Meshtastic Low Power Settings

Purpose

By adjusting the position and power settings of the meshtastic, the wireless tracker can enter low-power mode to extend the power usage time.

小技巧

If you are not familiar with Meshtastic, you can refer to this link: Introduction to Meshtastic.

Configuration

Device Config

  • Role - TRACKER

Position Configuration

  • Position broadcast interval - 900

  • Smart broadcast min distance - 10

  • smart broadcast min interval - 900

  • GPS update interval- 30

  • Redefine GPS_RX_PIN - 33

  • Redefine GPS_TX_PIN -34

  • Redefine PIN_GPS_EN- 3

Power Configuration

  • Wait for Bluetooth - 0

  • Super deep sleep duration - 1800

  • Light sleep duration - 900

  • Minimum wake time - 30

Result

After successfully entering low power consumption, the current is only 13uA.

The device is connected to a fully charged 1000mA 3.7V lithium battery and operates normally according to the above settings. After the tracker recognizes the GPS, it can only consume 1% of the power per hour.

Reference linking

https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/heltec-tracker-v1-and-v1-1-power-config/12016