Bluetooth Mesh Device Power Consumption Measurements#

NOTE: This section replaces AN1315: Bluetooth Mesh Device Power Consumption Measurements. Further updates to this application note will be provided here.

Silicon Labs offers a complete portfolio of fully-certified modules and System On a Chip (SoC) solutions for Bluetooth mesh connectivity that are known collectively as the EFR32BG family. This application note describes Low Power Node (LPN) and Friend node operation and the parameters related to power consumption. It also describes how to measure the power consumption of EFR32BG devices acting as Bluetooth mesh LPNs using the setup and procedures recommended in AN969: Measuring Power Consumption on Wireless Gecko Devices.

Key Points#

• One EFR32BG WSTK is required.

• Another device can be an EFR32BG WSTK or an equivalent product.

• Test examples are available in the Bluetooth Mesh SDK.

• Results from the test example are provided using an EFR32BG21.