Low-Power Draw with the NORA-W306 Thing+
Rob shows off the low-power consumption options on our new NORA-W306 Thing+!
Rob is back at work with the new SparkFun Thing Plus - NORA-W306, and this time he's showing off the low-power consumption capabilities of the board. This Feather form-factor development board is capable of a lot including an integrated single-chip low-power dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE 5.3) communication microcontroller. It also consists of a dual processor core: Arm Cortex-M33 and Cortex-M23!
To complement the module's low-power options, we've optimized components and added the ability to depower all subsystems to conserve as much power as possible for remote battery-powered applications. And that's what we are taking a look at today!
Learn how to find the current draw for your board in this video with Rob.
For those of you who might be interested in measuring the current draw via the MEAS jumper on the Thing+, you can cut the trace located on the back of the board and power the board via USB or battery. Then, simply place a multimeter set to measure current on the PTHs. This makes it easier to measure the current as opposed to measuring the current between the power source and connector.
We have plenty more examples in our Hookup Guide for this Thing+ including how to scan for WiFi networks, Bluetooth UART Services and Clients, fuel gauge display, and much more! Make sure to check out our our guide for a full write-up.
