Hi all,
I have a multihop CollectionC network with a root node and three nodes, each sending a data packet (measurements) every 15 minutes. Using alkaline batteries with about 2500mA capacity, I analyzed that the overall power consumption is about three times of what I expected (down from 2.99V to 2.80V in a week). Could there be some debug messages or unexpected multi-hop traffic? Any suggestions or ideas to improve power consumption would be greatly welcome! Here are some details about my configuration: 1) I am using an ACK_LPL check interval of 1 second. 2) I am also using PacketLink layer for software Acks. (5 retries, 10ms delay) 3) My network is static, i.e. immobile. I am not even sure if it needs to multi-hop with this placement. But nodes' power decrease like they are sending 40-50 packets every 15 mins. Thanks. Kaan
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