Touch Pro Battery life!!! Post your reviews!!

[Palladium]

Version 0.2.3.130 (12/8/0

New Features:
WinMo 5 Compatible
QVGA support
Can switch temperature display between C and F

Bug Fix:
Now deletes the downloaded file properly

After slugging through several long days of debugging and testing I have uploaded ver 0.2.1 of the battery log/diagnostics program.

What's new:
added mAH consumption counters for Data and Phone calls
Added a Battery Benchmark Module
Fixed a few miscellaneous bugs.

Benchmark Module details:
This module places the phone in a standard state (screen and backlight on, data connection active and Bluetooth radio on and discoverable). Then performs a 5 minute continuous data download, followed by a 20 minute telephone call. And saves a final report.

One Final note about 0.2.1.105, it does require .netCF 3.5 (http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...CFSetupv35.msi)


Well, After two weeks with the Touch Pro and everything from Great Battery Life (1.5 - 2 days) to being ready to throw it in the Trash (< 8 hrs). I have started doing some diagnostics. I have attached a Beta version of the Battery Log program that I have been using. This is the first stable release, (but please PM me with any bug reports, Also use at your own risk).

I am in the process of analyzing a couple of days worth of logs (which are in CSV format so you can pull them into excel) to see If I can identify what the issues are... At first blush, the transmitters (or more correctly the radio roms) look to be very inefficient drawing nearly 2 W of power for data and phone calls and nearly 1.5 W for bluetooth.

EDIT: While not required, the NuePower battery driver for the Diamond gives you much better battery level resolution....

Here is a quick list of what is logged by the program:

1. a. Date and Time
b. Is AC Charger Attached
c. Battery Voltage
d. Battery Current (Discharge)
e. Battery Temperature
f. Battery level (%)
g. Pertinent System events:
a. Active Application
b. Speaker Phone Activity
c. Phone Radio Off/On
d. Phone Active Data Call (EVDO/1xRTT Activity)
e. No Phone Service
f. Phone Searching For Service
g. Bluetooth Power State On/off
h. Bluetooth Hands Free Audio in use (BT Headphones)
i. Bluetooth Hands Free Control in use (BT HF Headset)
j. WiFi Power On
k. WiFi Connected
l. Bluetooth Connections Count
m. Bluetooth Connections Descriptions
n. Cellular Connections Count
o. Cellular Connections Descriptions
p. Phone Call (Talking)

[Baffles]

This definitely looks neat. I'll check it out more later when I get home!

[Palladium]

I have uploaded a new version of the utility 0.1.1.58.

Includes the following Bug Fixes:

1) Now throws an update for every event. Previous Logic would drop events if another event occurred prior to the timed update.
2) Now allows the system to drop into Power mode D3 (sleep)

[Twinsen]

Nice!

[Palladium]

Uploaded a new version of the utility (again)

The following bug fix is in place:

1) If multiple events occur while saving the log, a file in use exception would be thrown. It is now properly handled.
2) Visibility of the plots is now properly implemented.

[flyers2114]

Originally Posted by Palladium

Uploaded a new version of the utility (again)

The following bug fix is in place:

1) If multiple events occur while saving the log, a file in use exception would be thrown. It is now properly handled.
2) Visibility of the plots is now properly implemented.

Nice.....gonna give this a try when I am done cooking....