<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Does MySensors do all that LowPower does?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I've noticed that if I try to modify my source code for a pro-mini &amp; nRF24 to include the <a href="https://github.com/LowPowerLab/LowPower" rel="nofollow ugc">LowPower library</a>, the source will not compile:</p>
<pre><code>enum period_t {
     ^
In file included from C:\Users\...\Documents\Arduino\LowPower_ProMini_DHT-22_nRF24_v1\LowPower_ProMini_DHT-22_nRF24_v1.ino:2:0:
C:\Users\...\Documents\Arduino\libraries\Low-Power/LowPower.h:6:6: error: previous definition here
enum period_t
     ^
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">This makes me think that there are portions of the MySensors library that take advantage of the lower power modes available, like STANDBY-I and PowerDown. That's all great, but it begs that question;</p>
<p dir="auto">"<em>How exactly is the MySensors library adjusting the power modes of the ATmel chips (which modes when), and does this same power-awareness apply to, say, the radio boards (nRF24, etc.)?</em>"</p>
<p dir="auto">Right now, I have my first <em>true</em> battery-powered node drawing 7.1ma in [whatever mode(s) MySensors library is putting everything in]. Is this as good as it gets (I pulled the PWR LED), or are there further options available using, say, interrupts as an example, that could bring power consumption down further?</p>
<p dir="auto">Thanks!</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/7244/does-mysensors-do-all-that-lowpower-does</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:50:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/7244.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:46:22 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Does MySensors do all that LowPower does? on Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:54:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hello, <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/bogus-exception" aria-label="Profile: Bogus-Exception">@<bdi>Bogus-Exception</bdi></a>, you clearly have a problem in your node, use debug mode and check the console your node is probably not going to sleep with this power consumption.<br />
With a door sensor made of a ProMini board, a NRF24 clone and a reed switch the sleep function from MySensors uses less than 2uA.</p>
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