RUT241 force idle mode for power saving

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I have a RUT241 in a solar powered application. I would like to place the device into IDLE mode (turn off all radios) to save power during the night.

I have tried running some tests to off the wifi and modem, and also tried the Event Juggler to turn off the WiFi and Modem. I’m not seeing any significant power savings when doing that.

I’ve also tried airplane mode, but that doesn’t really work either: /usr/sbin/gsmctl -A ‘AT+CFUN=4’

Any tips on the best way to force the RUT241 in idle mode on a time-based schedule?

Thank you!

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Good afternoon,

Some energy consumption can be decreased by switching off Wifi, mobile.

There is no default firmware function for deep power down on a schedule.

You may be able to look into creating a custom script for that, or get a external DC timer or relay that fully powers the RUT241 off at night.

I do want to also advise that in your case, script can turn off radios and services, but the system board stays powered.

Regards,

Arturas

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Hi @anon46660955 thank you for the reply.

I’m looking for a software-only solution to reduce the physical hardware requirements in my specific application.

Do you have any examples of what a custom script might look like? Or an example of the commands I can issue through a shell script?

I have tried the following commands but none of them seem to actually reduce the power consumption by a measurable amount, which I assume is because the modem (the most power consumption of all the radios) is not fully powering off.

  • /usr/sbin/gsmctl -A ‘AT+CFUN=4’
  • /usr/sbin/gsmctl -A ‘AT+CFUN=0’
  • wifi down

Any insight here?

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Hi there,

You can find helpful information in this link : User Scripts examples - Teltonika Networks Wiki

Further advice in regards to custom scripting is out of scope of our assistance.

Thank you for understanding.

Regards,

Arturas

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