Hi, I've got a Duemilanove and a WiShield hooked up to a temp sensor and a photoresistor. I want to put it outside on a 9v battery, but am afraid it will eat through the battery. Realistically I only need new information every 10 minutes or so. How can I get the Arduino to go into low power mode fo…

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Pauly May 19, 2010, 1:45pm 3

Thanks. That is very helpful. Is there any way to make the Arduino sleep for a certain amount of time?
Or to wake it up without detecting something external to start an interrupt?

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