Lolin D32 External Power Switch with Battery

RykWaters
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Lolin D32 External Power Switch with Battery

Postby RykWaters » Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:53 pm

Hi all,

I wonder if there is a way to use an external power switch to power on/off the D32?

I'd like to be able to use a battery connected to the onboard JST connector. To power the board, but also to be charged via USB.

I've done a bunch of research, but don't want to go ahead and break a board by doing something silly.

As i see it the options are:
  • Put the switch on one of the battery leads - However: means that D32 will power on with USB - and if USB connected and switch off then battery will not charge
  • Use deep sleep using one of the GPIO pins - Will always be using some power - Will it reliably wake up after 100s of deep sleeps?
  • Use the switch to keep EN pin high - Not sure if it's possible / wise to keep the pin high for long periods, and what power consumption this would have compared to deep sleep?
Any help would be greatly appreciated

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