module radio renders reset button inoperative

[rhubarbdog]

hi, I received my second bbc microbit today so i thought i'd give module radio a try. I can send messages and terminate my programs, but the only way i can get them to restart is pulling the battery out and plugging back in. The RESET button won't work. I've written a producer and consumer

producer:

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from microbit import *

import radio

import user_input as ui

menu=("Hello","","Exit")


radio.on()
while True:

    if button_a.is_pressed():

        while button_a.is_pressed():
            pass

        message=ui.menu_list(menu)

        radio.send(message)

        if message=="Exit":
            break


    display.show("P")
    
radio.off()

i've not included the code for ui.menu_list(), it just takes a tuple or list as parameter and returns one of the elements if the user selects it. It could be replaced with `message=random.choice(menu)`

consumer:

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from microbit import *

import radio

radio.on()
while True:

    message=radio.receive()

    if message=="":
        display.scroll("\'\'")
    elif message:
        display.scroll("\""+message+"\"")
    else:
        display.show("C")

    if message=="Exit" or button_b.is_pressed():
        break

radio.off()
display.clear()

The issue is why are these programs breaking the reset button, it works when plugged into USB but not on battery even with new tested batteries.

[rhubarbdog]

I would have preferred to delete my post this code also blocks the reset button when on battery. It must be that when on battery a programs exit switches the microbit off.

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from microbit import *

while True:
    display.show(Image.HEART)

    if button_a.is_pressed():
        break


display.clear()