Help needed - PMIC settings and String variable corruption

[peekay123]

@chipmc

waitUntil

@chipmc, waitFor() and waitUntil() call Particle.process() while waiting. You can do the same thing with the while() using while(!Particle.connected()) Particle.process();

[chipmc]

@peekay123,

Actually, thinking about this, I have a bit of a logical issue with: waitUntil(Particle.connected) or while(!Particle.connected()) Particle.process(); Is there anything to process while Particle is not connected?

Thanks,

Chip

[chipmc]

@RWB,

Yep, It looks like EnableDPDM() fixed it.

Weird though, there is a DisableWatchdog() but there is no mention of watchdog in the link you send and there is no EnableWatchdog(). Any idea what the power.watchdog is?

Thanks,

Chip

[RWB]

@chipmc

power.watchdog

Cool!

This thread may show you how to enable the watchdog again.

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Specifically, this line which may be what you need to turn the watchdog back on again.

[ScruffR]

@chipmc

waitUntil(Particle.connected) or while(!Particle.connected()) Particle.process(); Is there anything to process while Particle is not connected?

Particle.process() (internally spark_process()) does not only attend to the cloud tasks but also allows for WiFi stuff to be done and also allows for more µC cycles while connecting.

Just a few things to look at ...

void spark_process(void)
{
	// application thread will pump application messages
#if PLATFORM_THREADING
    if (system_thread_get_state(NULL) && APPLICATION_THREAD_CURRENT())
    {
        ApplicationThread.process();
        return;
    }
#endif

    // run the background processing loop, and specifically also pump cloud events
    Spark_Idle_Events(true);
}

...
void Spark_Idle_Events(bool force_events/*=false*/)
{
    HAL_Notify_WDT();

    ON_EVENT_DELTA();
    spark_loop_total_millis = 0;

    process_isr_task_queue();

    if (!SYSTEM_POWEROFF) {

#if Wiring_SetupButtonUX
        system_handle_button_clicks(false /* isIsr */);
#endif
        manage_serial_flasher();

        manage_network_connection();

        manage_smart_config();

        manage_ip_config();

        CLOUD_FN(manage_cloud_connection(force_events), (void)0);
    }
    else
    {
        system_pending_shutdown();
    }
    system_shutdown_if_needed();
}