Hello,
First off ... thanks for the Moteino and all of the incredible information. I bought several of them, and have run through several of the examples, and am learning the libraries.
I read the other thread on reed switches, and also the mail box notifier (all versions) and have a question about using reed switches in extremely low power configurations.
I really do want to create a basic "magnetic door sensor" that is able to notify me on open and close. Now, in my installation, the door I am monitoring could be left open or closed for extended periods. In addition, different from the other thread, I can not "poll" the status, but am hoping to interrupt and wake the processor on either edge - rising or falling - with a reed switch being connected with a pull-up or pull-down resistor.
Am I going about this wrong? Is there a better possible solution?
If I am heading down the right path, then what is the best way to connect the reed switch for the lowest power consumption?
I also want the Moteino to wake up - no matter what - and "heartbeat" maybe once every 15 minutes or hour to simply "check in" and report the current state. Now reading some of Felix posts, it seems that I might be able to heartbeat at an even faster rate and still be power efficient?
Thoughts? Comments?
I wanted to for some experience before I start to hack and experiment too much ... :-)
Scott