Power Consumption

Let us now check on just how much power the DS215+ needs in sleep, idle, and during heavy throughput.

We use a GW Instek GPM-8212 power analyzer for all of our power consumption measurements.

Sleep, Idle and Load

Power consumption was very low in all cases. The Alpine AL-212 SoC proved to be highly efficient since it offers very good performance without drawing too much energy.

Power Consumption in Standby Mode

Vampire power, or phantom load, is the amount of power a device consumes when it is switched off but still plugged into the power grid. According to the ErP Lot 6 2013 directive, vampire power should stay below 0.5 W.



The DS215+ consumes very little power in standby, which makes it ErP Lot 6 ready.

Power Consumption Comparison Graphs