GPRS Shield V2.0 - how to make always on?

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#1

Hi
Wanting this shield to go in a sculpture and to always be one when the arduino is on. So if i have a power cut or someone un plugs then when it gets plugged backend it will automatically start up again. Two options that I thought of

  1. solder the switch to be on all the time.
  2. solder the switch so that I can controlled it from the arduino board.
    Of course 1) is easier but I don’t really understand if this a good thing or not. Don’t want to blow things up or have it not start. Anyone done this or have advice around how to do this?

cheers Paul

#2

You don’t need to solder anything.

Pin 9 is a software switch to power up the shield. Hold it high for 2.5 seconds then let it go low again at the start of your sketch. I haven’t looked at the schematic but the switch itself is probably connected to the exact same pin

#3

hey thats fab Dave25 thanks for that :slight_smile: