THB2 battery life time with default setup?

[robertoinzerillo]

First, I'd like to thank all of the people that helped with this custom firmware. It's GREAT!! :-D

I got it working with Home Assistant with really minor effort. Couples glitches here and there to sort out at first, but nothing major.

Now I'd like to custom the setup using the online tool : https://pvvx.github.io/THB2/web/PHY62x2BTHome.html
and I have a question since I'm relatively new to BLE, sensors and HA.

Since I would be happy with getting sensor updates every 5 or 10min, would reducing the default polling time help the battery lifespan? How much does it affect it?

I'm running since today, so I don't have statistics of any kind at hand.

[pvvx]

It depends more on the quality of the batteries.

The time that has passed since the release of the first versions of alternative firmware is not enough to obtain statistics. Since then the batteries are still working.

[robertoinzerillo]

I wouldn't define myself as a software developer at all. I'm sorry if my questions bothered you (or anyone else) in any way.
I appreciate what you've done.

[pvvx]

It's just too long to explain all this.
It's easier and faster to look at the source code.

• Take measurements in different modes and compare based on many years of experience.
• Study Bluetooth LE in depth to have a common language of conversation.
• Explore the operating modes of these chips and make tables with graphs of optimal operating options.
• Explore the operation of batteries in pulse consumption mode and which factors are more significant.
• Compare batteries of different types and different manufacturers.

After that, it will be possible to discuss something.

[robertoinzerillo]

appreciate the hints

[pvvx]

biemster/FindMy#74 (comment)

pvvx/ATC_MiThermometer#596

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If desired, everything can be found on the Internet, and not waste the developers' time on empty talk. Instead of this conversation about "who is stronger, a whale or an elephant?" you can create several add-ons to the programs.

[robertoinzerillo]

Very usefull, indeed :-)