Electron (1.4.4) + Sleep Modes

Firmware Device OS
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Hello,

I’m trying to get the lowest possible energy consumption on my electron board and I cannot go lower than 1,97mA

My code below:

SYSTEM_MODE(MANUAL);
SYSTEM_THREAD(ENABLED);

void setup()  {
	PMIC().disableCharging();
	Cellular.on();
	softDelay(1000);
	Cellular.connect();
	softDelay(5000);
	Particle.connect();
	softDelay(5000);
}
void loop()   {
//Serial.println("preSleep");
goToSleep();

 }
void goToSleep() {
	Cellular.on();
	Particle.connect();
	Particle.disconnect();
	softDelay(5000);
	Cellular.disconnect();
	Cellular.off();
	RGB.control(true);
	RGB.color(0,0,0);
	softDelay(5000);  // Step through the process safely to ensure the lowest Modem Power.
	System.sleep(SLEEP_MODE_SOFTPOWEROFF, 60);//, SLEEP_NETWORK_STANDBY); //SLEEP_MODE_SOFTPOWEROFF
}

inline void softDelay(uint32_t t) {
  for (uint32_t ms = millis(); millis() - ms < t; Particle.process());  //  safer than a delay()
}

Thank you,

2

You probably won’t be able to get much lower than that using 1.4.4, or pretty much any 1.x.x version.

The consumption should drop to around 140 uA in the lowest power mode in 1.5.0.

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Thank you, Rick, for your message.

Do you know by any chance when we could expect the new firmware release?

Thank you

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