User:Liz 34/Pinecil
Pinecil is soldering iron line with computer controlled temperature, sleep modes, motion detection, and allows many options for power from AC supplies (USB-C, DC Barrel) to external tool/lipo batteries. You may already have a power supply that works. It also has the intended use of being a RISC-V development device using a breakout board. The Pinecil has evolved over the years from the Pinecil V1 to new one Pinecil V2.
Models
| Name | Released |
|---|---|
| Pinecil V1 | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Pinecil V2 |
Where to buy a Pinecil
PINE64 Official Stores
- Main global PINE64 store (ships from China, exports only, Global, VAT not included).
- Amazon-USA official pine64 store (ships from USA, only Pinecil V2 - no tips)
PINE64 EU
- PINE64 EU store (ships from EU, VAT+ 2-year warranty included per EU laws)
Affiliates
- AmeriDroid (offers pre-order, ships to USA/Global/Brazil)
- Eleshop.eu (ships from EU, offers pre-order, 2-year warranty included per EU laws). In Netherlands, use https://www.eleshop.nl/
- Droneit (ships from Sweden, sells all Pine tips/accessories).
- Keycapsss (ships from Germany to EU/AUS/Global)
- Testclips (ships from GB)
- Typeractive.xyz (Ships from US)
- URS Electronics (local in-store only sales in Portland, Oregon, USA)
- bitcompact (ships from Canada)
In July 2022, all final stock sold out of PINE64 Pinecil V1 (with GD32VF103 MCU) at the Pine Store & all resellers. There are zero new authentic Pinecil V1 sold in the world after July 2022. Pinecil V1 was made in a black color with a sky blue finger grip. PINE64 never made an all-blue pinecil, and never used blue or red color boxes (those are fake copies with fake PINE64 logos and Pinecone).
Starting Aug. 2, 2022, only the new Pinecil V2 model with the new BL706 BLE bluetooth MCU are made by PINE64 and sold at all authentic resellers. They are black with a green finger grip (see photos in the Picture section). The new model has anti-counterfeiting features. Authentic Pinecil using the newest official Github IronOS firmware, will successfully pass the Authenticiy Checker website. If a new Pinecil does not have a BL706 chip, then it is a fake counterfeit. If the AliExpress seller tries to show "CE certification" documents as some type of proof, those are all copied public info from this Wiki page in the Certifications section. PINE64 publishes those as they are the CE/FCC certifications for the stamps on the Pinecil. They are not proof of purchase from the Pine Store Ltd.
Shipping & Tracking
How does it work? (main Pine store info. below)
- Order Email: when the Pine Store receives an order, an initial email is sent out within one day. This email confirms your order was charged (check spam folders for 'Pine Store').
- Shipping Email: after several more days, when the order is shipped, a second email is sent with a tracking number. This could take a week or more depending on China holidays, non-working days, health lock-down, or an overwhelming number of orders. In general, people report getting a shipping/tracking email within 5 days, just wait for this email (search emails for 'Pine Store'). Pine does shipments in batches, you get the tracking number faster or slower depending on when batch day is (up to 10 days). Pine Store is a small company.
- If you don't get the first "order email" soon after placing the order, then contact the Pine store as your order may not have completed or been charged.
- Cheap shipping (~$12): could take 3-7 weeks (some reported 2 weeks), this sometimes gets delayed in the Customs department in your home country due to backlogs (some had 7 weeks mainly because it was stuck in their country's Customs department for many weeks before being cleared to leave customs, especially during height of Covid/reduced Customs staffing). Currently members report about 2-3 weeks, as always it can be held up in the Customs department of your country if you are shipping it from outside of your country.
- Courier shipping: more expensive (~$30), takes ~4-10 business days based on feedback from PINE64 members.
- Pine Store shipping policy (30-day warranty starts when Pinecil is delivered).
- Note: resellers operate independently from the main Pine Store. They are in different countries and set all of their own procedures, shipping costs and options. Get all reseller shipping details for each store from their specific websites/chat tools/email.
Tracking
- The tracking number issued in the shipping email may not work for a couple days, just check again.
- https://parcelsapp.com/
- https://www.17track.net/
- If you see the message "outbound imports cancelled," just wait. We think it is a poor short coded message. Members experience that it updates after 1-3 days to show a hand off from China Post to a USA facility. The message would be more clear if it was "outbound imports transferred/complete".