Power Consumption of Intel® Galileo Gen 2 Development Board

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10/04/2017

To get the power consumption of the Intel® Galileo Gen 2 Development Board, we measured the amount of current drawn. The data gathered from these tests describes the low and high range of power consumption for the board.

The tests performed with Intel® Galileo Gen 2 Development Board involved two different setups. The first test had no peripherals, and the second test included an Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135. Voltage ranged from 7 V to 14 V.

Intel® Galileo Gen 2 Development Board (No Peripherals)

The average power consumption of the board with no peripherals attached is about 2.65 Watts.

current vs. voltage graph
power vs. voltage graph

Voltage (V) Current (A) Power (W)
7 0.379 2.653
8 0.329 2.632
9 0.294 2.646
10 0.264 2.64
11 0.24 2.64
12 0.221 2.652
13 0.205 2.665
14 0.191 2.674


Intel® Galileo Gen 2 Development Board (with Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135)

The average consumption of the board when the Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135 is attached to the board is about 2.98 Watts.
 

current vs. voltage graph
power vs. voltage graph

Voltage (V) Current (A) Power (W)
7 0.43 3.01
8 0.374 2.992
9 0.332 2.988
10 0.298 2.98
11 0.27 2.97
12 0.248 2.976
13 0.23 2.99
14 0.214 2.996