# Deep Sleep — RTC Alarm Wakeup Wake Inkplate 6 from deep sleep using a PCF85063A RTC alarm. ## Overview Sets an alarm on the on-board PCF85063A RTC and uses it to wake Inkplate 6 from deep sleep at a precise time. On each wakeup, the current RTC time is read and displayed, then a new alarm is set before returning to deep sleep. ## Hardware Required - Soldered Inkplate 6 - USB cable ## Setup Run `idf.py menuconfig` and navigate to: **Inkplate Boards → Inkplate6** ## Build and Flash ``` idf.py build idf.py -p PORT flash monitor ``` ## Expected Output Current time displayed on screen after each RTC alarm wakeup. Board returns to deep sleep until the next alarm fires. ## Notes - The PCF85063A RTC continues to run during deep sleep. - RTC time must be set before the alarm will fire correctly. ## Resources - Docs: https://docs.soldered.com/inkplate - Support: https://forum.soldered.com/ - Image tool: https://tools.soldered.com/tools/image-converter/
To create a project from this example, run:
idf.py create-project-from-example "solderedelectronics/inkplate=1.1.0:inkplate6/advanced/deepsleep/rtc_alarm"