Hi, I am trying to use a Picaxe 08M2 Protoboard with a DS3231 AT24C32 RTC module like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/DS3231-AT24C32-Memory-Arduino-Replace/dp/B01L28A70Q/ref=sr_1_16?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1492633395&sr=1-16&keywords=ds3231
The Picaxe wakes up once a day to check the time on the clock and then goes back to sleep. It does this until a particular date, and then switches a relay.
Everything is working but I measure 0.6 mA at the VCC terminal of the clock module. I had expected the current to be much less than this. I researched the issue and removed the resistors for the LED and the charging circuit (before I did that, the current was over 3 mA).
I have read that some people with Arduinos have disabled functions of the RTC board, etc. to further reduce the power consumption of the RTC, but I didn't understand much of that.
Anyone here have ideas on how to reduce the power consumption of the RTC with this Picaxe setup?
Thank you!
https://www.amazon.com/DS3231-AT24C32-Memory-Arduino-Replace/dp/B01L28A70Q/ref=sr_1_16?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1492633395&sr=1-16&keywords=ds3231
The Picaxe wakes up once a day to check the time on the clock and then goes back to sleep. It does this until a particular date, and then switches a relay.
Everything is working but I measure 0.6 mA at the VCC terminal of the clock module. I had expected the current to be much less than this. I researched the issue and removed the resistors for the LED and the charging circuit (before I did that, the current was over 3 mA).
I have read that some people with Arduinos have disabled functions of the RTC board, etc. to further reduce the power consumption of the RTC, but I didn't understand much of that.
Anyone here have ideas on how to reduce the power consumption of the RTC with this Picaxe setup?
Thank you!