I was doing some testing, and noticed, that in single-threaded operation, SEMI_AUTOMATIC mode (Photon, 0.7.0), calling WiFi.off() without first calling Particle.disconnect() causes loop to stop running indefinitely (as evidenced by lack of Serial prints and the lack of D7 flashing). Is this expected behavior? The device continues to breathe white, and current measurements show that the WiFi is indeed off. This is the test code that shows that behavior,
unsigned long now;
//SYSTEM_THREAD(ENABLED)
SYSTEM_MODE(SEMI_AUTOMATIC);
void setup() {
//Serial.begin();
delay(30000); // delay to allow current measurement to be observed
pinMode(D7, OUTPUT);
//Serial.println("In setup");
now = millis();
}
void loop() {
static unsigned long counter = 0;
if (counter % 50000 == 0) {
digitalWrite(D7, !digitalRead(D7));
}
if (millis() - now >= 30000) {
//Serial.println("into millis if-clause");
now = millis();
Particle.connect();
if (waitFor(Particle.connected, 30000)) {
//Serial.println("about to publish");
Particle.publish("test", "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz");
delay(10000);
//Particle.disconnect();
WiFi.off();
}else{
//Serial.println("resetting");
delay(500);
System.reset();
}
}
counter++;
}
Calling Particle.disconnect(), or running in threaded mode fixes this problem.
As a side note, I get some interesting current readings that I don't understand. With the above code, I see the following values:
In setup: 47 mA
first 30 seconds in loop: 40 mA
Publishing: ~180 mA
Cloud connected: 96 mA
After WiFi off: 43 mA
Subsequent times through loop: 43 mA (when calling Particle.disconnect)
Why is the the current draw somewhat higher in setup, and why is it slightly higher after the first time through the loop?