2025-11-12 (W) BonfireLaserTag Low power mode

I liked changing weapons from the remote, but it meant that users had to ask the administrator to change, read the differences, and consider the options. Instead, I made the AUX button cycle through the choices while displaying the cooldown and damage of each. I want to change the weapon names since the "Rocket" does not explode, and "Carbine" is not as commonly used as the term "rifle."

I added four buttons that could subtract or refill HP for an active player, removing 1 or 20 points, restoring one, or completely refilling their health. Administrators may not need this functionality, but I could foresee installing healing stations where players could respawn.

There was a button called "No Teams," which assigned a unique team based on the players' serial numbers. Since I had fifteen serial numbers and fifteen teams, this will result in a game where friendly fire is not a possibility, and everyone has a unique color. The "Diagnostic" button set the countdown to zero, so I did not have to wait the full thirty seconds to test gameplay modes.

The troublesome LED Shape continued to cause resets. I recorded the button with my Flipper and replayed it to ensure that it was not followed by an errant code, such as 0xFFFFFFFF, which indicated a held button, but that did not make any difference. I removed the shape-changing and replaced it with a function to change the LED brightness. I like this better.

The remote had a power button, which I used to activate a low-power mode. This mode turned off the screen and most functions until the tagger received another signal from the remote. It would still respond to queries through the serial monitor.

Low power mode if-else statement

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