{
 "id": "lightsleep-returns-instantly-40-of-the-time-if",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "lightsleep() returns instantly 40% of the time if you call it right after serial output",
 "symptom": "A sleep of a couple of seconds sometimes returns in under a millisecond. Measured with no delay after printing, 2 of 5 consecutive calls did not sleep at all, and nothing reports an error \u2014 the loop just runs far faster than intended and the board never saves any power.",
 "hw": [
  "rp2350",
  "pico2"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Sleep reliably between sensor readings on a USB-connected Pico 2",
 "date": "2026-08-19",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}