Bio-Inspired Distributed Sensing Using a Self-Organizing Sensor Network

Table 2

Power model for mica mots.

Mode	Current	Mode	Current
cpu		radio
Active	17 mA	𝑅𝑋	7 mA
Idle	3.2 mA	𝑇𝑋 (−20 dBm)	3.7 mA
Power down	103 μA	𝑇𝑋 (−15 dBm)	5.4 mA
Power save	110 μA	𝑇𝑋 (−8 dBm)	6.5 mA
Standby	216 μA	𝑇𝑋 (−5 dBm)	7.1 mA
Extended standby	223 μA	𝑇𝑋 (0 dBm)	8.5 mA
Internal oscillator	930 μA	𝑇𝑋 (+4 dBm)	11.6 mA
LEDs	2.2 mA	𝑇𝑋 (+6 dBm)	13.8 mA
Sensor board	0.7 mA	𝑇𝑋 (+8 dBm)	17.4 mA
Ower save	103 μA	𝑇𝑋 (−15 dBm)	5.4 mA