By seamlessly pausing calculations when power is interrupted and resuming when power returns, the system — called BFree — allows devices to smoothly operate any time power is available, enabling a new movement of sustainable DIY electronics.
future versions of BFree or runtime systems inspired by the battery free programming capabilities of BFree could [also] be useful for space and especially small satellites which are powered completely from solar." The team's new BFree system is an evolution of the 'ENGAGE' technology and it allows anyone to make their own sustainable electronics.They hope the new system will help to reduce the unsustainable number of dead batteries that end up as e-waste on a yearly basis."Makers all over the internet are asking how to extend their device’s battery life.
The BFree system allows devices to run perpetually using intermittent energy. When power is interrupted, the system pauses calculations. Then, when power returns, it resumes automatically without having lost any memory and without having to run through an extensive list of operations." Our goal with BFree is that any novice Python programmer can immediately use BFree," Hester told us. This, he said,"encourages exploration and experimentation with energy harvesting and battery-free tech. The novice programmer will learn about energy, energy harvesting, and the energy costs of a program they write. They can then change it or modify it to work better based on what they see. This is a key concept in engineering and making, iterative refinement.
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