# InkyFrame 7.3 Spectra does not wake up

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**Created:** [June 20, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/inkyframe-7-3-spectra-does-not-wake-up/28937 "2026-06-20T14:22:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![matoha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@matoha](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/matoha)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/inkyframe-7-3-spectra-does-not-wake-up/28937/1 "2026-06-20T14:22:11Z")

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Hi,

I have an Inky Frame 7.3 Spectra. I need to make the frame sleep, then wake up on RTC every few hours. I’ve tried this example [inky-frame/examples/inky\_frame\_rtc\_demo.py at main · pimoroni/inky-frame · GitHub](https://github.com/pimoroni/inky-frame/blob/main/examples/inky_frame_rtc_demo.py) and various RTC commands like

```python
inky_frame.rtc.clear_alarm_flag()
inky_frame.rtc.set_alarm(30, 0)
inky_frame.rtc.enable_alarm_interrupt(True)
inky_frame.turn_off()

```

- but I can never get it to wake up again.

The battery operation is fine, and it wakes up on Reset button.

Is this a hardware fault or am I missing something here, please?