hpr3745 :: Pinecil walkthrough

Summary: Details of the Pinecil soldering iron menu with a secret menu

Source: [http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3745](http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3745)

Original audio: [https://archive.org/download/hpr3745/hpr3745\_source.flac](https://archive.org/download/hpr3745/hpr3745\_source.flac)

Pinecil – a RISC-V powered, open and versatile soldering iron. It can be

powered via USB-C PD as well as a DC5525 jack, and runs community developed

software. Moreover, it is compatible with popular TS-100 tips. All this at half

the price of the competition.

Pine64 Pinecil

Version

• Long press on minus button shows the version

v2.18.A1A569A 17-07-22

Secret setting

• Long press on minus button then short press on the plus button shows the version with the elapsed time the iron is on.

• This is is seconds, with the last digit in 100mS increments

• example 101 = 10 seconds and 100 milliseconds

Menu

• Power Settings

• Power source

• Sets cutoff voltage. (DC 10V) (S 3.3V per cell, disabled power limit)

• QC Voltage 20.0

• Max QC Voltage the iron should negotiate for

• Range: 9 to 22 volts

• PD Timeout (20)

• PD negotiation timeout in 100ms steps for compatibility with some QC chargers

• Range: 1 to 50 seconds / Off

• Soldering settings

• Boost temp 410∘

• Tip temperature used in "boost mode"

• Range: 10 to 450 degrees (Increments of 10)

• Start-up behavior (0)

• 0=off | S=heat up to soldering temp | Z=standby at sleep temperature until moved | R=Standby without heating until moved

• Temperature change short (1)

• Temperature-change-increment on short button press

• Range: 1 to 50

• Temperature change long (10)

• Temperature-change-increment on short button press

• Range: 5 to 90 (Increments of 5)

• Allow locking buttons (D)

• While soldering, hold down both buttons to toggle locking them

• (D=disable | B=boost mode only | F=full locking)

• Sleep mode

• Motion Sensitivity (7)

• 0=off | 1=least sensitive | ... | 9=most sensitive

• Sleep temp (110 degrees)

• Tip temperature while in "sleep mode"

• Range: 10 to 300

• Sleep timeout (50s)

• Interval before "sleep mode" kicks in (s=seconds | m=minutes)

• Range: 10s to 50s | 1m to 10m | Off

• Shutdown timeout 10m

• Interval before the iron shuts down (m=minutes)

• Range: 1m to 60m | Off

• User interface

• Temperature unit (C)

• C=Celsius | F=Fahrenheit

• Display orientation (R)

• R=right-handed | L=left-handed | A=automatic

• Cooldown flashing ☐

• Flash the temperature reading after heating was halted while the tip is still hot

• Scrolling speed (S)

• Speed info text scrolls past at (S=slow | F=fast)

• Swap +- key ☐

• Reverse assignment of buttons for temperature adjustment

• Anim. speed (M)

• Pace of icon animations in the menu (0=off | S=slow | M=medium | F=fast)

• Anim. loop ☐

• Loop icon animations in main menu

• (Brightness icon) (4)

• Adjust the brightness of the OLED screen

• (Invert icon) ☐

• Invert the colors of the OLED screen

• Boot logo duration (1s)

• Sets the duration for the boot logo (s=seconds)

• Range: 1-4s | Infinite | Off

• Detailed idle screen ☐

• Display detailed information in a smaller font on the idle screen

• Detailed solder screen ☐

• Display detailed information in a smaller font on the soldering screen

• Advanced Settings

• Power limit (35 W)

• Maximum power the iron can use (W=watts)

• Range: Off or 0 to 95W (Increments of 5)

• Reset factory settings?

• Reset all settings to default

• Calibrate temperature

• Start tip temperature offset calibration

• Calibrate input voltage

• Start VIN calibration (long press to exit)

• Power pulse (0.5)

• Intensity of power of keep-awake-pulse (watt)

• Range 0.1 to 9.9 | Off

• Power pulse delay (4)

• Delay before keep-awake-pulse is triggered (x 2.5s)

• Range: 1 to 9

• Power pulse duration (1)

• Keep-awake-pulse duration (x 250ms)

• Range: 1 to 9

• Barrel Power Supply

• ALITOVE 24V Power Supply 4A 96W