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NPPK2 Outside BME280 NPPK2 Observations

Outside Node – Nordic Power Profiler Kit 2 Measurements

This page documents the four PPK2 captures taken from the EoRa‑S3‑900TB outside node. Each image shows a different operating mode of the ESP32‑S3 + SX1262 system.

Notes

  • All captures taken at 100 ksps
  • PPK2 connected in Ampere Mode to the EoRa‑S3‑900TB, in series with LiPo battery and Development Board, JST Battery connector.
  • These measurements demonstrate real, reproducible behavior for the open‑source community
  • Sleep single duration happens multiple times during the time in Deep Sleep between LoRa WOR. Trigger time is unknown; event driven, depends on how long blower runs before cycling to OFF.
  • Grey shaded area are the values of interest.
  • PPK2 Images re-derive the baseline number from a stopped/static capture with an explicit SELECTION over a clean deep-sleep-only stretch (excluding WOR spikes), so it's apples-to-apples with the others.

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1. ESP32S3 + SX1262 Project Average Current

The node is fully asleep:

  • ESP32‑S3 in deep sleep
  • Battery powered
  • No USB connection
  • SX1262 in Auto Duty Cycle
  • All peripherals off
  • 51.30 µA Auto Duty Cycle
Project Average Current

2. Deep Sleep portion of Auto Duty Cycle RX Window (5000 Symbols)

Captured during radio.startReceiveDutyCycleAuto():

  • SX1262 wakes
  • RX window opens
  • Radio returns to sleep
  • Ebyte, EoRa-S3-900TB Deep Sleeps ~ 99.9% of time

Selection (21.74 µA avg, 23.10 µA max, 1.036 s, 22.53 µC)

Deep Sleep Duration

3. WOR Spike and Deep Sleep

A complete scheduled receive cycle:

  • ESP32‑S3 wakes
  • SX1262 performs RX window
  • Node returns to baseline

Selection (49.36 µa avg, 13.01 ma max, 1.041 s, 51.42 µC)

WOR Spike and Deep Sleep

4. EoRa-S3-900TB WOR Spike Duration

This is the node's full active period:

  • ESP32‑S3 wake
  • SX1262 activity
  • Peripherals/LDOs active
  • Return to deep sleep

Selection (8.75 ma avg, 13.57 ma max, 3.270 ms, 28.62 µC)

WOR Spike Duration
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