kind | lesson |
symptom | A continuously-streaming board runs for hours on the pack, but any sleepy/duty-cycled firmware dies unpredictably: the pack's auto-shutoff cuts USB power during idle, and the board never wakes. |
hw | anker-power-bank, usb-power-bank, xiao-esp32s3-sense, esp32-s3, anker-powercore-essential-20000-pd |
sw | esp-idf-5.5 |
host | linux, x86_64, ubuntu-24 |
intent | Determine how long a USB power bank tolerates a low-current idle before its auto-shutoff cuts power, so duty-cycled firmware can be designed to keep it alive |
project | hidden |
date | 2026-08-26 |
status | working |
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