Power

Under construction

The ESP8266 is not very power hungry, but requires some special measures to operate in a predictable way.

Some facts about the power consumption:

        Mode 	                              Typical

802.11b, CCK 1Mbps, POUT=+19.5dBm 215 mA 802.11b, CCK 11Mbps, POUT=+18.5dBm 197 mA 802.11g, OFDM 54Mbps, POUT=+16dBm 145 mA 802.11n, MCS7, POUT =+14dBm 135 mA 802.11b, packet size of 1024 bytes, -80dBm 60 mA 802.11b, packet size of 1024 bytes, -70dBm 60 mA 802.11b, packet size of 1024 bytes, -65dBm 62 mA Standby 0.9 uA Deep sleep 10 mA Saving mode DTIM 1 1.2 mA Saving mode DTIM 3 0.86 mA Shutdown 0.5 uA