Re:A WiFi color eInk picture frame
by sudobash1 on Monday April 24, 2023 @04:21PM
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How is the battery life on the Pimoroni? I've used RPi Picos before, and I love working with them, but IIRC they are comparatively power-hungry, even in deep sleep.
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Power consumption of the Inky Frames in deep sleep is minimal as power to the Pico is cut completely. An RTC is kept powered to wake up the Pico on a schedule, or pressing any button will wake up the board too.
Haven’t tested this particular one but using the badger eink display has been a blast. Super low power — you can run that one off of a lithium coin cell battery. You can control when it wakes. I presume this one will draw more with a larger color screen and wireless, but again you can control when and how it wakes to balance power draw vs. more frequent updates.