Equipment Power Usage Testing

The following power tests were conducted on GPS receivers, GPS antennas, and select communications devices using an A-D device on a computer, using LabView sampling at a rate of 20mSec. Most receiver tests were conducted over a 5 minute period and include receiver power up and satallite tracking power usage. Average power values were taken from the entire period and may not accurately reflect general power consumption of the devices; follow the link to the graph for a better representation.

If you have questions, contact Warren Gallaher (warrengunavco.org).

Receiver	Antenna	Power Source	Average Power	Graph
Trimble 4000SSE	Trimble Choke Ring	AC	10.38W	X
Trimble 4000SSi	Trimble Choke Ring	AC	9.77W	X
Trimble 4700	Trimble Choke Ring	AC	4.59W	X
Trimble 4700	Trimble Choke Ring	Battery	4.52W	X
Trimble 4700	Trimble Choke Ring	DC-DC Converter	4.58W	X
Trimble 4700	Trimble Microcentered	AC	4.20W	X
Trimble 4700	Trimble Microcentered	Battery	4.40W	X
Trimble 4700	Trimble Microcentered	DC-DC Converter	4.57W	X
Trimble 5700	Trimble Choke Ring	AC	3.30W	X
Trimble 5700	Trimble Choke Ring	DC-DC Converter	3.09W	X
Trimble 5700	Trimble Microcentered	AC	2.60W	X
Trimble 5700	Trimble Microcentered	Battery	2.28W	X
Trimble 5700	Trimble Microcentered	DC-DC Converter	2.46W	X
Trimble 5700	Trimble Zephyr	AC	2.83W	X
Trimble 5700	Trimble Zephyr	Battery	2.66W	X
Ashtech MircoZ	Ashtech Choke Ring	AC	7.75W	X
Ashtech MircoZ w/ TCP/IP	Ashtech Choke Ring	AC	8.13W	X
Ashtech Z-12	Ashtech Choke Ring	AC	12.00W	X
Topcon Legacy	Topcon Legacy	AC	1.94W	X
Topcon Odyssey E	Ashtech Choke Ring	AC	3.92W	X
GPS Antenna			Average Power	Graph
Choke Ring with Trimble Power Adapter			1.06W	X
Device			Average Power	Graph
Freewave Radio Modem			1.51W	X
Freewave L1 GPS Radio Modem			3.99W	X
Raven II Modem			0.71W	X
Digi 1 Port Serial to Ethernet Adapter			1.18W	X

Article ID: 235
Created: March 28, 2010
Last Updated: November 23, 2015
Author: Beth Bartel

Online URL: https://kb.unavco.org/article/equipment-power-usage-testing-235.html