A beehive scale brought online with Thread and lower sleep current
The maker used Claude to help power down a beehive scale's sensor boards during sleep, reporting about 20 microamps after switching to nRF52840 and Thread.
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The full story
The maker first tried an HX711 scale interface with a Nordic board and could not obtain readings. A later update reports a working nRF52840 beehive scale using NAU7802 and BMP280 I2C boards, with Thread replacing an unsuccessful Zigbee connection.
Claude helped ensure the breakout boards were powered down during sleep. The maker reports roughly 20 microamps in sleep and estimates about 40 microamps averaged over readings every five minutes; that second figure is an estimate, not a measured battery-life result.
Device and compatibility
- nRF52840; NAU7802 and BMP280 sensor boards
Thread connection; the earlier HX711/Zigbee setup was replaced.
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What Claude did
- Powering down sensor breakout boards correctly during sleepClaude Source ↗
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.