Power saving mode and power consumption

All SweTrack Lite devices manufactured after April 2019 come with a pre-enabled power saving feature that helps reduce the device's power consumption. This is particularly useful when the device is used for vehicles with smaller batteries, such as motorcycles. This article describes how the power saving mode works, and how to change the power saving settings.

The default power saving mode
The default power saving mode means that the device will only upload data when the vehicle is in motion. The built-in motion sensor is used to determine whether the vehicle is moving or not - when no movements have been detected for ten consecutive minutes, the device will disconnect from the network and cease to upload data until a movement is detected again. Please note that you can always see the most recently reported location on the map when using the app.

Aggressive power saving mode
There is a more aggressive power saving mode available, that causes the device to actually power down when it's not moving. This reduces the power consumption to virtually nothing when the vehicle is parked, however this means that you cannot change any settings when the vehicle is parked since the device will only be powered when the vehicle is moving. It may also take longer for the device to start reporting data due to the time it takes for the device to power itself back up. As such, we only recommend this mode be used in cases where power consumption is very important.

How to change the settings

Through SweTrack Live for mobile:

Start by first navigating to My Devices that you reach by tapping the icon on the far left of the lower navigation menu.

Here you get a list of all the devices that you have added to your account. Select device by tapping the arrow icon to the right of the device name. This will open the device settings. 

By pressing Power Saving Mode, you open a pop-up with different options for Power Saving modes. The switch that is activated will be marked blue. 

Select an option by tapping the corresponding switch and then save by clicking on Save. 

Through SweTrack Live for browser:

Start by first navigating to My Devices which you reach by clicking on the second option in the menu on the left.  

Here you will get a list of all the devices that you have added to your account. Select device by clicking the arrow icon to the right of the device name. This will open the device settings. 

By clicking on Power Saving Mode, you will open a pop-up with different options for Power Saving Modes. The option that is activated is marked blue. 

Select an option by tapping the corresponding switch and then save by clicking on Save. 

Power consumption
Below is a table showing the device's power consumption depending on the vehicle's state and the power saving mode that's been enabled. 

Mode	Moving	Standby
No power saving mode	~20-30 mA	~15-20 mA
Default power saving mode	~20-30 mA	~4-5 mA
Aggressive power saving mode	~20-30 mA	<1 mA