Question about the Darwin?

[Hooshka]

Is the Darwin screen supposed to blink about every two seconds even when not pressing the button to activate. As long as the arm is in the on position, my LCD screen blinks about every two seconds. Kind of annoying...

 

[Jslay00]

Yes, but not every 2 seconds.

The latest Darwin performs a "system check" every 6 seconds which blinks the screen. I agree, it is quite annoying, especially since a blinking light on any other PV means "PAY ATTENTION" but it is not a malfunction. I'm trying to learn to ignore it. The device is just too damned good in nearly every other respect for me to put it down for very long.

 

[nanovapr]

Yes, it is normal. It doesn't even power up to a full-on lit screen, like when the button is pushed.

 

[Hooshka]

Thanks for the replies. Now I won't worry! Cheers...

 

[ndnshift]

they did what to the new ones? i have two, i guess with the older switch design, but one is newer than the other due to sending it back... so the backlight on the screen comes on whenever the arm is up? or is it just the screen itself?

for you all with the new version, have you used the older versions too?

 

[nanovapr]

I only have the newer one. The screen turns on when the arm is raised, and it's ready to vape. I does a quick blink every 5 seconds or so, as it is doing a system check. I presume if you had a bad short or major fault it would shut down or off, but I don't know that.

Has anyone heard if the mini USB connector has data lines connected as well as power? It should would be cool to be able to upgrade the OS with it.