CHAPTER 3 SPECIFICATIONS AND RELATED INFORMATION
MultiConnect
®
Dragonfly
TM
MTQ-EV3 Device Guide
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Power Measurements
Note:
If a battery is connected to the device and is charging, the maximum current will be higher.
MultiTech recommends that you incorporate a 10% buffer into your power source when determining
product load.
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MTQ-EV3-B01 (Processor)
Radio
Protocol
Sleep Mode
Call Box
Connection No
Data (Amps)
(AVG) Measured
Current (Amps) at
Max Power
1
Peak TX
2
Amplitude
Current (Amps)
Total Inrush
Charge
3
Measured
in Millicoulombs
(mC)
5 Volts, USB
US
Cellular
800Mhz
0.006
N/A
0.664
0.732
3.85
US PCS
1900MHz
0.006
0.057
0.707
0.748
3.85
1
Maximum Power:
The continuous current during maximum data rate with the radio transmitter at
maximum power.
2
Peak TX:
The peak current during a CDMA connection transmitting data at max power.
3
Inrush Charge:
The total inrush charge at power on.
Waveforms
USB only, inrush current of 3.85 mC with a duration of 40.7 ms
