Configure a power profile

A power profile is a group of settings that determine how the system will behave in terms of power consumption during standard operating mode. You can choose to preserve power, performance or to balance both. You can also disable the IX15's LEDs to save power and reduce light pollution.

To change the active power profile:

 

  1. Log into Digi Remote Manager, or log into the local Web UI as a user with full Admin access rights.
  2. Access the device configuration:

    1. Locate your device as described in Use Digi Remote Manager to view and manage your device.
    2. Click the Device ID.
    3. Click Settings.
    4. Click to expand Config.

    1. On the menu, click System. Under Configuration, click Device Configuration.

      The Configuration window is displayed.

  3. Click System > Power to display the power settings.

  4. The Profile setting displays the active power profile and allows you to change it. The available options are:

    • Performance: The CPU clock frequency is scaled up to work in the highest available frequency and provide a better system performance.

    • Auto: The CPU clock frequency is dynamically scaled up and down to provide better performance during high demanding conditions and also to save power during inactivity periods.

    • Power save: The CPU clock frequency is scaled down to work in the lowest available frequency and save power.

    • Manual: Allows you to manually set the working frequency of the CPU. When this option is selected, the setting Custom frequency is available to set the CPU working frequency manually:

      • 198 MHz

      • 396 MHz

      • 528 MHz

      • 792 MHz

  5. Toggle off LEDs enabled to disable all LEDs on the device except for the Power LED, which will remain lit green, indicating that the device has power. If disabled, one or more LEDs will flash periodically to indicate that the device is still active.

  6. Click Apply to save the configuration and apply the change.
  1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions > Open Console, or log into the IX15 local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.

  2. At the command line, type config to enter configuration mode:

    > config
(config)>

  3. Set the profile you prefer:
    (config)> system power profile profile_name
(config)>

    where profile_name is one of:

    • auto: The CPU clock frequency is dynamically scaled up and down to provide better performance during high demanding conditions and also to save power during inactivity periods.

    • manual: Allows you to manually set the working frequency of the CPU.

    • performance: The CPU clock frequency is scaled up to work in the highest available frequency and provide a better system performance.

    • powersave: The CPU clock frequency is scaled down to work in the lowest available frequency and save power.

    The default is performance.

  1. If profile is set to manual, set the CPU working frequency:

    (config)> system power custom_freq frequency
(config)>

    where frequency is one of:

    • 198000

    • 396000

    • 528000

    • 792000

    The default is 792000.

  2. Set leds_enabled to false to disable all LEDs on the device except for the Power LED, which will remain lit green, indicating that the device has power:

    (config)> system power leds_enabled false
(config)>

    If disabled, one or more LEDs will flash periodically to indicate that the device is still active.

  3. Save the configuration and apply the change.
    (config)> save
Configuration saved.
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  4. Type exit to exit the Admin CLI.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.