Protectli V1410 (with coreboot) power draw on idle

[DS_DV]

Heyho,

in this topic Netgate SG-4100 and warranty from @hunor i offered to measure power draw of the protectli v1410 with my "smart"plug. (Athom 16A EU V2 Power Monitoring Plug (PG01V2-EU16A-TAS) Configuration for Tasmota)

It is not calibrated in any way so its the results are just an orientation.

This is in UEFI

This is on netbooted Debian with Gnome

And this is on pfSense on the eMMC without any configuration beyond the Setup wizard:

If you have HDMI plugged in before boot you get video output and the idle goes up to 9w.

While Booting to pfsense it was between 11w and 12w.

For reference here are the official protectli documentations regarding their power draw:
https://kb.protectli.com/kb/power-draws-for-the-vault-w-ups-uptime-estimates/
and their product comparison which includes maximum expected wattage:

Product Comparison - Protectli Firewalls at a glance

with kind regards

[hunor]

Thank you! It looks like kinda aligns with Protectli documentation. I think mine will arrive on Sunday. I can post the results too.

[elvisimprsntr]

A bit disappointed it has soldered down RAM and eMMC.

Is that a 10 pin serial port or USB header on the mobo? I would need serial for GPS+PPS NTP.

UPDATE: Looks like the 10 pin header is labeled FP-PANEL1, which is for LEDs.

[DS_DV]

@elvisimprsntr

A bit disappointed it has soldered down RAM and eMMC.

The V1410 (and i think any other protectli box) can have normal SSDs as well. Not every box has eMMC tho.

Some reasoning the soldering is a discussion here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/protectli/comments/1cn9olj/comment/l3835mo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

But if you take a look into the comparison chart there are lots of SO DIMM Slot option especially with the more powerful options which draw more power anyways (:

[Greg_E]

Soldered vs. connector… It all comes down to size as the biggest factor. There may also be a power savings because there can be fewer components.

A distinct advantage to soldered is that you can more effectively make a cooling solution for that part. Contacting anything spring loaded like SODIMM or m.2 devices is best effort where soldered can be as effective as you want all the way to thermally conductive glue if you really hate your customers.

[hunor]

Here is my result: 13-14 W
I have 58 GB Optane Nvme, and 8 GB DDR5 RAM. Booting, with or without HDMI plugged in, same.

I disabled the SATA and the unused Wifi.

Overall, I like it. The UI is snappy, my 800/20 internet is not a problem at all. I can run ntopng, and a few other services. The case is a bit hot, but the CPU and the Nvme is ok. In my SG-4100 the Nvme was 72 C, without a heatsink. Here, 54-56 C with heatsink.

[DS_DV]

uh nice (:

wich FW4 variant is this box?
is it a Intel Celeron J3000 series or Intel Celeron J4000 Series.
I think SO Dimms also draw a little more power than soldered ram.
And ofc the NVMe

over all its not that far of from mine if i plug in an SSD and a littel load i guess (:

[hunor]

This is a Topton N100.

I am not super worried about the power consumption. The Netgate SG-41000 was around this -10-14 W. This allows me to swap the Nvme or the RAM if needed.

[DS_DV]

ohh i remember that protectli started with Asian designs that’s why it probably looks the same (: