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2021-03-16 at 11:25 AM
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@mbarney an observation, the power is being turned off on the off board ADS1115, but not for the Turner. The ADS1115 Analog inputs are only specified for Vdd+0.3V. If either of the Turners outputs are
@mbarney an observation, the power is being turned off on the off board ADS1115, but not for the Turner. The ADS1115 Analog inputs are only specified for Vdd+0.3V. If either of the Turners outputs are above this, then it will feed through to the ADS1115 Vdd Sw5V. Probably won’t account for what your are seeing.
I found a I needed to know when in sleep v current consumption, so used the Ttty to know when its in sleep mode, and to measure the current at that time. (I have Adafruits INA219)
