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