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Added Power Saving for NRF52 companions to have extra 30% battery life #2286

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Added Power Saving for NRF52 companions
IoTThinks Apr 10, 2026
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Fixed to put hasPendingWork out of ENV_INCLUDE_GPS
IoTThinks Apr 10, 2026
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -2144,3 +2144,11 @@ bool MyMesh::advert() {
return false;
}
}

// To check if there is pending work
bool MyMesh::hasPendingWork() const {
#if defined(WITH_BRIDGE)
if (bridge.isRunning()) return true; // bridge needs WiFi radio, can't sleep
#endif
return _mgr->getOutboundTotal() > 0;
}
3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
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Expand Up @@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ class MyMesh : public BaseChatMesh, public DataStoreHost {
}
#endif

// To check if there is pending work
bool hasPendingWork() const;

private:
void writeOKFrame();
void writeErrFrame(uint8_t err_code);
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -229,4 +229,10 @@ void loop() {
ui_task.loop();
#endif
rtc_clock.tick();

if (!the_mesh.hasPendingWork()) {
#if defined(NRF52_PLATFORM)
board.sleep(0); // nrf ignores seconds param, sleeps whenever possible
#endif
}
}
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