I am planning to use the following strategies to reduce power consumption of the next revision of the OpenDendrometer:
- Remove the power status LED limit resistors from the Arduino Pro Mini and the RTC 3231 module.
- Use a MCP1700-1502E/TO 1.5V voltage regulator for the digital tire depth gauge power rather than a voltage divider off the regulated 3.3V.
- Remove the 3.3V voltage regulator from the Arduino Pro Mini. Use a MCP1700-3302E/TO 3.3V voltage regulator instead.
- Use a 2N7000 mosfet to cut power to the SD card when not in use.
- Use a 2N7000 mosfet to cut power to the Bluetooth module during specific hours of the day.
- Log data to the SD card in batches. Fill RTC 3231 4k EEPROM, then dump to SD card.
- Put the HM-10 Bluetooth module into a sleep state (via AT+SLEEP command) after disconnect.
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