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[Maemo 5] LED Flashlight / Torch Application?
is there an app to turn on and use the camera led as a flashlight? can this be done or does the camera software override the led control?
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I think, I will upload very first version to extras-devel soon. |
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Sweet. Whats it going to be called?
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+1 for widget
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Wont this kill the LEDs since they are optimized for high intensity flashes rather than long term illumination?
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Great news :)
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But I'd say the fact that it's exposed via the included driver is a good sign that it should be safe. |
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Well, if it is like the one from the N95, then when using the app, the led will be shown red (like when you record a video).
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I remember the same discussion a few years ago on symbian devices. Back then, it was possible on some SE phones to use the LEDs as a torch. Many people requested an torch-app for S60, but there was the rumor that long term illumination would kill the LEDs. Now, a few years later, there are at least two S60 applications to use the phones as a torch. And i don't know a single case where there were problems with the LEDs. So i think it's safe and i'm happy that a meamo N900 torch app is in development....
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First version of flashlight applet is now in extras-devel.
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Kudos to you dev guys...I have much respect for your skills.
I just wish my 900 wasn't in a UPS truck on its way "back" to the vendor, for RMA'd "broken USB port". :mad: |
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It's available in dangerous-take-care-norisk-nofun extras-devel. |
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I expierenced something weird, though: After installing flashlight and rebooting, Bluetooth would not work anymore, it would say 'No such device'. After uninstalling it, everything was back to normal. Anybody else expierenced this? Thanks, Corwin |
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I just tested it here:
Activated BT after a reboot (post-install) ... activated flash light, closed it... closed BT. Nothing out of the ordinary seems to be taking place. |
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Thank you so much! Works great!
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beautiful... app. But is this using LED or screen blank brightness only?
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Thanks for the app :) |
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I'm sure going to need this app when my N900 arrive in NZ.
My baby is coming to me. |
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works perfect. thank you developer
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Seems to work as intended, thanks a lot!
I was wondering though, I suppose there is no way of blocking the camera app from starting when the cover is opened? Would it otherwise make sense to start the application --> get banner that tells you to open camera cover --> open cover --> led's are lit? Just thinking it would be sweet to not get the camera starting when you want the flaslight. :) |
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Works perfect for me. Thanks!
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Bug Report: After installing this app and using it for a little while, I am unable to launch the camera - I get an "operation failed" message. To duplicate:
Restart your phone Launch the camera and take a couple pictures close the camera Turn on the flashlight close the lens cover open the cover - the camera app will crash and a banner reading "operation aborted" appears. I'm not sure if these steps are exact, but basically, playing around with this and the camera crashes the camera. Rebooting brings the camera back for a while. Uninstalling and rebooting makes the camera work fine. |
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Let me know if closed the app before hand work :D I would not have a clue I'm just guessing since I dont have my N900 yet. Still waiting everyday like i'm waiting for a miracle |
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I hope I will be able to upload new version next week and also promote it to extras-testing. Right now I'm thinking about reading alarms from driver, such as overtemperature, undervoltage, .... to turn off flashlight in case of these faults. |
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fail-safes would be great. can you also make a widget option for the desktop?
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The flash LED driver should be a pretty smart lil' bug, not sure if it's connected all the way or just with FLASH, TORCH and TX_SENSE (or something very similar) lines connected. Most of LED drivers these days are I2C devices though, so you can almost make them stepdance for you or talk about their problems before going power emo. The LEDs are soldered on the little piece of quite thick (and hopefully very coppery) piece of board that holds the microSD reader too, so they should take at least the torch current even for extended periods of time... On most phones the flash LEDs are on a flimsy piece of flexible PWB that makes me wonder how many flashes will they take before becoming too faint (high temperatures cause LEDs to lose brightness quite rapidly, that's been the main problem with introducing them to normal lighting use).
Nice app, it's very useful here with five hours of non-darkness a day in the winter :D |
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I installed it by downloading flashlight-applet_0.1-0_armel.deb and unpacked it with dpkg -i. Rebooted and opened the cameracover, but I cannot find it anywhere...
Paai |
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stupid me... looked in the wrong places.
Paai |
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Installed this earlier but i cant find it in the status menu?
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I can't sem to find this in devl or testing. Am I missing something? I'm searching for 'flashlight' bt aso can't find it looking through the list manually.
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although it was right there in devel. I'm an idiot.
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That' a very nice application, very praticle when need the most. Just worry about overheating led as someone tested long use of the flashlight like for over 20 minutes ???
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