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