https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/57561/low-power-remote-control-using-threadI am trying to design a remote control for my garage door and I need to develop a low power remote control that talks to my Thread garage receiver. I have looked into OpenThread node roles/types and the one closest to what I need seems to be &quot;Sleepyen-USTelligent Community 13Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:29:12 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/279941?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:29:12 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:ce4a98a1-33e6-45af-91c1-70491dd6c690GPereira<p>I was asking from a conceptual point of view. This was not implemented. Thank you for your response!</p> <p>From what I read, Thread is more suited for stationary nodes.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/233473?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:57:58 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:9c338ba1-b22e-4b68-b987-e8d23b52f017Edvin<p>Hello,</p> <p>Sleepy end device seems like a suitable role for your case, as it rarely (ever?) needs to receive messages, but only transmit when you want to open/close the door.&nbsp;</p> <p>What did you set the interval to? And why does it not work if you are away from home for 1 month? Is the battery flat? Have you tried to monitor the current consumption? Are you sure it isn&#39;t something else drawing current?</p> <p>Please check out my colleague&#39;s reply in <a href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/47316/sleepy-end-device-in-zigbee-polling-parent-to-often" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this ticket</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Best regards,</p> <p>Edvin</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>