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had another fun hacking session with @cas today, we worked mainly on MNT Quasar/Pocket Reform power saving/sleep/resume stuff. That pushed me to implement a first draft of automatic powersave in the RP2040 system controller firmware: https://source.mnt.re/reform/pocket-reform/-/merge_requests/84

Draft: sysctl-fw: add automatic powersave mode when on battery power and som is off (!84) · Merge requests · Reform / MNT Pocket Reform · GitLab

sysctl-fw: add automatic powersave mode on battery+som off; get current measurements from max monitor chip make sure startup is always fast (by replacing sleep_us()s...

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crypt17 6d ago

@mntmn @cas
very nice

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f_underscore 5d ago

@mntmn @cas This is a great collaboration, thank you both for the excellent work. I feel that open hardware is a key component for our digital freedom. Imagine a modular cyber deck where you can pick the cpu module, and upgrade the wifi or modem by swapping to a better m2 card. This is the future.

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Lucas Dohmen 5d ago

@mntmn Oh, nice! Does that mean the Pocket will use less battery when the computer is off?

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Lucie / minute 5d ago

@moonglum exactly! and i think the same/similar strategy can be implemented for the keyboard as well, to shave off a few more mA

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Lucas Dohmen 5d ago

@mntmn Oh that‘s great! Thanks for improving my favorite computer ❤️