ThingMagic Mercury xPRESS Platform v1.7 - Manual (Page 53)

WiFi Module
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Sleep Mode: RN-171 will go into sleep mode upon expiration of the sleep timer which
can start upon expiration of the idle timer. It is used to disconnect TCP automatically
when there is no data activity.
The settings for sleep timer and idle timer are configurable using config parameters.
Wakeup Mode: RN-171 will wake up when tag reader button is pressed or when the
Wakeup timer expires. Upon wakeup, RN-171 tries to join the network and connects to
server over configured protocol. If wakeup is due to tag reader button press, the RN-171
sends the tag data after the connection is re-established.
Console Command Control
The Console commands are configured in conf_xpress_reader.h
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confINCLUDE_CLI_CMD_WIFLY_GET_NET_INFO
This is used to activate Console commands to get network information from the RN-
171
The Console command’s syntax: wifly-get-net-info
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confINCLUDE_CLI_CMD_WIFLY_GET_MAC
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This is used to activate the Console command to get MAC address of the RN-171
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The Console command’s syntax: wifly-get-mac
Feature Value(s) xPRESS Support
Output
Power 1 - 12 dBm Provides configuration parameter to set transmit
power between 1 and 12 dBm
Sleep mode 4 uA RN-171 will go to sleep mode based on Idle timer and
Sleep timer values in seconds.
Provided configuration parameters for Idle timer and
Sleep timer values.
RX mode 35 mA N/A
TX mode 185 mA
@maxium power ie, 12 dBm Depends on transmit power setting (see above)