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I have copied these two functions from your code.


In the toSleep function, you are adding the command ESP.deepSleep but in wakeUp you are just displaying text to your Serial Terminal but not actually waking it up. I think that's why ESP8266 is not waking up.

rudy wrote:My thought was to use a schottky diode in place of the resistors he has tried.

I'll give that a try. Any specific type that you recommend?

theenggprojects wrote:I have copied these two functions from your code.

Code: Select allvoid toSleep() {
  Serial.println("Going into deep sleep");
  ESP.deepSleep((60e6), WAKE_RF_DEFAULT);
  delay(500);
}

void wakeUp() {
  delay(500);
  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("Waking up from deep sleep");
}

In the toSleep function, you are adding the command ESP.deepSleep but in wakeUp you are just displaying text to your Serial Terminal but not actually waking it up. I think that's why ESP8266 is not waking up.

As far as I'm aware the wakeUp is done by the chip itself and there is no code needed for that. I just print the text so I know it has woken up.

Friday I added a schottky diode and it is running fine ever since. Let's see if it survives more a month. Thanks so far.