Controlling power ot Qwiic MP3 Trigger

Qwiic System
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I have a Qwiic MP3 Trigger connected to a redboard, but I won’t be needing to play anything most of the time.

To save power, is it possible/safe to power down the Qwiic MP3 Trigger from the arduino when not in use and reapply power when needed?

If so, do I need to do anything before power is cut or after it is restored on the arduino?

What kind of circuit and parts would I need?

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You could power it down to save power but you’d need to build a circuit that does that. (SparkFun doesn’t have anything for this.) After powering back up, the Qwiic MP3 Trigger and Arduino are not going to be in sync anymore, you’d probably need to go through the ‘mp3.begin’ process again to sync them up.