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How much power does the Flight MCU take?

April 26, 2017flight mcu power

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How much power does the Flight MCU take?

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The Flight MCU uses an ultra-low-power microcontroller. At full speed, [1] the entire Flight Module should consume no more than 20mA @ +3.3V (66mW). By taking advantage of the MSP430’s power-saving design and the event-driven Salvo RTOS, the average current should drop to well below 1mA (3.3mW).