Active Mode; Power Consumption - Sierra Wireless Octave FX30S User Manual

Active Mode

In Active mode the FX30S application processor is running and the modem is operating in
one of the following modes:
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•
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Depending on the application, you can lower power consumption by disabling the
Ethernet interface using GPIO55 (see
Note: GPS bias cannot be disabled to lower power consumption. The Legato command "gnss
disable" only disables the GPS within the WP module.

Power Consumption

Table 3-9: Power Consumption — Active Mode FX30S 3G (WP8548)
Mode
Active Idle USB and Serial cables are plugged in
Active Full Max Tx power (+23 dBm)
Function
USB 57 Mbps
HSPA+
Serial connected
Active Full Max Tx power (+31 dBm)
Function GSM
USB 57 Mbps
Serial connected
Rev. 5 September 2020
Full function—The application processor is fully functional and the WWAN radio is on;
the GNSS radio can be turned on/off.
Idle—The application processor is fully functional and the WWAN radio is on. The
module is registered on the network, but there is no active connection; the GNSS
radio can be turned on/off.
Airplane mode—The application processor is fully functional and the WWAN radio is
off; the GNSS radio can be turned on/off. By default the GNSS radio is on.
Conditions
Table D-1 on page 76).
Voltage Max continuous
V mA
24 13
12 23
4.5 120
24 106
12 205
5 432
24 85
12 166
5 357
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Specifications
Burst
mW mA mW
312
276
540 133
2544 123 2952
2460 226 2712
2160 525 2625
2040 204 4896
1992 490 5880
1785 1260 6300
41110485
599