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Reply To: Mayfly v1.1 technical questions forum thread

2022-08-30 at 11:52 AM #17289

Shannon Hicks

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Mayfly v1.x power usage (with no external sensors attached) and both LED dipswitches off (the brown/white slide switches between the main power switch and the vertical SD card socket) is as follows:

Mayfly current when board is powered and idle: 6.5 mA
Mayfly current when MCU put to sleep and no microSD card in socket: 0.27 mA (or 270 uA)
Mayfly current when asleep with microSD card in the socket: 0.43 mA (or 430 uA)