Speed up charging with soft start

src/main.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ void setup() {
 
 
     // Task Creation
+    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(
+        taskCharger,
+        "TaskCharger",          // Name of the process
+        4096,                   // This stack size can be checked & adjusted by reading the Stack Highwater
+        NULL,
+        4,                      // Priority
+        NULL,
+        CPU_1
+    );
+
     xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(
         taskScreen,
         "TaskScreen",           // Name of the process
@@ -109,6 +119,43 @@ void taskScreen(void *pvParameters) {
 }
 
 
+void taskCharger(void *pvParameters) {
+    (void) pvParameters;
+
+    bool charging = false;
+    bool high_current_charging = false;
+    uint32_t last_charging_time = 0;
+
+    for(;;) {
+        if(M5.Axp.isCharging()) {
+            // Just flipped...
+            if(!charging) {
+                charging = true;
+                last_charging_time = millis();
+            } else {
+                // Only after 5 seconds then put to 1A...
+                if(!high_current_charging) {
+                    if((uint32_t)(millis() - last_charging_time) > 5000) {
+                        high_current_charging = true;
+                        M5.Axp.SetCHGCurrent(M5.Axp.kCHG_1000mA);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            if(charging) {
+                // Setting back to 100mA
+                charging = false;
+                high_current_charging = false;
+                last_charging_time = millis();
+                M5.Axp.SetCHGCurrent(M5.Axp.kCHG_100mA);
+            }
+        }
+
+        vTaskDelay(200);
+    }
+}
+
+
 void taskSpeak(void *pvParameters) {
     (void) pvParameters;
 

src/main.h

@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ void taskWeb(void *pvParameters);
 void taskInput(void *pvParameters);
 void taskBLE(void *pvParameters);
 void taskNRF(void *pvParameters);
+void taskCharger(void *pvParameters);
 
 #endif