Just thought I’d provide some update.
I tried controlling the light with the thrust Commander.
The lumens Rev 1 were flickering a lot.
Will try with Rev 2 soon.
So basically not an option.
The way forward with this will be with Arduino I think.
@etienne - The Thruster Commander should be able to control the Lumens just fine. We actually use it for testing them in our production line.
I wonder why they were flickering then… I’ll try it with the Rev 2 lumens
Realize up front that i don’t actually HAVE Thrust Commander software, but i tend to think Outside the box…
Why not attach a tiny servo to the ‘Thrust Commander’ line, then physically connect the servo shaft to the potentiometer shaft of a pwm controller off ebay (also a tiny thing after you remove it from the case). Hook any normal led to the pwm controller. If you need more than 2 amps buy a different pwm controller…ebay will suggest one.
Voila! Now you have the full range available to control the light. 1000ms (all the way left, full ‘reverse’) should give you 0% light, 1500ms (center) should give you 50%, 2000ms (all the way up, full ‘foward’) should be full bright.