From d946206f2aa3031b299fc06f170a758ccd719aa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eli Parker <eliparkdev@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:20:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove footpads disabling LEDs on startup

Remove the disabling of LEDs if both sensors are pressed during startup. Settings.xml LED Mode description is updated to reflect the change

Feature: Don't disable LEDs if both sensors are pressed at startup
 >
 This mechanism was in place for the potential case of LED
 initialization locking up the board in a way that would prevent the
 user from connecting to fix the problem. This has proven unneeded,
 so the feature is being removed.
---
 src/conf/settings.xml | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/conf/settings.xml b/src/conf/settings.xml
index e59901d..fa9f778 100644
--- a/src/conf/settings.xml
+++ b/src/conf/settings.xml
@@ -3591,8 +3591,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
 &lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;The rest of the options is ignored for the &lt;span style=&quot; font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;External&lt;/span&gt; LED type.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;Board restart required for changes to take effect.&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;Note: Pressing both footpad sensors when turning on the board will disable the LED initialization. Use if the LEDs break your VESC in a way that prevents you to connect and change configuration (e.g. due to an overcurrent).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</description>
+&lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</description>
             <cDefine>CFG_DFLT_HARDWARE_LED_MODE</cDefine>
             <valInt>0</valInt>
             <enumNames>Off</enumNames>