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feat(ble): prevent sleep while BT is active
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feat(usb): allow sleeping while powered over USB
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions app/Kconfig
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Expand Up @@ -415,6 +415,15 @@ config ZMK_IDLE_SLEEP_TIMEOUT
int "Milliseconds of inactivity before entering deep sleep"
default 900000

config ZMK_BLE_PREVENT_SLEEP_WHILE_ACTIVE_CONNECTED
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IMO these should be prefixed with ZMK_SLEEP, since they are all sub-options related to it.

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config ZMK_BLE_PREVENT_SLEEP_WHILE_ACTIVE_CONNECTED
config ZMK_SLEEP_PREVENT_WHILE_BLE_CONNECTED

bool "Prevent sleeping while the active BT profile is connected"
depends on ZMK_BLE
default n
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One thing I missed; can you remove? See #2161

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default n


config ZMK_USB_ALLOW_SLEEP_WHILE_POWERED
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config ZMK_USB_ALLOW_SLEEP_WHILE_POWERED
config ZMK_SLEEP_PREVENT_WHILE_USB_POWERED

bool "Allow sleeping while USB power is connected"
default n

endif # ZMK_SLEEP

config ZMK_EXT_POWER
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17 changes: 15 additions & 2 deletions app/src/activity.c
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Expand Up @@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(zmk, CONFIG_ZMK_LOG_LEVEL);
#include <zmk/usb.h>
#endif

#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PREVENT_SLEEP_WHILE_ACTIVE_CONNECTED)
#include <zmk/ble.h>
#endif

#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_POINTING)
#include <zephyr/input/input.h>
#endif
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int32_t current = k_uptime_get();
int32_t inactive_time = current - activity_last_uptime;
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_SLEEP)
if (inactive_time > MAX_SLEEP_MS && !is_usb_power_present()) {
bool prevent_sleep =
!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_USB_ALLOW_SLEEP_WHILE_POWERED) && is_usb_power_present();
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PREVENT_SLEEP_WHILE_ACTIVE_CONNECTED)
#if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_ROLE_CENTRAL)
prevent_sleep |= zmk_ble_active_profile_is_connected();
#else
prevent_sleep |= zmk_split_bt_peripheral_is_connected();
#endif
#endif
if (inactive_time > MAX_SLEEP_MS && !prevent_sleep) {
// Put devices in suspend power mode before sleeping
set_state(ZMK_ACTIVITY_SLEEP);

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#endif

SYS_INIT(activity_init, APPLICATION, CONFIG_APPLICATION_INIT_PRIORITY);
SYS_INIT(activity_init, APPLICATION, CONFIG_APPLICATION_INIT_PRIORITY);
14 changes: 8 additions & 6 deletions docs/docs/config/power.md
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Expand Up @@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ Configuration for entering [low power states](../features/low-power-states.md) w

Definition file: [zmk/app/Kconfig](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/blob/main/app/Kconfig)

| Config | Type | Description | Default |
| ------------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_IDLE_TIMEOUT` | int | Milliseconds of inactivity before entering idle state | 30000 |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_SLEEP` | bool | Enable deep sleep support | n |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_IDLE_SLEEP_TIMEOUT` | int | Milliseconds of inactivity before entering deep sleep | 900000 |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_PM_SOFT_OFF` | bool | Enable soft off functionality from the keymap or dedicated hardware | n |
| Config | Type | Description | Default |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_IDLE_TIMEOUT` | int | Milliseconds of inactivity before entering idle state | 30000 |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_SLEEP` | bool | Enable deep sleep support | n |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_IDLE_SLEEP_TIMEOUT` | int | Milliseconds of inactivity before entering deep sleep | 900000 |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_PM_SOFT_OFF` | bool | Enable soft off functionality from the keymap or dedicated hardware | n |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PREVENT_SLEEP_WHILE_ACTIVE_CONNECTED` | bool | Prevent sleeping while the active BT profile is connected | n |
| `CONFIG_ZMK_USB_ALLOW_SLEEP_WHILE_POWERED` | bool | Allow sleeping while USB power is present | n |

## External Power Control

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