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By Slylandro
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Hi Guys,

I'm new around the 8266 and the thing therefore my question might be silly. I was looking at the sparkfun hookup guide and specifically at the deepsleep mode. I notice that you jump a wire from XPD pin to DTR pin.

Is there a way to wake the 8266 with an outside signal? My goal is to get a device to identify when my son opens a door to log is wake up time each day. My first reflex is to put a intrusion system magnetic switch on the door and use that switch to wake up the Thing. However, I'm not sure if it can be done that way and if it reacts to a rising edge or a falling edge.

Any tips?