IronOS - Open Source Flexible Firmware for Soldering Hardware

This repository was formerly known as TS100, it's the same great code. Just with more supported devices.

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

The firmware implements all of the standard features of a smart soldering hardware, with lots of little extras and tweaks. I highly recommend reading the installation guide fully when installing on your device. And after install just explore the settings menu.

For soldering hardware that is designed to be powered by smart power sources such as PD or QC, the firmware supports settings around the negotiated power and voltage. For soldering hardware that is designed to be powered by batteries (TS100 & Pinecil), settings for a cutoff voltage for battery protection are supported.

Currently 31 languages are supported. When downloading the firmware for your soldering hardware, take note of the language code in the file name.

This project is considered feature complete for use on a daily basis, 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). Custom logos are edited on a computer and flashed in the same manner as firmware.

Supported Hardware

| Device | DC | QC | PD | EPR**** | BLE | Tip Sense | Recommended Purchase | Notes | | :------------: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-------: | :------------------: | :-------------------------------------: | | Miniware MHP30 | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | | | Pinecil V1 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ * | | | Pinecil V2 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | | | Miniware TS101 | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ ***** | Full OLED resolution not yet supported. | | Sequre S60 | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | Full OLED resolution not yet supported. | | Sequre S60P | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | Full OLED resolution not yet supported. | | Sequre T55 | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | N/A | ✔️ | Full OLED resolution not yet supported. | | Miniware TS80P | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | N/A | ✔️ | | | Miniware TS100 | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌** | | | Miniware TS80 | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | N/A | ❌*** | |

Tip Sense refers to the device being able to choose between the "regular" TS100 or Hakko T12 style tips and Pine64's custom shorter tips which have lower resistance and allow for more power. This is N/A for TS80(P) as there is only one model of tip for them.

Recommended Purchase is only referring to if you are buying a new device. Of course all the devices listed are supported and will work excellently for years to come.

The TS101 & S60(P) irons and MHP30 & T55 plates feature a higher resolution OLED than other devices. Work is ongoing to support this fully, for now a cropped view is usable.

* PinecilV1 stopped being manufactured a long time ago now, all models for sale online are generally clones (or old stock). Vendors are trying to sell these for more than Pine64 sells the V2 for now. Thus the V1 is no longer recommended.

** Please note that Miniware started shipping TS100's using cloned STM32 chips. While these do work with IronOS, their DFU bootloader works terribly, and it is hard to get it to successfully flash larger firmware images like IronOS without timing out. This is the main reason why the TS100 is no longer recommended.

*** TS80 is replaced by TS80P. Production ramped down a long time ago and it's just existing stock clearing the system. It's marked not recommended being optimistic that people might pause and buy the far superior TS80P instead. This is the main reason why the TS80 is no longer recommended.

**** EPR/PPS with 28V support is disabled by default due to safety concerns, but to turn it back on set PD Mode option in Power settings submenu to Safe or Default.

***** Some users confirm that there is a version of newer TS101 revision with another OLED screen model, which is not supported yet at all by IronOS unfortunately. See this bug report for more information.

Getting Started

To get started with IronOS firmware, please jump to Getting Started Guide.

Installation

For notes on installation for your device, please refer to the flashing guide for your device:

Builds

The links in the table below allow to download available builds directly:

current Stable Release is v2.22;
Development Build dynamically provides the latest successful build from dev branch.

Key Features

PID style iron temperature control;
automatic sleep with selectable sensitivity;
adjustable & tweakable motion wake support;
all settings exposed in the 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;
(TS80P) automatically negotiates appropriate PD and falls back to QC mode like TS80;
(Pinecil) supports all 3 power modes (PD, QC, DC In);
(Pinecilv2) supports USB-PD EPR for 28V operation;
improved readability Fonts, supporting multiple languages;
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IronOS

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