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diff --git a/docs/anduril-manual.md b/docs/anduril-manual.md index 4e28803..f432afb 100644 --- a/docs/anduril-manual.md +++ b/docs/anduril-manual.md @@ -909,6 +909,40 @@ When a light has a single-color aux LED and no RGB, it fast-blinks the aux LED in "off" modes when voltage is low. +Post-Off Voltage Display (POVD) +------------------------------- + +Many lights with RGB aux LEDs will display the battery voltage by color for +a few seconds after going to "Off" mode. This provides a quick, easy way to +keep track of the battery status without any extra button clicks. + +The typical and intended use pattern is: Turn the light off, then the color +indicates battery status for a few seconds, and then the aux LEDs go to their +configured standby pattern (usually low brightness, in voltage mode, by +default). This makes it easier to see the color, since the colors are +balanced in hardware according to how they look in high mode, and may be +harder to discern in low mode. It lasts only a few seconds though, because +leaving them bright all the time would drain the battery much, much faster. + +POVD brightness is determined by your config settings and previous main LED +ramp level. It uses the *first* matching condition: + +- If the standby aux brightness is high, POVD uses high aux too. +- If the main LEDs were above the "aux high ramp level", POVD uses high aux. +- If the main LEDs were above the "aux low ramp level", POVD uses low aux. +- If the main LEDs were below the "aux low ramp level", POVD is black. + +The aux high/low ramp levels are configurable on most lights with RGB, using +the Voltage Config Menu in Batt Check mode. + +Note: Voltage is monitored and updated continuously during POVD, so the color +may change. This happens particularly when turning off from a high or turbo +mode, because the high load causes a lot of battery sag... and the battery +recovers quickly during the first few seconds after load is removed. It is +normal for battery voltage to measure low during and immediately after turbo, +but it should recover soon afterward. + + Misc Config Menu ---------------- |