Will try to catch is next time. It has not happened again until now.
Also, when having "Holder" to "ON", sleep does not seem to work. Only holder temp. Not sure if that is normal, I always had the holder set to AUTO previously, and in that setting Sleep works. So it might be the actual difference as intended, but I never tried it in the original FW tbh
Is there a setting to influence the BEEP behaviour? Your FW beeps on all temp setting changes, including sleep temp, and I am not sure I like that :-)
Yes, I let it beep when the temperature reaches in any case, as a reminder, this does not have a switch setting. When I have time, I will add another switch setting.
Will try to catch is next time. It has not happened again until now.
Also, when having "Holder" to "ON", sleep does not seem to work. Only holder temp. Not sure if that is normal, I always had the holder set to AUTO previously, and in that setting Sleep works. So it might be the actual difference as intended, but I never tried it in the original FW tbh
Is there a setting to influence the BEEP behaviour? Your FW beeps on all temp setting changes, including sleep temp, and I am not sure I like that :-)
I have always used auto, but I haven’t tried on, maybe on is not sleeping, this may need to be tested on the original firmware
Do I need an encoder to be able to change to buttons mode?
No need, or the original way, long press the middle button to enter the menu, and then long press the middle button until you enter the input mode option, single press the middle button to select, wait for the timeout to exit.
First impression is very good, I love the added control in the firmware, nice work!
What does the HT indication in the display mean? HT = holder temperature ST = sleep temperature WT = work temperature(Not equal to the preset temperature)
I understand that usage of your modified FW is at own risk, but seeing your station working well, i'd have no problem trying it out. Soo if you could put it on Google drive that would be great!
Is the firmware still able to detect all irons automatically, and will the automatic power regulation still work? Or is your FW adapted to work with your transformer with multiple secondary windings only?
It still automatically detects each handle, and also automatically reduces the power to use
These are two firmwares I compiled, one is burned through kit, and the other is updated through USB. If it is 5.2 hardware, it needs to be updated to 5.2C bootloader. The screen driver of this firmware is selected through the menu. In addition, after the firmware is flashed, the default is the encoder. If you use the buttons, you need to manually change to the button mode again. Regarding the 140W and 200W options, if you turn on the 200W and use the 200W handle, you need to change the fuse on the board to 10A, and make sure that you can't work at full power for a long time, so the board rectifier diode will be very hot. This is an unlimited firmware, suitable for testing, all options please set carefully.
Those extras are available only for the revision 5.2C I suppose, unfortunately? Bigger memory processor?
This is not the case. These functions are used on 5.2 without any difference, except for the function of the voltage switching part, which needs to be used on the 5.2C board that I modified myself. But the MCU must be PIC32MX564F128H, with enough code space
I modified the driver code of the encoder to make it work better, added the language of our country, can be switched freely, and added the screen saver during sleep. A few minutes after entering the sleep, it will become a small font. Animated screen saver, but it can still display the current temperature in real time. The individual configuration information of each handle has been made into a secondary menu. The C1 value and some PID parameters can be modified directly on the menu, and stored separately and independently In eeprom, I lifted the current limit in the firmware, and added a switch to the menu. The maximum power of each handle is also placed in the menu. You can adjust the power to increase or decrease to obtain different performance.
I increased the preset temperature to 5 groups in the firmware, and added a quick switch option. For example, I only need two groups, and I can choose T1-T2 or three groups to choose T1-T3 such as these
Catear, do you edit the firmware yourself or someone is helping you. make an overview of the added menu items.
Do it myself.
In the past year, my friends and I have discussed some ideas together, and then implemented them bit by bit. Maybe these functions are not liked by everyone, but I try to add to the menu Various switches allow it to be turned on or off by itself.
Good work. Can we see its wake up on real board ( small components ) solderings? Or just touch the solder to the tip, especially for 170 C* low Temp, how I am using? Without sponge triggering.
When the temperature is 250 degrees, it works very well, but the temperature of 170 degrees is too low to wake up. If the solder cannot be melted, the heat transfer is slower and the power change caused is also small. In addition, not all tips can be awakened by small solder joints. It is suitable for tip with faster response to temperature. https://youtu.be/pu7GsDMQ9HE
I have done the calibration as requested and it does no difference if I connect 10 ohm (connected to SENSEA and Vout1-) or not, I tried AC and had the same result however the screen remain DCE and does not sense AC. https://vimeo.com/557287333
If only dc is displayed but ac is not displayed, you can try to replace the components of this part of the circuit.
