Additional Power Saving Strategies - Sierra Wireless AirLink RV50 Series User Manual

ALEOS 4.9.0 Software Configuration User Guide for AirLink RV50 Series
Field
Power Saving Modes
LED Power Saving
Mode
Processor Power
Savings Mode
Rev 1 Dec. 17
Description
Set the LED Power Saving option:
Enable—When enabled, the Signal LED Is off when the signal strength is good or
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average, and the Network LED is off when the RV50 is connected to a network. The
LEDs still indicate:
Signal LED:
Poor signal: Flashing Amber
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No signal: Flashing Red
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Network LED:
Connecting: Flashing Green
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No network available: Flashing Red
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Disable—Signal LED and Network LED indicate all states (default)
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Signal LED:
Good signal: Solid Green
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Average signal: Solid Amber
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Poor signal: Flashing Amber
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No signal: Flashing Red
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Network LED:
LTE network: Solid Green
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3G or 2G network: Solid Amber
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Connecting: Flashing Green
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No network available: Flashing Red
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Note: For a complete description of LED behavior, refer to the AirLink RV50 Series
Hardware User Guide.
Recommended for customers who require the lowest possible active/idle power
consumption, for example, in battery or solar powered applications.
Enabling this feature saves energy by reducing performance where possible. The default
setting (Disable) favors performance, but increases power consumption.

Additional Power Saving Strategies

The following table lists features that, if not used in your application, can be
turned off/disabled to minimize power consumption.
Feature
Off/Disable
Ethernet port On
Ethernet Link Setting Auto 10/100/1000
(data rate)
180
Default Setting
> Global Settings
See Location Service
LAN > Ethernet > General
LAN > Ethernet > Advanced
See Ethernet Port Configuration
LAN > Ethernet > Advanced
See Link Setting
Location in ACEmanager
on page 227.
on page 114.
on page 115.
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