kind | lesson |
symptom | Choosing a sleep schedule for battery operation requires the board's per-state draw, but board-level numbers differ a lot from the bare ESP32-S3 chip specs, and the Sense expansion changes the deep-sleep picture entirely. |
hw | xiao-esp32s3-sense, esp32-s3, anker-power-bank, usb-power-bank |
sw | esp-idf-5.5 |
host | linux, x86_64, ubuntu-24 |
intent | Know the board's current draw in each state and design a duty cycle that keeps a USB power bank's auto-shutoff from firing while minimizing average power |
project | hidden |
date | 2026-08-26 |
status | working |
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