====== Battery Powered Raspberry Pi ====== The goal of this bunch of tests is to measure how long a Raspberry Pi can stay on when powered using an external cell phone battery pack. Different software configurations and runtime environments will be tested. ===== Scenario 1: Ethernet setup ===== ^ Item ^ Description ^ | **Hardware** | Raspberry Pi Model B rev 2. CPU: 700 MHz ARM1176JZF-S core. Memory: 512 MB. Onboard storage: SD 16 GB | | **Software** | Raspbian GNU/Linux Debian Wheezy | | **Networking** | Fast Ethernet 100 Mbit/s | | **Power Supply** | [[http://www.cellularline.com/catalog/en/product/usb_pocket_charger_smart|Cellularline USB pocket charger smart]] 2200 mAh, output: 5 V DC 1000mA, weight 62 grams | | **OS / Software tweaks** | Nothing, the Raspbian OS is run with standard configuration | | **CPU load** | Idle operating system, no user applications | | **Network load** | The Raspberry Pi receives a 56 byte ICMP ECHO_REQUEST every minute and responds accordingly with the standard| ^ ^ Test 1 ^ Test 2 ^ Test 3 ^ Average ^ σ ^ | Uptime | 4 hours, 7 minutes \\ (= 14820 seconds) | - | - | - | {{ raspein:battery-raspberry-1.jpg?400 }} {{ raspein:battery-raspberry-2.jpg?400 }} ===== Scenario 2: Wi-Fi setup ===== ^ Item ^ Description ^ | **Networking** | Wireless-N150 USB Adapter. Distance from the access point: 30 cm. Wi-Fi 802.11n 2.4 GHz | ^ ^ Test 1 ^ Test 2 ^ Test 3 ^ Average ^ σ ^ | Uptime | 3 hours, 12 minutes \\ (= 11520 seconds) | - | - | - | {{ raspein:battery-raspberry-3.jpg?400 }} ===== Scenario 3: Bluetooth setup ===== ^ Item ^ Description ^ | **Networking** | Sitecom CN-516 Bluetooth 2.1 USB Adapter. Distance from the second device: 30 cm. Ping, data size=44 bytes | | **Network load** | The Raspberry Pi receives a 44 byte ping every minute and responds with a 44 bytes pong | ^ ^ Test 1 ^ Test 2 ^ Test 3 ^ Average ^ σ ^ | Uptime | 4 hours, 26 minutes \\ (= 15960 seconds) | - | - | - |