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Ralim/IronOS

Open Source Soldering Iron firmware observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/Ralim/IronOS · homepage · C · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

69/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 13
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3641
  • days_rel: 367
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

8319 stars · 835 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

IronOS is open-source replacement firmware for portable soldering irons such as the Miniware TS100/TS80/TS101, Pinecil, and Sequre models. It provides full smart-iron features including temperature control, PD/QC power negotiation, battery cutoff protection, and a multilingual on-device settings menu.

Use cases

  • replace stock firmware on a TS100 soldering iron
  • flash custom firmware onto a Pinecil
  • add USB PD and QC power negotiation to a portable soldering iron
  • set battery cutoff voltage to protect lithium cells while soldering
  • change soldering iron interface language
  • customize boot logo on a mini soldering iron

When to choose

  • you own a supported Miniware, Pinecil, or Sequre soldering iron and want better temperature control and settings
  • you need PD/QC/EPR power negotiation or battery protection on a portable iron
  • you want a multilingual, actively maintained open-source firmware

When to avoid

  • your iron model is not on the supported hardware list
  • you need to change settings over USB while the firmware is running
  • you have a TS100 with a cloned STM32 chip that flashes unreliably

Facets

application · maturity stable

embedded iot configuration-management embedded-systems hardware developer-tools embedded iot c soldering-iron firmware ts100 pinecil ts80 miniware temperature-control usb-power-delivery open-source-hardware

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
Ralim/IronOSmain69

For agents

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