if i want to disable nice views to maximize battery life, is it sufficient to just remove them?
or will i get more/noticeable gains from changing the firmware as well
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Good question!
If your main goal is maximizing battery life, here’s how it breaks down: - Physically removing the nice!views: This will already save you most of the power they would normally consume. The displays use a decent amount of energy to stay on, so just unplugging/removing them helps a lot. ✅ - Changing firmware: The firmware builds that include
- Lily58: Firmware
So: - Removing them = big savings
- Removing + reflashing firmware without display support = best savings
If you’d like, you can start with just removing them and see if the lifetime is good enough for you. If not, then go ahead and flash the
Do you want me to point you to the exact files for your board?
If your main goal is maximizing battery life, here’s how it breaks down: - Physically removing the nice!views: This will already save you most of the power they would normally consume. The displays use a decent amount of energy to stay on, so just unplugging/removing them helps a lot. ✅ - Changing firmware: The firmware builds that include
nice!view support still reserve pins and run the display driver in the background. If the display isn’t connected, this can still waste some power (though it’s not as much as having the display physically connected). If you want maximum efficiency, you should flash the non-display firmware for your board:
- Corne: Firmware- Lily58: Firmware
So: - Removing them = big savings
- Removing + reflashing firmware without display support = best savings
If you’d like, you can start with just removing them and see if the lifetime is good enough for you. If not, then go ahead and flash the
🚫 nice!view firmware for that extra bump.Do you want me to point you to the exact files for your board?
Firmware | Typeractive.xyz Documentation
If you're not familiar, ZMK is a wireless-focused firmware, and it powers our Corne Wireless.
Firmware | Typeractive.xyz Documentation
If you're not familiar, ZMK is a wireless-focused firmware, and it powers our Lily58 Wireless.