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Bio-Inspired Distributed Sensing Using a Self-Organizing Sensor Network

Table 2

Power model for mica mots.

Mode Current Mode Current
cpu radio

Active 17 mA 7 mA
Idle 3.2 mA (−20 dBm) 3.7 mA
Power down 103 μA (−15 dBm) 5.4 mA
Power save 110 μA (−8 dBm) 6.5 mA
Standby 216 μA (−5 dBm) 7.1 mA
Extended standby 223 μA (0 dBm) 8.5 mA
Internal oscillator 930 μA (+4 dBm) 11.6 mA
LEDs 2.2 mA (+6 dBm) 13.8 mA
Sensor board0.7 mA (+8 dBm) 17.4 mA
Ower save 103 μA (−15 dBm) 5.4 mA