nanoPOWER extreme low power solutions
nanoPOWER – brings the power consumption down to a fraction of normally achieved • Addressing a key challenge facing IoT projects: Need to install and forget - especially industrial applications depend on low power consumption to avoid prohibitive cost and environmental impact of maintenance and replacement of battery powered units • Design, IP licensing, and manufacturing of hardware based on proprietary and patent pending power saving technology • A Norwegian-Portuguese company with in-house wireless competencies and experience, enabling us to support developers through their entire projects
Close to zero energy consumption in idle modes where wireless chips spend most of their time • All chip manufacturers have successfully focused on the power consumption while transmitting • But, wireless chips waste a lot of power while in idle mode, doing nothing • nanoPOWER brings the power consumption down to a fraction of other technologies, drastically increasing the battery longevity while being compatible with most available chips on the market
Benefits of nanoPOWER low power capabilities Compatible with any wireless chip, and both digital and analogue sensors/peripherals. Deep sleep and the ability to wake up the device based on schedule Ability to monitor sensors at low power and wake up system on demand Advanced power management through fast power cycling and the ability to poll sensors and process data at reduced power consumption Dedicated API for defining different operating modes depending on preferences
A power management hub compatible with a wide range of other components Finger- Master Slave print Wireless Acceler- scanner chip ometer devices devices Temperature sensor Processor Microphone Any other Camera master Any other digital or analogue Energy Battery harvesting Power supply
The background of the numbers we will show you All performance numbers • are for the total system consumption including wireless chip, sensors, and other components running at 3.0V • are based on actual measurements with specialized equipment from Keysight capable of measuring down to 100 pA • represents a stable mid-range of the samples tested
Extreme low power capabilities through subthreshold technology with the ability to manage multiple power users at significantly lower power levels than normally achieved High speed processing Nanopower manages the power consumption of multiple Polling sensors, storing data and high speed 2 MHz processing at significantly reduced other components with almost no own power requirements power consumption Keeps the functionality of other components intact when Slow speed processing powered on, while adding additional capabilities Fast start-up on 7 µs including sensor settings for • All other components can be put to sleep and woken up fast duty cycling. Sensor polling and storage combined with 31 kHz processing. based on different rules • Ability to wake up on events Wake on threshold • Very fast reaction with start-up in 7 microseconds, Ability to monitor sensors at low making it possible to go from sleep to active mode power and wake up system on thresholds, e.g., based on movements without wasting unnecessary energy • Possible to run processes at lower power than normally achieved Deep sleep Keeping track of time, pin states, and state variables / memory for warm start up on schedule
A variety of modes to address power consumption in different parts of the operating cycle when there is no RX/TX High speed processing - Polling sensors, Addressing peaks storing data and high speed 2 MHz 185 µA processing at significantly reduced power consumption Slow speed processing - Fast start-up on 7 µs 20 µA including sensor settings for fast duty cycling. Sensor polling and storage combined with 31 kHz processing. Wake on threshold - Ability to monitor sensors at low power and 0.6 µA Full system wake up system on thresholds, e.g., consumption based on movements @ 3.3V including sensors, Deep sleep - Keeping track of processors, etc. time, pin states, and state 0.02 µA Addressing low power periods variables / memory for warm start up on schedule
Deep sleep - Keeping track of time and state variables for warm start up on schedule • 14 nA in Deep sleep with wake up at a specific time/date or High speed processing - Polling sensors, regular intervals storing data and high speed 2 MHz • Typical operating state for systems that are to wake up and processing at significantly reduced power transmit status on a predetermined schedule consumption • The nP-module stores state data from the Host and slaves to enable a warm start up, and shut off power Slow speed processing - Fast start-up on 7 µs • including sensor settings for fast duty cycling. The nP-module’s internal timer wakes up the Host on a Sensor polling and storage combined with 31 kHz predetermined schedule and feeds Host and slaves with processing. stored state variables • An additional pin input for on/off override is enabled Wake on threshold - Ability to monitor sensors at low power and wake up system on thresholds, e.g., based on movements Manual Memory Temp. sensor Processing interrupt Full system Deep sleep - Keeping track of time, pins states, and state 0.01 µA Timer and Accelerometer Data logging Host / wireless consumption @ 3.3V variables for warm start up on calendar including sensors schedule
Wake on threshold - Keeping pin states intact to wake up system based on sensor readings • 500 nA in Sleep / Wake on threshold includes an High speed processing - Polling sensors, accelerometer reading every 600 ms and wake up following storing data and high speed 2 MHz an above-threshold reading processing at significantly reduced power • Typical operating state when it is important to trigger consumption wake-ups based on certain observations / events • The nP technology facilitates pin states to be upheld at Slow speed processing - Fast start-up on 7 µs extreme low power levels, depending on system voltage and including sensor settings for fast duty cycling. E.g. number of pins. The example power consumption includes for sensor polling and storage combined with 31 the built-in accelerometer kHz processing. • Other sensors may have separate power requirements based on type etc. Wake on threshold - Ability to monitor sensors at low power and 0.6 µA wake up system on thresholds, e.g., based on movements Manual Memory Temp. sensor Processing interrupt Full system Deep sleep - Keeping track of time, pins states, and state 0.01 µA Timer and Accelerometer Data logging Host / wireless consumption @ 3.3V variables for warm start up on calendar including sensors schedule
Sleep - Keeping pin states intact to wake up system based on sensor readings • 3.2 µA includes High speed processing - Polling sensors, ‒ Accelerometer checked every 600 ms storing data and high speed 2 MHz processing at significantly reduced power ‒ Temperature sensor every 1 s consumption • Represents one challenging user case of both managing continuous monitoring and temperature monitoring, a Slow speed processing - Fast start-up on 7 µs challenge currently faced by asset tracking including sensor settings for fast duty cycling. E.g. for sensor polling and storage combined with 31 kHz processing. Wake on threshold - Ability to monitor sensors at low power and 3.2 µA wake up system on thresholds, e.g., based on movements Manual Memory Temp. sensor Processing interrupt Full system Deep sleep - Keeping track of time, pins states, and state 0.01 µA Timer and Accelerometer Data logging Host / wireless consumption @ 3.3V variables for warm start up on calendar including sensors schedule
Slow speed processing - Monitoring and performing basic operations, 31 kHz, on behalf of the host • 20 µA Slow Speed Processing includes High speed processing - Polling sensors, ‒ Accelerometer data acquisition storing data and high speed 2 MHz ‒ MCU at 31kHz processing at significantly reduced power consumption ‒ Storage for data acquisition • Systems, which necessitates continuous monitoring, storing of data, and basic processing, can utilize the nP-modules’ capabilities instead of Slow speed processing - Fast start-up on 7 µs the Host or other solution, thereby achieving very low power including sensor settings for fast duty cycling. 20 µA consumption Sensor polling and storage combined with 31 kHz processing. • All data are then preprocessed and stored, and fed to the host for transmission upon wake-up Wake on threshold - Ability to monitor sensors at low power and 0.6 µA wake up system on thresholds, e.g., based on movements Manual Memory Temp. sensor Processing interrupt Full system Deep sleep - Keeping track of time, pins states, and state 0.02 µA Timer and Accelerometer Data logging Host / wireless consumption @ 3.3V variables for warm start up on calendar including sensors schedule
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