then flash N times and then go off M N version number of the firmware After the Reset version number display is complete the light will remain off until turned back on by the user 8 11 Eleven Clicks Thermal Protection To protect the light from over heating a thermal trigger point can be set with this option Obviously the temperature sensing will not be of any use in a light that has the LED heatsink case far from the driver For UIB2 UIB2Q Base Mode When the internal thermal sensor detects the configured temperature the light level is dropped to L3 corresponds to less than 1 3 of the selected maximum current of L5 For UIF UIP Base Mode When the uController internal thermal sensor detects the configured temperature the light level is dropped to L4 in UIF or L3 in UIP mode The user will not be able
33. nstead of choosing an option press the switch before clicking Sec 8 0 The LED will flash 2 times and then the light will turn off To re enter the Menu system you will need to perform the proper sequence as described above If any errors occur in selecting a Menu option e g clicking more than 14 times or making an invalid selection the LED will flash quickly 5 times to indicate an error and the user will be returned to the top of the Menu system as if it had just been entered If at any time you lose track or get confused about where you are in the Menu system you can always remove power and only the settings that have been altered if any will have been written to the EEPROM After clicking from 0 to 14 times to select the Menu entry press the switch to choose that menu option 17 Example in UIB2 Menu mode set drive current to 2800 mA E 0 Disconnect and reconnect power to the circuit The LED will flash rapidly Within three seconds press the switch The LED will flash brightly two times and stay steady dim You are in the Menu system Click twice to choose the Current Drive Selection wait for flash response after each click Press to select this option The LED will light steady dim You are in the Current Drive Selection at the lowest option 1400 mA Clicking once will make the LED brighter indicating 2000 mA Clicking a second time brightens the LED again indicating 2800 mA Press to save
34. ock Mode will be disabled A click will brighten the LED to indicate that Superlock Mode will be enabled Each click will cycle between enabled and disabled e Oclick dim Superlock disabled default e 1 click brighter Superlock enabled When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered 21 8 5 Five Clicks Voltage Warning Status amp Threshold Setting How and how often the circuit reports the low and medium voltage conditions is configured using this Menu option You can also set the threshold or hysteresis of the voltage sensing see below The circuit reports the low voltage condition via the STAT pin on the PCB STAT will drive low open collector transistor to light the status LED See Sec 1 1 on how the STAT pin functions electrically Note The STAT pin will light the status LED if affixed if the input voltage is greater than the V Low Setting but less than the V Med Setting The STAT pin will pulse flash the status LED once per second when the input voltage is less than the V Low Setting The STAT pin will double pulse flash the status LED once per second if the input voltage is less than the V Cut Off Setting The STAT pin is pulsed once every time the light is turned on as a self check that the status LED is functioning correctly If the user does not want to wire a
35. rightness level is changed the new level is stored in EEPROM ready to be retrieved the next time the unit is turned back on 7 2 4 In Multimode a Brighter Constant Mode From on clicking cycles up through the five available levels If L5 highest has been reached and the user clicks the switch again the LED will flash to indicate that the maximum level has already been reached b Dimmer Constant Mode From on pressing cycles down through the five available levels When L1 lowest has been reached the LED will blink to indicate that the minimum level has been reached If L1 is the desired level release the switch If off is desired Sec 7 1 continue to press the switch and the light will turn off after a brief safety delay 7 2 5 In Strobe Mode Strobe Mode operates the same exact way regardless of which Constant Mode is selected duo three tri of multimode From off a press will turn on and at the previous strobe sequence Subsequent clicks will cycle to the next sequence until the 6 is reach and then back to the first sequence From on a press will turn off the light after a safety delay of about two seconds 7 2 6 Current Levels The five levels are factory set and levels L2 L5 scale with the Current Drive Menu option Sec 0 L1 in all current tables is set to approximately 50 mA for longest runtime Each time the brightness level is changed the new level is stored in EEPROM ready to be retrieved next time
36. s been entered If no further Menu changes are needed a press will exit the Menu system 2 flashes The light turns off and is ready to use 8 1 One click Force Mode Enable Adjust Disable This mode overrides the last used level Force Mode is ignored when Threemode Trimode or Duomode is enabled Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that Force Level 1 dimmest will be selected i e if you don t click Force will become active and set to Level 1 Each click will cycle to the next Force setting The sequence for UIP and UIB is O click actual L1 1 click actual L2 2 click actual L3 3 click actual L4 4 click actual L5 5 click off The LED brightness matches the actual L1 The sequence for UIF is O click actual L1 1 click actual L2 2 click actual L3 3 click actual L4 4 click actual L5 5 click actual L5 6 click actual L5 7 click actual L5 8 click off The LED brightness matches the actual L1 Force Level 1 select Force Level 2 select Force Level 3 select Force Level 4 select Force Level 5 select Force Disabled last used level will be used Force Level 1 select Force Level 2 select Force Level 3 select Force Level 4 select Force Level 5 select Force Level 6 select Force Level 7 select Force Level 8 select Force Disabled last used level will be used shipping default L5 brightness levels shipping
37. sequence is e Oclick dim UIB2 Base Mode shipping default e 1 click brighter UIB2Q Base Mode e 2 click brighter UIF UIP Base Mode If you select the UIF UIP base mode you then need to choose between UIF or UIP using Menu 3 Sec 8 3 When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting For UIF UIP selection the LED will flash twice and go off to indicate that the selection has been made The light will remain off until turned back on by the user For UIB2 and UIB2Q base mode the LED will flash once and then go dim to indicate a further submenu choice needs to be made 29 Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that Duomode mode will be enabled i e if you don t click Duomode will be selected A click will brighten the LED to indicate Threemode will be enabled a further click will brighten the LED again to indicate that Trimode will be enabled and further click will brighten the LED again to indicate that Multimode will be enabled Each click will cycle through the next UIB mode The sequence is O click dim gt Duomode Selected shipping default 1 click brighter Threemode Selected 2 click brighter gt Trimode Selected 3 click brighter gt Multimode Selected 4 click brighter gt Multimode Quiet Selected no Flash when L5 and user Clicks Note making any change to this menu will cause menu 5 to be reset to STAT only warnings So if you want the main LED to indicate volt
38. sequent clicks will flash the LED to indicate that L5 has been reached From on a press will dim down to L1 the LED will flash to warn that L1 has been reached Continuing to press will turn off the light after a short safety delay Strobe Mode A press will turn on and at the previous strobe sequence Subsequent clicks will cycle to the next sequence until the 6 is reach and then back to the first sequence From on a press will turn off the light after a safety delay of about two seconds 14 7 2 Adjustment Mode UIB2 UIB2Q 7 2 1 In Duomode Constant Mode From on clicking toggles between low and high The brightness of low is chosen in the Duomode Menu Sec 8 3 High is the selected Drive Current Sec 0 Each time the brightness level is changed the new level is stored in EEPROM ready to be retrieved the next time the unit is turned back on 7 2 2 In Threemode Constant Mode From on clicking toggles between medium and high The brightness of low and medium are chosen in the UlBmode Menu Sec 8 3 High is the selected Drive Current Sec 0 Each time the brightness level is changed the new level is stored in EEPROM ready to be retrieved the next time the unit is turned back on 7 2 3 In Trimode Constant Mode From on clicking toggles from low to medium to high and back to low The brightness of low and medium are chosen in the UlBmode Menu Sec 8 3 High is the selected Drive Current Sec 0 Each time the b
39. status LED to the STAT pin but still wants an indication of low voltage occurring then the main LED can be set to flash at a specific interval to give a visual warning How the main LED flashes is dependent on whether the light is in constant or strobe mode Constant Mode If the input voltage is greater than the V Low Setting but less than the V Med Setting the main LED will briefly flash off once at the flash rate chosen with this Menu option 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec or 60 sec This warning will time out after five sequences so the remaining battery capacity can be used without annoyance As a reminder the V Med warning sequence will repeat if the light is turned off on or if a higher level is chosen The STAT pin will remain active with no timeout If the input voltage is less than the Low Setting the main LED will flash off twice at the flash rate This V Low warning sequence will continue until the Cut Off Setting is reached or recharged to above the V Med Setting If the input voltage is less than the Cut Off Setting the main LED will flash off three times at the flash rate This Cut Off warning sequence will continue until the light turns off Cut Off enabled or indefinitely Warn Only enabled see Sec 8 6 These sequences were chosen to give an obvious indication of battery status while still allowing use of the light for navigation Strobe Mode The warning sequence follows the same one two or three flash report for medium low or cutoff war
40. to UIB2 UIB2Q Base Mode or UIF UIP Base Mode see Sec 8 13 For UIB2 UIB2Q Base Mode The circuit can be configured to operate in either a simple 2 level mode Duomode 3 level mode 2 level toggle called Threemode 3 level mode Trimode or a more elaborate and flexible 5 level mode Multimode The force setting Sec 8 1 will be ignored if Duomode Threemode or Trimode are enabled For Duomode Threemode and Trimode Initially the LED will be dim actual L1 in this case to indicate that L1 is chosen Each click will cycle to the next choice and wrap back to the beginning e Q click actual L1 low level L1 select e 1 click actual L2 low level L2 select default when UIB2 is first selected e 2 click actual L3 low level L3 select e 3 click actual L4 low level L4 select When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting For Duomode you are done and the LED will flash twice to indicate that the selection has been made and then go dim to indicate that it has returned to the Menu mode for the next selection For Threemode Trimode the LED will flash once and then go dim to wait for you to select the intensity for the user configurable medium level 20 For Threemode and Trimode only Initially the LED will be dim actual L1 in this case to indicate that L1 is chosen Each click will cycle to the next choice and wrap back to the beginning e Q click actual L1 medium level L1 select e 1 click
41. to access levels above L3 or L4 for UIF until the temperature has dropped a minimum of 5 C At that time full operation of the light is restored Note The sensor determines the temperature of the uController IC not of the light case or the LED junction etc Initially the LED will be dim to indicate that 50 C is chosen Each click will cycle to the next temperature option and wrap back to the beginning The sequence is e Oclick dim 50 C e 1 click brighter gt 60 C e 2click brighter 70 C e 3click brighter 80 C e 4click brightest gt 90 C e 5click off disabled default When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered HINT Choosing the appropriate temperature for a particular light will require some trial and error if temperature measurements of the case and thermal sensing IC aren t possible e g due to lack of equipment One way to do this is to allow the case to warm up to a temperature that is beyond your 28 comfort level Set the temperature trip point above to 90 C and then turn the light on normally and see if the thermal protection activates If it doesn t activate re program to the 80 C setting and repeat until the appropriate temperature is found The average person will find 60 C as an uncomfortable case temperature for a light 8 12 Twelv
42. try of the y units Click O to 9 times If you don t click O will be selected for the units digit 25 When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash once to acknowledge the Press The LED will dim again and wait for entry of the z tenths Click O to 9 times If you don t click O will be selected for the tenths digit When you are satisfied with the choice press to save the setting The LED will flash twice and go dim to indicate that the selection has been made and that the Menu mode has been reentered The xy z value is stored in the EEPROM and can be changed by following the above procedure as often as necessary 8 8 Eight Clicks Voltage Warning Medium Setting The circuit can be configured to warn the user when medium input voltage occurs The user can set the voltage warning to any value between OV 21V The voltage value is entered by setting a number in the format xy z e g 06 8V The V Med setting is the value that the user chooses to indicate that the battery is around half discharged recommendation Of course the user can set this to whatever value he she chooses This warning will time out after five sequences so the remaining battery capacity can be used without annoyance As a reminder the V Med warning sequence will repeat if the light is turned off on or if a higher level is chosen The STAT pin will remain active with no timeout Initially the LED will
43. turn on and at the previous strobe sequence Subsequent clicks will cycle to the next sequence until the 6 is reach and then back to the first sequence From on a press will turn off the light after a safety delay of about two seconds In Threemode Constant Mode A click turns on the light and further clicks toggle between medium L2 by default and high L5 From on a press will dim the light to low and further pressing will flash the LED as a warning and turn off the light after a safety delay of about two seconds Strobe Mode A press will turn on and at the previous strobe sequence Subsequent clicks will cycle to the next sequence until the 6 is reach and then back to the first sequence From on a press will turn off the light after a safety delay of about two seconds In Trimode Constant Mode A click turns on the light and further clicks toggle between low L2 by default and medium L3 by default and high L5 From on a press will turn off the light after a safety delay of about two seconds Strobe Mode A press will turn on and at the previous strobe sequence Subsequent clicks will cycle to the next sequence until the 6 is reach and then back to the first sequence From on a press will turn off the light after a safety delay of about two seconds In Multimode Constant Mode A click turns on at the previous level or at Force Level if set and further clicks brighten up to L5 Sub
44. turn on the light click the switch The light will turn on at the previous level or at the Force level if Force is enabled To turn off the light click the switch 6 2 Turning the H6Flex ON to an alternate brightness level UIF Pressing the switch for longer than Y a second but less than 1 5 seconds will select the nightlight illumination level This level is stored in the EEPROM as the current illumination level Pressing the switch for longer than 1 5 seconds will select the full brightness illumination level This level is stored in the EEPROM as the current illumination level 6 3 Adjustment Mode UIF There are 7 equally spaced brightness levels human eye model in addition to the nightlight level With the H6Flex already switched on the user can scroll through the brightness levels by pressing the switch for longer than Y a second The brightness will either increase or decrease one level every 1 3 of a second H6Flex will toggle from the bright or dim direction each time the switch is released If the light is turned on and the light starts in nightlight mode then the direction is initially set to increasing If the unit it turned on and the unit starts in full bright mode then the direction is initially set to decreasing If the unit is turned on at any in between level then the direction is initially set to decreasing Each time the brightness level is changed the new level is stored in EEPROM ready to be retrieved next time the
45. will flash brightly 2 times then stay steady dim to indicate that the Menu system has been entered Note During the 3 second Menu entry window and while in the Menu system voltage sensing and temperature sensing is disabled to allow access even if an over temperature or under voltage condition exists If you are in UIB2Q mode then to access the menu system you must remove power disconnect the battery from the circuit and then re apply power WHILE keeping the switch pressed down The LED will flash brightly 2 times then stay steady dim to indicate that the Menu system has been entered If you are in UIF UIP mode then start with the light on or turn the light on and wait at least 1 second Click 3 times quickly the LED will flash off on off and follow that with a press until the LED flashes So the sequence from the light being on is simply click click click press The press must come directly after the three clicks or the circuit will enter lockout mode with an indication of three bright flashes When you have entered the Menu successfully the LED will be steady dim Note While in the Menu system voltage sensing and temperature sensing is disabled again to enable access even if an over temperature or under voltage condition exists Click the switch from 0 to 14 times the LED will flash a response for each click do NOT try to beat the flash to select one of the Menu options to change as listed below To exit the Menu system i
46. your selection The LED will flash twice and stay steady You have now saved the 2800 mA Current Drive Selection and are back to the top of the Menu If that is all you would like to set press one more time to exit the Menu Two flashes later you are out of the Menu and into the normal operation mode If instead you would like to set another Menu option do not press and go back to step three above and click the proper number of times for your next selection Example in UlIBQ2 Menu mode set drive current to 2800 mA ROD al Disconnect and reconnect power to the circuit WHILE keeping the switch pressed down The LED will flash brightly two times and stay steady dim You are in the Menu system Click twice to choose the Current Drive Selection wait for flash response after each click Press to select this option The LED will light steady dim You are in the Current Drive Selection at the lowest option 1400 mA Clicking once will make the LED brighter indicating 2000 mA Clicking a second time brightens the LED again indicating 2800 mA Press to save your selection The LED will flash twice and stay steady You have now saved the 2800 mA Current Drive Selection and are back to the top of the Menu If that is all you would like to set press one more time to exit the Menu Two flashes later you are out of the Menu and into the normal operation mode If instead you would like to set another Menu option do
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