Figure 3: Radio transmitting @ 8 dBm output power, 1 Mbps Bluetooth
®
LE mode, Clock =
HFXO, Regulator = DC/DC (typical values)
2.3.2. Dynamic
Besides the static TX, RX, idle and sleep current the average current is of interest. Here
an example for a typical behavior of a peripheral device in advertising mode (see Figure
Currents and state durations are dependent on the configuration of the module. In this state
the module transmits the advertising packets on the three advertising channels.
Nordic Semiconductor provides an online tool calculating the average current of a Bluetooth
®
connection. It can be accessed at
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/power/
Proteus-III reference manual version 1.3
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