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8.4 Charging the powerCELL

While your radEAGLET-R is connected to an external power source (see 8.3, p. 123) an

installed black powerCELL (see 8.1.1, p. 121) will be charged.

Charging is reported by a green LED (see 2.1.1, p. 25, Fig. 1, p. 17), which goes off when the

battery is fully charged.

Refer to the Battery section in Appendix E.1, p.

durations.

8.5 Energy Saving Tips

If you need to save energy, especially when running the radEAGLET-R from battery power,

you can optimize a few settings to reduce power consumtion.

This section lists power-demanding features which you might not need all the time or for

certain type of applications, beginning with the more energy-demanding features.

Screen Brightness and Timeout

The backlight of the screen draws a significant amount of power. Reduce the backlight

brightness (see 5.4, p. 56) to what you really need in your environment.

Let the backlight time out after the shortest period of inactivity (see 5.4, p. 56) conve-

nient for your workflow.

Wi-Fi

Switch off the Wi-Fi hotspot while you not using it to communicate (see 5.8, p. 60).

USB Devices

Disconnect any USB devices while you are not transferring data.

GPS Receiver

Switch off the GPS receiver (see 5.13, p. 70) if you don't need coordinates to be saved

with, for example, identification results or spectra.

Switch off the GPS receiver while you work at places with poor or no GPS reception

(inside buildings, underground, etc.).

Detect Mode

The detect mode causes high-volume data transfer between the components of the

radEAGLET-R. Switch to another mode while not using the detect mode.

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