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9.13 Powering beacons
Modes of operations
1. Stationary beacons powered from a clean source of +5V USB
2. Mobile beacon powered from a clean source of +5V USB from a robot
3. Operations based on internal LiPol 3.7V 1000 mAh cell
Typical power consumption in deep sleep mode is 50uA, which provides ~2 years of
shelf time with a regular 1000mAh battery. The beacon can be woken up from deep
sleep only by pressing HW RESET button
In regular sleep mode, the beacons wake up automatically every 2 seconds for ~20ms
to monitor external calls from the modem/router. That causes some additional
consumption, but it can still be left for several months in sleep mode
Active mode work time directly depends on the location update rate. For example:
- With the standard 1000mAh battery and 16Hz update rate, the expected
work time will be 97h => 8 days (assuming a 12-hour working day)
With the extended 4300mAh battery and 1Hz location update rate, the expected work time
will be ~5800h or 484 days (assuming a 12-hour working day).