feat(network): add WiFi power management config options#851
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Add two new fields to NetworkConfig: - wifi_on_external_power_only: automatically disable WiFi when running on battery - wifi_power_loss_timeout_secs: delay before disabling WiFi after power loss This enables automatic WiFi management based on power source, improving battery life for portable use while maintaining full connectivity when docked. Relates to: meshtastic/firmware#9427 Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Aleksei Sviridkin <f@lex.la>
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Points to feat/wifi-power-management branch with new NetworkConfig fields. Will be updated to upstream master after protobufs PR is merged. See: meshtastic/protobufs#851 Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Aleksei Sviridkin <f@lex.la>
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Summary
Add two new fields to
NetworkConfigfor automatic WiFi management based on power source:wifi_on_external_power_only(bool, field 12) - when enabled, WiFi is automatically disabled when running on batterywifi_power_loss_timeout_secs(uint32, field 13) - delay in seconds before disabling WiFi after external power is lost (default: 30s)Use Case
Docked mode (at home, charging):
Portable mode (on the go):
This feature eliminates the need to manually toggle WiFi settings when switching between these modes.
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