1 #58 ESP8266 Sensor runs 17 days on a coin cell/transmits data (deep-sleep)
Andreas Spiess builds an ESP8266 sensor that runs 17 days on a coin cell using deep sleep; a common starting point for battery-powered Wi-Fi sensor projects.
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deep sleep
8 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.
2 #193 Comparison of 10 ESP32 Battery powered Boards without display (incl. deep-sleep)
Used as a go-to comparison of ESP32 boards for battery projects, with measured sleep current figures and an accompanying spreadsheet.
3 #387 Test of Battery operated ESP32 Boards (Olimex, TinyPICO, EzSBC, TTGO)
Andreas Spiess compares battery-powered ESP32 boards, and people cite it, plus the results spreadsheet linked below the video, when choosing a board by deep sleep current.
4 #351 10 Battery Power Boards for Raspberries and ESPs. Start of “SuperPower” project
Treated as essential viewing before running an ESP board from a battery, with Andreas Spiess comparing the connection options and explaining the drawbacks of each.
5 #245 Deep-Sleep Current: Which is better? µCurrent or Current Ranger? (ESP32, ESP8266)
Andreas Spiess's video is pointed to when people need to measure very small currents, particularly when checking the sleep consumption of ESP boards.
6 Tech Note 097 - LOLIN D32 Board Overview
Dave Bird's Tech Note 097 compares ESP32 boards on deep sleep current and is cited when choosing a board for battery power or bypassing its regulator.
7 #159 Big ESP32 Boards Review and Test
Pointed to for measured ESP32 sleep currents, especially the finding that dev boards draw far more than bare modules, which matters for battery projects.
8 #366 9 New ESP32 Boards: Comparison and Tests
A comparison of many ESP32 boards from the Swiss-accented YouTuber, used by people choosing a board, with attention to figures such as deep sleep current.
