Owner's manual

• To reduce power consumption and extend battery life, slower sample and reporting rates are used. Faster sample
and report rates can be configured, but this will decrease the battery’s life. For details, refer to the DIP switch
configurable parameters for your device.
• The FlexPower switched power management system can operate a FlexPower Node and most sensing devices for
up to five years on a single lithium D cell.
Warmup Time
0 Volts
Switch Power
Sample point
Sample point
Sample interval
Voltage
FlexPower with Integrated Battery
A few FlexPower devices operate using a 3.6V lithium D cell battery integrated into the housing.
These integrated battery devices:
• Operate only from the battery and cannot use an external power supply,
• Are limited in the available I/O because of the limited connectivity, and
• Can only be powered from the integrated battery.
FlexPower
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Solar Supply
Banner’s FlexPower Solar Supply Assembly can be used to power up to two radio devices, including a FlexPower Node, a
FlexPower Gateway, or a data radio.
When used with a FlexPower Node and sensors, the Solar Assembly
supplies enough power to run most sensors at higher sample and
report rates than a single battery can reasonably support.
Rechargeable batteries power the devices while the solar panel
recharges the batteries.
Battery Life Calculations
Analog Configuration
The battery life calculations, in years, for some analog sensors are shown in the table below.
SureCross Power Solutions and Battery Life Calculations
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