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that has more options and should be used instead of this calculator.
Device
T402: North America Cat-M1 T523: Europe Cat 1
Sleep Mode
Ultra Low Power: used by off the shelf firmware and Tracker
Services. If
using configuration on the Particle Console/API to configure Sleep modes, select Ultra Low Power.
If the "Motion" options of the configuration are disabled, then select "RTC wake-up," otherwise
"RTC+motion wake-up"
Stop: Available if using custom firmware
application, allows for additional wake-up sources. Highest power consumption.
Hibernate: Available if using custom firmware
application. Lowest power consumption. Application will have to restore state like local variables.
This should be treated as a cold re-start.
Battery
Select the battery capacity and type. If using the Tracker ONE, leave as 2000mAh and LiPo.
Capacity
mAh
Publishes per day
How many times does the device wake up, connect to the network, and publish?
Time from boot to publish
Worse cellular reception or longer time to GPS lock will make this longer. You can set a maximum as
a timeout.
seconds
Execution time after publish
This is configured in the console, to allow the application to clean up after publish.
seconds
Partial wake-ups
These are wake-ups when the cellular modem is not turned on. The device may collect data, and then goes
back into sleep mode.