Knowledge: #deep-sleep

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• Battery sensors with ESPHome deep_sleep, and how to still get OTA updates onto themcode · unverified · deep_sleep wakes the device for run_duration, then sleeps for sleep_duration; each wake is a full reboot. Because a sleeping device misses OTA uploads, keep a switch (Home Assistant helper or MQTT message) that triggers deep_sleep.prevent. On ESP8266, GPIO16 must be wired to RST.
• ESP32 deep sleep in Arduino: timer and button wake-up, RTC memory, wake causecode · unverified · Deep sleep powers down the CPUs and most RAM; only RTC memory survives and the sketch restarts from setup() on wake-up. Example with timer and GPIO wake-up and an RTC_DATA_ATTR counter.
• Logging sensor data often on ESP32: buffer in RTC RAM, write flash in batchesrecommendation · unverified · Writing every reading to flash wears it out and costs energy. Keep readings in RTC slow memory across deep sleep, flush them in batches, use NVS only for rarely changing settings, and leave headroom in SPIFFS.