Reducing Arduino Power Consumption

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Contributors: Alex the Giant

Resources and Going Further

More information on low-power modes and options can be found in the datasheet for the 328P.

For more power-related fun, check out the following SparkFun tutorials.

Photon Battery Shield Hookup Guide

The Photon Battery Shield has everything your Photon needs to run off, charge, and monitor a LiPo battery. Read through this hookup guide to get started using it.

Beefcake Relay Control Hookup Guide

This is a guide for assembling and basic use of the Beefcake Relay Control board

ESP32 Thing Power Control Shield Hookup Guide

This tutorial shows you how to get started with the ESP32 Thing Power Control Shield.

LiPo Fuel Gauge (MAX1704X) Hookup Guide

Monitor your LiPo battery with the LiPo fuel gauge! In this tutorial, we will be using the MAX17043 and MAX17048 to monitor a single cell, LiPo battery over the Arduino Serial Monitor. We will also connect a display to view the output without the need to connect the microcontroller to a computer.