Wake from DeepSleep with button?

[svenove]

Is there any way to wake Badgy up by using the switch, when using ESP.deepSleep()?
Like if I want the HourlyQuote-example to also update when I press the button. :)

[sqfmi]

Hi @svenove! Unfortunately no, the ESP8266 does not support GPIO interrupts to wake from deepsleep. The only way to wake the ESP8266 is to perform a power cycle (e.g. slide the power switch up and down) or by pulling the reset pin low.

[svenove]

@sqfmi That’s what I thought, hmm...
What battery life can be expected when always awake? Like in the Spotify-example. I would expect that not using deepsleep has a huge impact on battery life?

[gordonendersby]

Would be great if you could break out the reset pin or have pads that a momentary switch could be soldered on to.

In the meantime you could add your own push switch to the reset pin with a bit of careful soldering.
and mount the switch on whatever you are housing the badgy in.

[svenove]

I guess calling wifi.stop() would reduce power consumption? At least if not reconnecting too often (as reconnect probably uses a bit more than keeping connected?).

So instead of deep sleep, I could disconnect from WiFi instead?

Any other tips for reducing power consumption? :)

[sqfmi]

Instead of deep sleep, you could also try "light sleep" mode which still allows you to wake on interrupt, and consumes ~1mA (according to documentation. Check out this thread for some code snippets and details: esp8266/Arduino#1381