Yes that's the current version of Escribe and fw, Escribe ver is 10.0.56, fw is by date. Mod res: 0.004 sounds reasonable, yes use that, some manufactures do not set it and better is is zero than too high. Yes Li Ion 18650 for all 18650 & 26650 batteries, the cut off is personal preference I leave mine on default 2.75 V The Kanthal profile is non-standard, there is a Watts one for power mode that should have the checkbox "temp sensing" unchecked. The board is 1 mm shorter at the top and 4 mm shorter at the bottom than a DNA 200.