ad interval setting seems to not work about atc_mithermometer HOT 2 OPEN

I have this too. 5-second packets no matter what interval I ask for.
But see comments on #302 - is something like your ESP polling the devices actively?

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I find the LYWSD03MMC transmits every 1.8 - 3 seconds. Two or three packets.

Configuration:

• Flashed easily with the web flasher
• Firmware: Release 79 of Dec 24, 2023
• HW version... I don't have a small enough Torx, these were bought in 2024.
• Temperature offset configured, FAFB
• Degrees C
• Report on change FC and FD is set to a large number, FC66 and FD66
• Smiley off

Things I've tried changing:

• Advertising type Mi or Custom, no change
• When set to 1 minute or 5 minute reporting interval (always saved in flash)
• No influence from nearby devices - the theory that something was making a connection to it.
  I tried with and without the nearby ESP32+Tasmota, no change
  I placed the MiTherm and an RF amplifier + detector + LED in a microwave oven, power cycled and quickly closed the door. Same behaviour, transmitting every ~2 seconds. My phone could detect the device from nearby but not from a few metres away, so it's unlikely anything was interrogating it in there.
• Temperature updates on the display every 5 seconds or so

My device reported battery is plummeting, 70% after 3 weeks, but not yet run out so I can't say for sure.

Edit: I see in the readme:

New measurement interval (How often the Temperature reading changes in the BLE Advertising data) Does not influence the battery uasge.

So perhaps I'm worrying about the wrong thing.
I do note that the temperature changes in real time in the reported packets, no 1-minute or 5-minute delay there, just the thermal mass of the device case itself.

My goal is to increase battery life, I don't care about the packets otherwise.
Does it help to reduce the reporting (and measuring) rate?
Is there a way to do this, have I done something wrong?
Thanks!

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