From cc21167d57665a9bf0b413a4a85984f771d7812f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mega Mind <68985133+megamind4089@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:27:32 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added docs for external power output --- docs/docs/behavior/power.md | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/sidebars.js | 1 + 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/docs/behavior/power.md diff --git a/docs/docs/behavior/power.md b/docs/docs/behavior/power.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6b8237be --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/behavior/power.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +title: Power Management Behaviors +sidebar_label: Power Management +--- + +## Summary + +These page contains some of the power management behaviors currently supported by ZMK. + +## External Power Control + +The External power control behavior allows enabling or disabling the VCC power output +to save power. Some of the LEDs will consume power even in OFF state. To preserve +battery life in this scenario, some controller boards have support to disable the +external power completely. + +The following boards currently support this feature: +- nRFMicro +- nice!nano + +## External Power Control Command Defines + +External power control command defines are provided through the [`dt-bindings/zmk/ext_power.h`](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/blob/main/app/include/dt-bindings/zmk/ext_power.h) header, +which is added at the top of the keymap file: + +``` +#include +``` + +This will allow you to reference the actions defined in this header such as `EXT_POWER_OFF_CMD`. + +Here is a table describing the command for each define: + +| Define | Action | Alias | +| ------------ | -------------------------------------- | -------- | +| `EXT_POWER_OFF_CMD` | Disable the external power. | `EP_OFF` | +| `EXT_POWER_ON_CMD` | Enable the external power. | `EP_ON` | +| `EXT_POWER_TOGGLE_CMD` | Toggle the external power. | `EP_TOG` | + +### Behavior Binding + +- Reference: `&ext_power` +- Parameter#1: Command, e.g `EP_ON` + +### Example: + +1. Behavior binding to enable the external power + + ``` + &ext_power EP_ON + ``` + +1. Behavior binding to disable the external power + + ``` + &ext_power EP_OFF + ``` + +1. Behavior binding to toggle the external power + + ``` + &ext_power EP_TOG + ``` + diff --git a/docs/sidebars.js b/docs/sidebars.js index 93ce2264..12b4a6e3 100644 --- a/docs/sidebars.js +++ b/docs/sidebars.js @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module.exports = { "behavior/reset", "behavior/bluetooth", "behavior/lighting", + "behavior/power", ], Development: [ "dev-clean-room",