Hi again,
The platform I'm working on is the TmoteSky platform.
With the radio turned off, the current I'm measuring now is about 136uA.
Do I have to take some special steps in the code to get this in the order of
10-20uA, or should the MCU auto-choose the lowest power state?
regards
Ruben
> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:29:22 -0400
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> CC: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Tinyos-help] current consumption with radio turned off
>
> Hi!
>
> On Thu, 12 Mar 2009, Ruben Catteeuw wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> > It seems I can't add a jpg in attachment. Sorry about the previous mail.
>
> Can you post it somewhere (flickr, facebook, etc) and give a link to it?
>
> > Anyway, my question stays the same:
> >
> > Why is the current consumption with the radio off this high (2mA)? I
> > only have 2 timers running.
> >
> > Can I get this any lower?
> >
>
> What type of motes are you using? For Telos Sky I'm getting something < 10uA.
>
> --
> Razvan ME
>
> > From: [email protected]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:58:12 +0000
> > Subject: [Tinyos-help] current consumption with radio turned off
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Attached is a screenshot of the current consumtion while running my
> > application on a telos mote.
> > The radio is off, then turned on, a packet is sent and the radio is turned
> > back off.
> > I wonder why the current consumption is about 2mA when the radio is off. I
> > only have some timers running.
> > I would like this current to be in the order of uA. How can I accomplish
> > this?
> >
> > thx a lot to anyone who can help me out!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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