Hi everyone, I have a cell phone that locks up every few days. It requires a restart by holding the power button down for about 2 seconds. Then once it is off, you have to hold the power button down again for 2 sec. I wanted to automate this process. Im thinking about using a PIC to control a transistor to short the power button out every 48hrs. Is this possible? Im a beginner, but have a little experience with electronic circuits...
Well, I need to do it this way. I have several of the same model so if I break some of them, thats ok. The software that is running on the phone is all custom, and has many flaws. This is why I need to power cycle the phone every now and then. So Im basically looking for a circuit that will complete a second low current (I would assume) circuit. I just need the circuit to be closed for about 2 seconds, then open. Every day or so, complete the circuit and repeat.
Back of the phone. Im not really to worried about how it looks. The entire device will be in a box of its own. The cell phone case is not even attached.
So does anyone have an idea if a transistor will work or should I use a relay? The circuit that runs the timer will be drawing current from the phones battery.
So does anyone have an idea if a transistor will work or should I use a relay? The circuit that runs the timer will be drawing current from the phones battery.
A small reed relay would mean you would not have to analyze the phone's circuity, just parallel the existing switch. There are some pretty small 5vdc coil low current reed relay packages so size shouldn't be a problem. A small 8 pin pic could be programmed to trigger the relay but a couple of 555 timers might be made to work.
Hi everyone, I have a cell phone that locks up every few days. It requires a restart by holding the power button down for about 2 seconds. Then once it is off, you have to hold the power button down again for 2 sec. I wanted to automate this process. Im thinking about using a PIC to control a transistor to short the power button out every 48hrs. Is this possible? Im a beginner, but have a little experience with electronic circuits...
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