An Empowering Endeavor: Predicting and Improving Device Battery Life

An Empowering Endeavor: Predicting and Improving Device Battery Life

Oct 12, 2023

During the webinar, Memfault Co-Founder Tyler Hoffman discusses how companies can proactively monitor their embedded devices in the field to optimize battery life and address issues quickly before users notice. You'll learn:

  • How to predict battery life for a fleet of devices.
  • How to prevent battery life regressions on new firmware updates while minimizing risk.
  • Ways to improve your device's battery performance with each new release.
  • Best practices to effectively manage devices' battery consumption.

Best Practices: Tracking Battery Life with Memfault: https://docs.memfault.com/docs/best-practices/metrics-for-battery-life/
Best Practices: Debugging Android Battery Life with Memfault: https://docs.memfault.com/docs/best-practices/android-battery-debugging
Interrupt Blog Post: Understanding Battery Performance of IoT Devices: https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/monitoring-battery-life

0:00 - 2:27 Intro

2:28 - 5:54 Importance of Battery Life

5:55 - 10:22 Why Batteries are Hard

10:23 - 17:16 What Factors Into Battery Life

17:17 - 24:02 Battery Life of a Device in Memfault

24:03 - 33:11 Understanding Fleet-wide Battery Life in Memfault

33:12 - 39:15 Best Practices and Recommendations