From 39417b3951065d3097183c04d0fb2d2dbc64be2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norbert Richter Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:40:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Energy Saving (markdown) --- Energy-Saving.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Energy-Saving.md b/Energy-Saving.md index fc586a5c..9335d3f1 100644 --- a/Energy-Saving.md +++ b/Energy-Saving.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Using the [Sleep command](https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Commands#management) you can instruct Tasmota to sleep for the set milliseconds in its main cycle. While sleeping your device will consume less power. -Setting this around 50 ms reduces power consumption from ~1.1 W to ~0.6 W on an idling (relay off) sonoff and button presses are still noticed correctly. With this setting you have to concentrate very hard to click the button so fast that it is not recognized by the device. +Setting `Sleep` to lowest value `1` reduces power consumption already about ~30% in idle mode (relay off) and button presses are still noticed without any delay. Setting this around 50 ms reduces power consumption from ~1.1 W to ~0.6 W on an idling (relay off) sonoff and button presses are still noticed correctly. With this setting you have to concentrate very hard to click the button so fast that it is not recognized by the device. If your Sonoff needs to do something continuously, this will be affected. E.g. Sonoff LED will flicker and Sonoff POW will not be able to correctly total the energy consumption. Spot readings of power, voltage, etc. will however remain correct. @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ If your Sonoff needs to do something continuously, this will be affected. E.g. S Also, if using KNX IP Protocol, sleep needs to be 0 in order to avoid losing any telegram. **Notes:** +- Starting with Tasmota 6.1.1.12 `Sleep` ≠ `0` has no anymore impact on realtime related commands like `Uptime`, `Delay`, `PulseTime`, `TelePeriod` and `Blinktime`. - As the WiFi Modem on an ESP8266 is the major consumer - using Sleep with WiFi AP mode enabled is more or less without effect. ## Sonoff power consumption and measurement