I'm in a process of writing software for eZ 430 Chronos watch using TinyOS. I want it to be as low-power as it is possible.
Unfortunately, my measurements show power consumption of about 350uA @3.3V on a simple idle program which does nothing, but turn all sensors off, enable external oscillator and go into the LPM4 mode. This value is bigger than the two external sensors can eat.
The original Texas Instruments software (which I've read and found nothing I could forgot to set) consumes about 9uA when idle.
Are there any methods for debugging energy leaks? How should I proceed when checking my code (and TinyOS) didn't reveal any problem?
I measure power consumption using an oscilloscope and an amplifier similar to Dave Jones' uCurrent. I've tested this set on a set of resistors and got correct readings.
The schematics for eZ430 watch are here, on the page 79.