Deep Sleep in WiPy 3.0 - How to start without Expansion Board
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Hello,
I am completely new in using WiPy 3.0. I know that WiPy has a function like being in Deep Sleep mode. I do not have an expansion board but I want to use deep sleep mode. Can I do it without expansion board (only using WiPy) ?
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@Davide-Botturi I do not have a WiPy, so I hooked up a LoPy4. With nothing connected but GND and Vin, the deepsleep current is less than 20µA (I measured 15-16µA). A WiPy will not be worse. But anything connected to an output may draw additional current, if that output is not switched off. It is quite some work to identify all places which consume some power,
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@robert-hh Thanks a lot, do you know how much current will the Wipy consume in deepsleep without the expansion board?
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@Davide-Botturi the expansion board method switches the WiPy completely off. Only the PIC on the expansion board stays powered, at a much lower current than could be achieved with the WiPy. On the downside, RTC also looses it's time and memory content.
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@dabal221 said in Deep Sleep in WiPy 3.0 - How to start without Expansion Board:
know that WiPy has a function like being in Deep Sleep mode
I know it's quite an old post but will try anyway. Why should I need an expansion board for deep sleep if I can do it anyway? Is it more efficient?
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@dabal221 Yes. You can use machine.deepsleep().
