| | 140 | == Power Consumption == |
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| | 142 | My initial tests on a Arduino Mini Pro with radio module and motion detector shows a power consumption of 0.48 mAh in sleep mode. When motion is detected consumption raises to 1,5 mAh for a couple of seconds when radio powers up and transmits data to vera. |
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| | 144 | Converted to real life figures, this would make four 2000mAh alkaline AA batteries your sensor to last for a year. Note this is in theory. I have not made any long time measurements. Read more about the subject on the following links. |
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| | 146 | http://hwstartup.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/how-to-run-an-arduino-on-a-9v-battery-for-weeks-or-months/ |
| | 147 | http://hwstartup.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/how-to-run-an-arduino-clone-on-aa-batteries-for-over-a-year-part-2/ |
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