I'm planning on using the CC2541 for a BLE application, but I don't have a good idea how much current it will pull in real operation. I've got about 250kbits/sec of data.
1)can I really transmit this to something like an iPhone/tablet or will it choke?
2)how fast can the data go? - does it go at 2M bit/sec so I can sleep the part a good percentage of the time? That would reduce the power significantly.
Data doesn't have to go far, a couple of meters at most, so that shouldn't limit the data rate and should allow the transmitter to be powered back somewhat.
I'm trying to get a handle on how big the battery must be, but assuming it's spending all it's time transmitting (~13mA assuming a LiPO and a step down switcher) seems to be extreme.
I'm looking for a rough number. Within a factor of 2 would be nice.
