separate fullsync and wu+fullsync modes

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separate fullsync and wu+fullsync modes #38

Closed xsrf closed 3 years ago

xsrf commented 3 years ago

This is kind of a breaking change, so decide if you want to merge it or maybe do something similar your own ;) The Do Sync Button actually performs a Wake Up followed by a Full Sync. During testing I found it very helpful to be able to only use the Full Sync without Wake Up. So I separated the modes into two buttons. The old Do Sync is equivalent to Wake + Full Sync. I considered keeping the name sync for the old mode, but I think it is kind of confusing.

atc1441 commented 3 years ago

Yes thats usefull :)

probonopd commented 3 years ago

When I newly switch on the ESP32 I used to click on "Sync" before sending anything to the displays, or else it would not work.

What is the correct procedure now? Do nothing? "Do Sync"? "Wake + Full Sync"? Does this have an impact on battery lifetime? (My use case: The ESP32 is not "always on" but only gets switched on when I want to send something to the displays.)

xsrf commented 3 years ago

@probonopd a Wake + Full Sync is the right thing to do. It wakes all ESLs (since your ESP was off, they were in sleep) and syncs them. There is not really an impact on battery life.