We did not know how long Microduck would actually last on battery
We had thermal management issues with our Radxa prototypes: throttling after just 20 minutes, followed by an overheating shutdown.
We addressed this with the new custom board. To test it, we let Microduck roam autonomously in a dedicated area, walking around, standing and sitting until the battery ran out.
The results are way better than we hoped :)
- Over 3 hours on a 2600 mAh battery.
- Estimated average battery current dropped from ~1.13 A to ~0.82 A, roughly 28% less.
- Peak CPU temperature dropped from 114°C to 60°C, with zero thermal throttling throughout the test.
This time, the battery ran out before the cooling did :)
Very happy with the progress!