MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Developer's Guide
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Scenario
Approximate Power
Consumption
To establish Wi-Fi
connection
Peak
475.3 mA
Average
255.6 mA
Device boot up
Peak
605.4 mA
Average
195.1 mA
Downloading a file to
an SD Card over Wi-Fi
Peak
540.4 mA
Average
275.8 mA
Downloading a file to
a USB Drive over Wi-Fi
Peak
569.5 mA
Average
304.9 mA
Downloading a file to
flash over Wi-Fi
Peak
522.4 mA
Average
271.3 mA
Table 4 Typical power consumption scenarios
Note: The suggested power source is 5V/1A.
2.2.7.
Accessories
The standard LinkIt Smart 7688 sales package doesn’t includes accessories; you may therefore
require the following:
1)
USB Power Cable (Required): You’ll need a USB type A to micro-B plug cable to power the
LinkIt Smart 7688 development board from a PC or other USB power source.
2)
Micro USB OTG (On-The-Go) or Host Cable (Optional): An OTG cable, as shown in Figure
3, is used to connect Type A USB devices such as USB drives, USB cameras and more.
Figure 3 USB OTG cable
3)
USB-UART Cable (Optional): This cable is used to enable communication to the Linux
console.
4)
Micro SD Card (Optional): Use a micro SD card for extra storage space for application
code and data.
5)
USB Drive (Optional): For extra storage. You can also use it to store boot loader and
firmware to upgrade the LinkIt Smart 7688.
