Disable Auto PowerOff

[Beisshase]

I would like to suggest introducing a parameter that can be used to control the automatic switching off of the Brick (Ev3, Spike, etc.).

In competitions such as WRO, it is common for the robots to have to "park" with the program started for a while before they are allowed to complete the run. In this context, it is disadvantageous if the Brick shuts down automatically, as it is standard practice with the EV3 to drive the motors against their mechanical stops at the start of a program in order to establish a zero point—since EV3 motors lack a fixed zero point (unlike, for example, Spike motors).
However, under WRO regulations, this motor movement is not permitted following a restart after the robot has been parked.

That's why it would be great if you could establish a possibility to turn off the automatic shutdown.

[laurensvalk]

Thanks for the suggestion!

it is common for the robots to have to "park" with the program started for a while before they are allowed to complete the run.

The robot only shuts down if no program has been running for a long time. Is that not the case?

In the situation you describe, it should stay on. You could also make a program that initializes everthing and then waits for you to press a button again.

[Beisshase]

We have just begun testing if we could change from EV3 with pybricks v2 to v4.
If it does not powerdown if a program is waiting for "press button" this would solve this problem. We do this with pybricks v2 at the moment.

Without a programm running the brick shuts down quit fast - maybe after 2-3 minutes.

Thanks for your effort developing v4 !

[Beisshase]

Ok, Now I have worked a little with Pybricks 4 on an EV3.
Let me tell you, the EV3 PowersOff every few minutes when no programm is running - and I hate it!

I have to turn on the Ev3 everytime I want to send a new programm, because it is always down....
PLEASE give us the option to turn "automatic shutdown" off.

[laurensvalk]

Does it do that even while connected to the computer? It is supposed to stay on in that case. (Maybe you've found a bug for us!)

[Beisshase]

Yes, the EV3 is connected via USB to a PC (Windows). It is shutting down within 3 minutes.
Please notice that I am using Visual Studio Code to send the programm, not the "https://beta.pybricks.com/" system.

[Beisshase]

When I connect the EV3 to the "https://beta.pybricks.com/" system it does not shut down.
So its an issue with the EV3 beeing connected to VSC.