The following table shows the power consumption of the Plug & Sense! Smart Agriculture Xtreme sensor probes. Remember that the sensor board can be completely disconnected by turning off all sensors, reducing the consumption to zero.
Added to that, some sensors are quite complex and they have various working modes, so the power consumption can vary. Values shown in the table are averages when the sensor is being read by Waspmote.
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Sensor probe
Current consumption
Non-contact surface temperature measurement
1.82 mA (quiescent), 2.68 mA (measuring)
Leaf and flower bud temperature
1.70 mA (quiescent), 2.60 mA (measuring)
Soil oxygen level
7.00 mA (quiescent), 8.20 mA (measuring)
Shortwave radiation
15 mA
Solar radiation for Smart Agriculture Xtreme
0 μA
Ultraviolet radiation for Smart Agriculture Xtreme
0 μA
Temperature, humidity and pressure
0.02 mA (quiescent), 0.19 mA (measuring)
Conductivity, water content and soil temperature GS3
0.05 mA (quiescent), 6.00 mA (measuring)
Conductivity, water content and soil temperature 5TE
0.05 mA (quiescent), 5.00 mA (measuring)
Soil temperature and volumetric water content
0.05 mA (quiescent), 5.00 mA (measuring)
Soil water potential
0.05 mA (quiescent), 5.00 mA (measuring)
Vapor pressure, humidity, temperature and pressure in soil and air
0.05 mA (quiescent), 5.00 mA (measuring)
Leaf wetness Phytos 31
3.85 mA
Dendrometer for Smart Agriculture Xtreme
160 μA
Weather stations
Depends on the model (can be high)
Solar radiation and temperature Datasol MET
7.5 mA
Luminosity
0.02 mA (quiescent), 0.24 mA (measuring)
