Appendix L. RF400/RF410 Average Current Drain Calculations

EXAMPLE #5 (Base RF400/RF410 in default “<4 mA, 1 sec Delay” standby mode)

The RF400/RF410s in this example are configured for the default average standby mode current. The same amount of data (10 data points) are collected as in Example 1, however the frequency of collection is changed from once a minute to once an hour.

It = Is + Ih + Iq + Ir + Ii

Calculating each term:

Is = table mA value = 4 mA

Ih =

 

L (ms)

⋅ 73 mA =

700 ms

⋅ 73 mA = 0.014 mA ("long header" = 700 ms)

 

 

3,600,000 ms

 

 

T (ms)

 

 

 

 

 

Iq =

 

20 (ms)

⋅ 73 mA = 0.0004 mA

 

 

3,600,000 (ms)

 

Ir =

[45 (ms) + 20 ms]

 

⋅ 24 mA = 0.0004 mA

 

 

3,600,000 (ms)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ii =

 

5000 ms

 

24 mA = 0.033 mA

(using default "time of inactivity to sleep" = 50)

3,600,000 (ms)

It 4.1 mA
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