# Simple Deep Sleep Simple deep sleep example for Soldered Inkplate 4. ## Overview Puts Inkplate into deep sleep and wakes every 30 seconds. A counter retained in RTC memory tracks the number of wakes and is displayed on the e-ink panel on each boot. ## Hardware Required - Soldered Inkplate 4 - USB cable ## Setup Run `idf.py menuconfig` and navigate to: **Inkplate Boards → Inkplate4** ## Build and Flash ``` idf.py build idf.py -p PORT flash monitor ``` ## Expected Output Display shows wake count and enters deep sleep every 30 s. ## Notes - `RTC_DATA_ATTR` preserves the wake counter across deep sleep cycles. - `lv_refr_now()` renders the LVGL scene into the framebuffer. - `display.display()` must be called to update the physical e-paper panel. ## 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_lvgl=1.1.1:inkplate4/advanced/deep_sleep/deep_sleep_simple"