Smart Wireless: A Guide to the World of IQRF - Episode 4 - Consumption
30 September 2025
Source: Episode 4 - Consumption
IQRF True Low Power® – When IoT Runs for Decades
Battery life is one of IoT's biggest challenges. IQRF® makes it predictable and ultra-efficient, enabling sensors to run for years—or even decades.
Optimized reception: STD, LP modes – from milliamps down to microamps
Sleep modes: less than 1 μA (Sleep), less than 100 nA (Deep Sleep)
Beaming: devices sleep most of the time and briefly send data – lifetimes of decades on a single battery
Real-world use cases: environmental monitoring, flood detection, bridges, tunnels, and industrial sites. The Czech sensor set IQAROS by MICRORISC offers over 20 years of operation, with a guaranteed 7 years in industrial conditions.
In this episode, you'll learn:
• How IQRF True Low Power® works in practice
• Why predictable consumption matters
• How beaming changes the rules of IoT
More resources:
• IQRF Technology – www.iqrf.org
• MICRORISC – www.microrisc.com
• IQRF Alliance – www.iqrfalliance.org
Coming Up in Episode 5
We'll explore the wide range of IQRF applications—from smart cities and buildings to factories and infrastructure—and why reliability and ultra-low power make it the technology of choice.


