State breakdownPairing, Nearby, Separated, Rotating Key, connected, and sleep states are modeled separately.
FindMy Solution / Low-Power Design
Low-Power and Long-Life Design for FindMy Trackers
FindMy tracker battery life comes from chipset platform, coprocessor strategy, protocol stack, advertising interval, buzzer behavior, battery capacity, and available structure space.
Standard tracker cards are designed around a five-year-plus battery-life target. The power model covers pairing, Nearby, Separated, Rotating Key, connected, and sleep states, then validates performance with the selected ecosystem, firmware version, advertising behavior, buzzer use, and finished-device tests.
Silicon platformLow-power BLE SoC and coprocessor strategy define baseline current and wake behavior.
Advertising strategyAdvertising interval, window, and triggers affect discoverability and energy use.
Acoustic strategyBuzzer SPL, ring duration, and trigger frequency change real battery life.
Production testData from target firmware, target battery, and target structure supports production decisions.
Choose a low-power battery or light-energy design
Low-power battery design
Fits standard tracker cards, Tags, card-holder accessories, and embedded tracker modules, with focus on standby current, advertising behavior, and acoustic triggers.
Light-energy design
Fits low-maintenance tracker cards, luggage tags, and asset labels, with focus on stable coordination between flexible PV, supercapacitor, and low-power firmware.
Battery-life data must be tied to usage conditions.
Tracker battery life depends on the target ecosystem, advertising interval, buzzer use, battery capacity, temperature, and user activity. The final value is verified with the target firmware and finished device.
| Ecosystem | Apple Find My, Google Find Hub, Samsung SmartThings Find, or private BLE. |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Standard tracker card, Tag, luggage label, light-energy card, embedded PCBA. |
| Power condition | Battery model, capacity, rechargeable or primary cell, supercapacitor, and photovoltaic harvesting. |
| Usage assumptions | Advertising interval, buzzer frequency, connection frequency, lighting condition, temperature, and test cycle. |
| Related content | Ecosystem comparison · Light-energy card · RFQ |