MTAC-LORA Power Draw

MTAC-LORA 1.0 Power Draw

The following power draw values were measured with the MTAC-LORA card installed in a Conduit® device.

Voltage Typical Power – No Connection (Amps) Typical Power w/Ethernet Cable Attached (Amps) Max Power – Passing Data Stream (Amps) Total Inrush Charge Duration During Power Up (mSec) Total Inrush Charge in MilliCoulombs (mC)
9.0 Volts 0.607 0.624 0.633 8.47 5.22
20.0 Volts 0.300 0.306 0.309 17.4 3.84
32.0 Volts 0.206 0.208 0.209 31.4 4.80

MTAC-LORA-H 1.5 Power Draw with no cellular radio in a Conduit

Note

  • The following power draw values were measured with the MTAC-LORA-H card inside a Conduit with no cellular radio.
  • Transmit power accuracy is +/- 2 dB.
Voltage Peak Current 9 Volt Input Total Inrush Charge During Power Up 12 Volt Input Total Inrush Charge During Power Up 24 Volt Input Total Inrush Charge During Power Up
915 mHz Card
3.3 Volt Line 552 mA 4.1 mC 3.6 mC 3.8 mC
5.0 Volt Line 264 mA 4.1 mC 3.6 mC 3.8 mC
868 mHz Card
3.3 Volt Line 540 mA 2.06 mC 3.76 mC 4.43 mC
5.0 Volt Line 120 mA 2.06 mC 3.76 mC 4.43 mC

MTAC-LORA-H 1.5  Power Draw with Cellular Radio in a Conduit (H5)

Note

  • The following power draw values were measured with the MTAC-LORA-H card installed in a Conduit with H5 cellular modem (MTCDT-H5-247).
  • Transmit power accuracy is +/- 2 dB.
Voltage Radio Protocol Cellular Call Box Connection, No Data Average Measured Current at Max Power Average TX Pulse Amplitude Current for GSM850 or Peak Current for HSDPA Total Inrush Charge in MilliCoulombs
9.0 Volts GSM 850 MHz 747 mA 1,010 mA 1.75 Amps 6.06 mC
HSDPA 748 mA 1,190 mA 1.3 Amps 6.06 mC
12.0 Volts GSM 850 MHz 561 mA 767 mA 1.34 mA 5.21 mC
HSDPA 563 mA 872 mA 964 mA 5.21 mC
24.0 Volts GSM 850 MHz 301 mA 393 mA 667 mA 4.15 mC
HSDPA 302 mA 440 mA 524 mA 4.15 mC

MTAC-LORA-H 1.5  Power Draw with Cellular Radio in a Conduit (LEU1)

Note

  • The following power draw values were measured with the MTAC-LORA-H card installed in a Conduit with LEU1 cellular modem (MTCDT-LEU1-247).
  • Transmit power accuracy is +/- 2 dB.
Voltage Radio Protocol Cellular Call Box Connection, No Data Average Measured Current at Max Power Average TX Pulse Amplitude Current for GSM900 or Peak Current for LTE Total Inrush Charge in MilliCoulombs
9.0 Volts EGSM 900 MHz 420 mA 594 mA 1,300 mA 5.0 mC
LTE 435 mA 770 mA 840 mA 5.0 mC
12.0 Volts EGSM 900 MHz 315 mA 448 mA 1,030 mA 4.59 mC
LTE 330 mA 580 mA 648 mA 4.59 mC
24.0 Volts EGSM 900 MHz 185 mA 251 mA 541 mA 4.4 mC
LTE 192 mA 315 mA 384 mA 4.4 mC

Conduit Power Draw

If using a Conduit with the mCard™, factor your model’s power draw into your power calculations.

  • MTCDT-246 Models Power Draw [the linked post is not published yet]
  • MTCDT-247 Models Power Draw [the linked post is not published yet]
  • MTCDT-210 Models Power Draw [the linked post is not published yet]