Hello,
The GPS Ultimate breakout (ID:746) has a nice enable pin to lower power consumption when GPS is not needed. I can't seem to find it on the GPS Shield (ID:1272). I assume that means that feature is not available on the shield?
Enable GPS on GPS Shield
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- mikeysklar
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Re: Enable GPS on GPS Shield
There is no EN enable pin for the shield.
However, the library provides some low power mode options. You can experiment with:
which should get you down to 2mA on the GPS draw.
more here:
viewtopic.php?f=31&p=256775
However, the library provides some low power mode options. You can experiment with:
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GPS.sendCommand(PMTK_STANDBY);
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GPS.sendCommand(PMTK_AWAKE);
more here:
viewtopic.php?f=31&p=256775
- jvoe
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Re: Enable GPS on GPS Shield
Thanks! I'll have a look at that.
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