User Manual

Power Requirements
22 Hardware Overview
Power Consumption
The following table defines the power/transmit mode settings and power consumption
specifications for the M6e. Additional details about Power/Transmit Modes can be found
in the Power Management
section.
M6e Power Consumption
Operation
Power/Transmit Mode
Max Power
1
(Watts)
Voltage
(Volts)
Current
(mA)
RF Transmit
Power
Setting
(dBm)
Transmit CW
Transmit Mode = DRM
7.5
2
5.0 +/- 5% 1400 +30
Tag Reading
Transmit Mode = DRM
7.5
2
5.0 +/- 5% 1400 +30
Tag Reading
Transmit Mode = Low Power
5.8 5.0 +/- 5% 1060 +30
Tag Reading
Transmit Mode = DRM + PreDistortion
6.2 5.0 +/- 5% 1200 +30
Tag Reading
Transmit Mode = DRM
2.5 5.0 +/- 5% 490 +5
No Tag Reading (M6e idle)
Power Mode = 0
0.35 5.0 +/- 5% 60 N/A
No Tag Reading (M6e idle)
Power Mode = 1
0.12 5.0 +/- 5% 20 N/A
No Tag Reading (M6e idle)
Power Mode = 2
0.005 5.0 +/- 5% 1.0 N/A
Boot 0.12 5.0 +/- 5% 20 N/A
Shut Down < 0.001 5.0 +/- 5% < 200uA N/A
In Rush Current and Power, M6e
Power up and/or any state change
7.5 5.0 +/- 5% 1500 Max N/A
Note: 1 - Power consumption is defined for TTL RS232 operation. Power consumption may
vary if the USB interface is connected.
Note: 2 - Power consumption is defined for operation into a 17dB return loss load or better.
Power consumption may increase beyond this specification during operation into return
losses worse than 17dB.