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8 years, 6 months ago.
Ublox C027 Low Power Configuration
I am developing an IoT application using a Ublox development kit. For the first prototype, I am using the C027 development board. Power consumption is very important. My plan is to read from my sensors every 5 minutes and only transmit data every 6 hours. Is there an example of putting the C027 into a low power mode for a specific period of time to save battery? Can I turn off unneeded items such as the ethernet port?
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8 years, 6 months ago.
Looking at the board schematic there is no option to completely shut the power off to the ethernet or cell modem but looking at the circuit there are some steps you can take to reduce power. It's still not going to be a low power board, too many parts are always powered for that.
For the cell modem you can pull the Pwr_on pin low, that is P2_6 You can shut off the Ethernet clock (P1_27 low) You can put the CAN drive into standby mode (P0_6 high) And you can turn power off the the GPS (P1_29 low)