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 we&amp;#39;ve been trying to reduce power consumption do I able to connect unused pins to GND directly? 
 Trace 1,2,3,4 do I able to connect to the GND? 
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;span&gt;The default (from reset) state of all GPIO is as a disconnected input. Unless you’ve previously configured them to something else, you can leave unused pins in their default state and physically disconnected to draw no current.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>