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. 2021 Mar 5;21(5):1802. doi: 10.3390/s21051802

Table 8.

Power consumption of embedded sensors on the test platform depending on the scenario: OFF or Low Power (LP) mode. Why does text in the columns not wrap?

Scenario Consumption
Static mode
(A)
nRF52 configuration: OFF Mode
BLE communication disabled
All peripherals/GPIOs disabled
760 µWh
Pavg = 0.76 mW
Pmax= 0.76 mW
Dynamic mode
(B,C)
nRF52 configuration: LP mode
BLE communication enabled
Sending connection request (advertising packets every 1 s)
Sleep mode for internal sensors
3.9 mWh
Pmax = 52 mW
Dynamic mode
(D)
nRF52 configuration: LP mode
BLE communication enabled
Mode connected + notifications enabled
Waiting sensor notification (L2CAP packets every 100 msec)
Sleep mode for internal sensors
4.1 mWh
Pmax = 29 mW
Dynamic mode
(G)
nRF52 configuration: LP mode
Mode connected + notifications enabled
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU): acquisition measures
(accelerometer, gyrometer & quaternion) + sending data
(20 bytes) at 10 Hz
T&RH sensor: sleep mode
Analog-to-Digital Converter: sleep mode
42.8 mWh
Pavg = 43 mW
Pmax = 78 mW
Dynamic mode
(F)
nRF52 configuration: LP mode
Mode connected + notifications enabled
Accelerometer: sleep mode
T&RH sensor: acquisition + sending data (4 bytes) at 1 Hz
Analog-to-Digital Converter: sleep mode
4.2 mWh
Pavg = 4.2 mW
Pmax = 29 mW
Dynamic mode
(E)
nRF52 configuration: LP mode
Mode connected + notifications enabled
Accelerometer: sleep mode
T&RH sensor: sleep mode
Analog-to-Digital Converter: acquisition + sending data
(16 bytes) at 10 Hz
6.7 mWh
Pavg = 6.7 mW
Pmax = 45 mW