Inky Frame - Deep Sleep explanation

hel · August 9, 2022, 2:15pm

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https://gist.github.com/helgibbons/3ce1a3b6eb24ca6f27a66455caba9809

battery.py

# This example reads Inky Frame's system voltage
# and estimates how much charge is left in the battery
# If plugged into USB it will show you system voltage, not battery level
# Save this code as main.py if you want it to run automatically!

from machine import ADC, Pin
import time

from picographics import PicoGraphics, DISPLAY_INKY_FRAME

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Now updated to read vbat to identify if it’s got USB power
(this didn’t seem to work so well for me when run through Thonny, wondering if my computer’s USB voltage is on the low side)

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Inky Frame - Deep Sleep explanation

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