Flexible Soldering iron control Firmware

Please Note, this repo will likely be renaming soon to unire - See issue #639. Old links willcontinue to work, and should redirect. So dont panic :) This is just to better account for the newer soldeing irons being added.

Originally concieved as an alternative firmware for the TS100, this firmware has evolved into a complex soldering iron control firmware.

The firmware implements all of the standard features of a "smart" soldering iron, with lots of little extras and tweaks. I highly reccomend reading the installation guide fully when installing on your iron.

For soldering irons that are designed to be powered by "smart" power sources (QC and PD), the firmware supports settings around the negotiated power and voltage. For soldering irons that are designed to be powered by batteries (TS100), settings for a cutoff voltage for battery protection are supported.

There are 25 languages currently supported as of present. When downloading the firmware for your soldering iron take node of the language code in the file name.

This project is considered feature complete for use as a soldering iron, so please suggest any feature improvements you would like!

This firmware does NOT support the USB port while running for changing settings. This is done through the onscreen menu only. Logos are edited using the tool or python script and uploaded in DFU mode.

Key Features

PID style iron temperature control
Automatic sleep with selectable sensitivity
Motion wake support
All settings exposed in intuitive menu
(TS100) Set a voltage lower limit for Lithium batteries so you don't kill your battery pack
(TS80) Set 18W or 24W settings for your power bank
Improved readability Fonts
Use hardware features to improve reliability
Can disable movement detection if desired
Boost mode lets you temporarily change the temperature when soldering (i.e. raise the temperature for short periods of time)
(TS100) Battery charge level indicator if power source set to a lipo cell count
(TS80) Power bank operating voltage is displayed
Custom boot up logo support
Automatic LCD rotation based on the orientation
Supports both the version 1 and version 2 hardware (different accelerometers)

This new firmware uses a new menu system to allow access to the settings on the device. When on the main screen, the unit shows prompts for the two most common operations.

Pressing the button near the tip enters soldering mode
Pressing the button near the USB enters the settings menu
Holding the button near the tip will enter soldering temperature adjust mode (This is the same as the one in the soldering menu, just to let you edit before heating up)
Holding the button near the USB end will show the firmware version details

Detailed operation details are over in the Menu information.

Thanks

If you love this firmware and want to continue my caffeine addiction, you can do so here (or email me for other options). I also want to give a shout out to all of the Fantastic Contributors.

Especially to the following users, who have helped in various ways that are massively appreciated:

Licence

The code created by the community is GNU GPLv3. Unless noted elsewhere. Other components such as FreeRTOS have their own licence.

Commercial Use

This software is provided as-is, so I cannot provide any commercial support for the firmware. However, you are more than welcome to distribute links to the firmware, or provide irons with this software on them. Please do not re-host the files, but rather link to this page, so that there are no old versions of the firmware scattered around.

Flexible Soldering iron control Firmware

Key Features

Menu System

Thanks

Licence

Commercial Use