User guide

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GL61x0 Product Technical
Specification and User Guide
Power Consumption
12.2. GL6100 Power Consumption
Three DC inputs (Vin) were used to measure the consumption: VinMIN(4.75V), VinTYP(12V) and
VinMAX(32V). Both the average current and maximum current peaks were measured. For more
information on the consumption measurement procedure, refer to section 12.4 Consumption
Measurement Procedure.
Note that power consumption performance is software related. The results listed in the following sub-
sections were based on Firmware 7.4a. Refer to section 10.3 Operating System Upgrade Procedure
for more information on upgrading the software.
12.2.1. Power Consumption without the Sierra Wireless
Software Suite
Note: TX = the current peak is the RF transmission burst (Tx burst)
RX = the current peak is the RF reception burst (Rx burst)
Table 46: Power Consumption without the Sierra Wireless Software Suite (Serial Port Auto Shutdown Mode
Enabled); Typical Values
Working
Modes
Parameters
I
average
I
peak
Unit
Vin = 32V
Vin = 12V
Vin = 4.75V
Active Idle
Mode
Paging 9 (Rx burst
occurrence ~2s)
6.291108
11.791
21.408
134.202
mA
Paging 2 (Rx burst
occurrence ~0,5s)
6.648853
12.608
23.131
133.209
mA
Sleep Idle
Mode
Paging 9 (Rx burst
occurrence ~2s)
2.712264
3.022
3.627
133.401
mA
Paging 2 (Rx burst
occurrence ~0,5s)
3.357799
4.068
6.753
133.112
mA
Active Mode
6.378346
12
21.816
34.423
mA
Sleep Mode
2.47415
2.388
2.432
47.628
mA
Connected
Mode
850/900
MHz
PCL5 (TX
power 33dBm)
40.53972
101.173
238.6
1408.191
mA
PCL19 (TX
power 6dBm)
18.43719
18.43719
44.89
230.039
mA
1800/1900
MHz
PCL0 (TX
power 33dBm)
28.89199
71.078
162.802
854.41
mA
PCL19 (TX
power 6dBm)
17.84924
17.84924
43.47
197.92
mA
Transfer
Mode class 8
(4Rx/1Tx)
850/900
MHz
PCL3 (TX
power 33dBm)
41.47784
97.343
228.927
1398.367
mA
PCL17 (TX
power 5dBm)
20.36316
43.182
91.873
215.551
mA
1800/1900
MHz
PCL3 (TX
power 30dBm)
26.56826
68.342
156.003
842.03
mA
PCL18 (TX
power 0dBm)
16.04534
41.82
88.518
183.275
mA