WINC1500 Power Save Mode Example for SAMD21 XPlained Pro Documentation

Introduction

This example demonstrates the use of the WINC1500 with the SAMD21 Xplained Pro board to set the PS (Power Save) mode.
It uses the following hardware:

• the SAMD21 Xplained Pro.
• the WINC1500 on EXT1.

Main Files

• main.c : Initialize the WINC1500 and set PS Mode and the get RSSI for the connected AP.

Usage

1. Configure below code in the config main.h for AP information to be connected.

   *    #define MAIN_WLAN_SSID         "DEMO_AP"
   *    #define MAIN_WLAN_AUTH         M2M_WIFI_SEC_WPA_PSK
   *    #define MAIN_WLAN_PSK          "12345678"
   * 

2. Configure below code in the config main.h for PowerSave mode.

   *    #define MAIN_PS_SLEEP_MODE      M2M_PS_MANUAL
   * 

3. Build the program and download it into the board.
4. On the computer, open and configure a terminal application as the follows.

   *    Baud Rate : 115200
   *    Data : 8bit
   *    Parity bit : none
   *    Stop bit : 1bit
   *    Flow control : none
   * 

5. Start the application.
6. In the terminal window, the following text should appear:

   *    -- WINC1500 Power Save mode example --
   *    -- SAMD21_XPLAINED_PRO --
   *    -- Compiled: xxx xx xxxx xx:xx:xx --
   *
   *    Wi-Fi connected
   *    Wi-Fi IP is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
   *    RSSI for the current connected AP (-xx)
   * 

Compilation Information

This software was written for the GNU GCC compiler using Atmel Studio 6.2 Other compilers may or may not work.

Contact Information

For further information, visit Microchip.