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15.10 iChip Power Save Mode
iChip has a Power Save mode for achieving energy savings. You enable Power Save
mode by setting the PSE parameter to any value n between 1 and 255 seconds. When n
seconds have elapsed without any activity on the host or modem serial ports, iChip shuts
down most of its circuits. Renewed activity on the serial ports, or incoming data from the
LAN, restores iChip to full operational mode.
If, in addition, the WLPS parameter is set to any value m between 1 and 5, iChip can
force the Marvell WiFi chipset into either Power Save or Deep Sleep mode:
If iChip is currently associated with an AP, or is configured to operate in Ad-Hoc
mode, iChip will force the Marvell chipset into Power Save mode. In Power Save
mode, the Marvell chipset will go to sleep for m beacon periods when no
communication has taken place (command, Tx, or Rx activity) for one full beacon
period.
If iChip is not associated with an AP, iChip will force the Marvell chipset into Deep
Sleep mode. iChip will perform a periodic scan every p seconds, as set by the WPSI
parameter, for APs in its vicinity. If it fails to locate and associate with an AP, it will
wait for n seconds, as set by the PSE parameter, before forcing the Marvell chipset
back to Deep Sleep.