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Add WiFi and HDMI power saving features for remote sensors

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Implements power saving optimizations to extend battery life on solar-powered remote air quality sensors:

- WiFi Power Saving: Disable WiFi 10 minutes after boot to save ~100-200mA
  - Configurable via web UI checkbox in admin panel
  - WiFi automatically re-enables after reboot for 10-minute configuration window
  - Systemd timer (nebuleair-wifi-powersave.timer) manages automatic disable
  - New wifi/power_save.py script checks database config and disables WiFi via nmcli

- HDMI Disable: Added hdmi_blanking=2 to boot config to save ~20-30mA
  - Automatically configured during installation

- Database: Added wifi_power_saving boolean config (default: disabled)
  - Uses INSERT OR IGNORE for safe updates to existing installations

- UI: Added checkbox control in admin.html for WiFi power saving
  - Includes helpful description of power savings and behavior

- Services: Updated setup_services.sh and update_firmware.sh to manage new timer

Total power savings: ~120-230mA when WiFi power saving enabled

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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PaulVua
2026-01-13 12:05:21 +01:00
parent 13445d574c
commit 5777b35770
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html/admin.html
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@@ -118,6 +118,16 @@
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check mb-3">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="check_wifi_power_saving" onchange="update_config_sqlite('wifi_power_saving', this.checked)">
<label class="form-check-label" for="check_wifi_power_saving">
WiFi Power Saving
</label>
<small class="form-text text-muted d-block ms-4">
Disable WiFi 10 minutes after boot to save power (~100-200mA). WiFi will re-enable after reboot.
</small>
</div>
<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-2">
<span class="fw-bold">Protected Settings</span>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" onclick="toggleProtectedSettings()" id="unlockBtn">
@@ -399,6 +409,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
const checkbox_envea = document.getElementById("check_envea");
const checkbox_solar = document.getElementById("check_solarBattery");
const checkbox_noise = document.getElementById("check_NOISE");
const checkbox_wifi_power_saving = document.getElementById("check_wifi_power_saving");
checkbox_bme.checked = response["BME280"];
checkbox_envea.checked = response["envea"];
@@ -406,6 +417,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
checkbox_nmp5channels.checked = response.npm_5channel;
checkbox_wind.checked = response["windMeter"];
checkbox_noise.checked = response["NOISE"];
checkbox_wifi_power_saving.checked = response["wifi_power_saving"];
checkbox_uSpot.checked = response["send_uSpot"];
checkbox_aircarto.checked = response["send_aircarto"];

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installation_part1.sh
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@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ fi
info "Set config..."
if [[ -f "$REPO_DIR/sqlite/set_config.py" ]]; then
sudo /usr/bin/python3 "$REPO_DIR/sqlite/set_config.py" || error "Failed to set config."
success "Databases created successfully."
success "Databases set configuration successfully."
else
warning "Database creation script not found."
warning "Database set configuration script not found."
fi
# Configure Apache
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ if ! sudo visudo -c; then
error "Sudoers file has syntax errors! Please fix manually with 'sudo visudo'"
fi
# Open all UART serial ports (avoid duplication)
info "Configuring UART serial ports..."
# Open all UART serial ports and disable HDMI (avoid duplication)
info "Configuring UART serial ports and disabling HDMI to save power..."
if ! grep -q "enable_uart=1" /boot/firmware/config.txt; then
echo -e "\nenable_uart=1\ndtoverlay=uart0\ndtoverlay=uart1\ndtoverlay=uart2\ndtoverlay=uart3\ndtoverlay=uart4\ndtoverlay=uart5" | sudo tee -a /boot/firmware/config.txt > /dev/null
success "UART configuration added."
echo -e "\nenable_uart=1\ndtoverlay=uart0\ndtoverlay=uart1\ndtoverlay=uart2\ndtoverlay=uart3\ndtoverlay=uart4\ndtoverlay=uart5\n\n# Disable HDMI to save power (~20-30mA)\nhdmi_blanking=2" | sudo tee -a /boot/firmware/config.txt > /dev/null
success "UART configuration and HDMI disable added."
else
warning "UART configuration already set. Skipping."
fi
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ info "Enabling I2C ports..."
sudo raspi-config nonint do_i2c 0
success "I2C ports enabled."
#creates databases
info "Creates sqlites databases..."
/usr/bin/python3 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/sqlite/create_db.py
# Final sudoers check
if sudo visudo -c; then
success "Sudoers file is valid."

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services/nebuleair-wifi-powersave.service Normal file
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
[Unit]
Description=NebuleAir WiFi Power Save Service
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/wifi/power_save.py
User=root
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

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services/nebuleair-wifi-powersave.timer Normal file
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
[Unit]
Description=NebuleAir WiFi Power Save Timer (10 minutes after boot)
After=network-online.target
[Timer]
# Run 10 minutes after system boot
OnBootSec=10min
# Don't persist timer across reboots
Persistent=false
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

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services/setup_services.sh
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@@ -237,6 +237,39 @@ AccuracySec=1h
WantedBy=timers.target
EOL
# Create service and timer files for WiFi Power Save
cat > /etc/systemd/system/nebuleair-wifi-powersave.service << 'EOL'
[Unit]
Description=NebuleAir WiFi Power Save Service
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/wifi/power_save.py
User=root
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOL
cat > /etc/systemd/system/nebuleair-wifi-powersave.timer << 'EOL'
[Unit]
Description=NebuleAir WiFi Power Save Timer (10 minutes after boot)
After=network-online.target
[Timer]
# Run 10 minutes after system boot
OnBootSec=10min
# Don't persist timer across reboots
Persistent=false
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
EOL
# Reload systemd to recognize new services
systemctl daemon-reload
@@ -248,6 +281,11 @@ for service in npm envea sara bme280 mppt db-cleanup noise; do
echo "Started nebuleair-$service-data timer"
done
# Enable and start WiFi power save timer (separate naming convention)
systemctl enable nebuleair-wifi-powersave.timer
systemctl start nebuleair-wifi-powersave.timer
echo "Started nebuleair-wifi-powersave timer"
echo "Checking status of all timers..."
systemctl list-timers | grep nebuleair

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sqlite/set_config.py
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@@ -41,17 +41,18 @@ config_entries = [
("SARA_R4_network_status", "connected", "str"),
("SARA_R4_neworkID", "20810", "int"),
("WIFI_status", "connected", "str"),
("send_aircarto", "1", "bool"),
("send_aircarto", "0", "bool"),
("send_uSpot", "0", "bool"),
("send_miotiq", "0", "bool"),
("send_miotiq", "1", "bool"),
("npm_5channel", "0", "bool"),
("envea", "0", "bool"),
("windMeter", "0", "bool"),
("BME280", "0", "bool"),
("BME280", "1", "bool"),
("MPPT", "0", "bool"),
("NOISE", "0", "bool"),
("modem_version", "XXX", "str"),
("language", "fr", "str")
("language", "fr", "str"),
("wifi_power_saving", "0", "bool")
]
for key, value, value_type in config_entries:

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update_firmware.sh
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@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ sudo chmod 755 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/BME280/*.py
sudo chmod 755 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/SARA/*.py
sudo chmod 755 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/envea/*.py
sudo chmod 755 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/MPPT/*.py 2>/dev/null
sudo chmod 755 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/wifi/*.py 2>/dev/null
check_status "File permissions update"
# Step 4: Restart critical services if they exist
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ services=(
"nebuleair-bme280-data.timer"
"nebuleair-mppt-data.timer"
"nebuleair-noise-data.timer"
"nebuleair-wifi-powersave.timer"
)
for service in "${services[@]}"; do

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@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
#!/usr/bin/env python3
r'''
__ ___ ___ ___ ____
\ \ / (_) _(_) | | _ \ _____ _____ _ __
\ \ /\ / /| | | | | | | |_) / _ \ \ /\ / / _ \ '__|
\ V V / | | | | | | | __/ (_) \ V V / __/ |
\_/\_/ |_|_| |_|_| |_| \___/ \_/\_/ \___|_|
____
/ ___| __ ___ _____
\___ \ / _` \ \ / / _ \
___) | (_| |\ V / __/
|____/ \__,_| \_/ \___|
WiFi Power Saving Script
Disables WiFi after 10 minutes of boot if wifi_power_saving is enabled in config.
Saves ~100-200mA of power consumption.
Usage:
/usr/bin/python3 /var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/wifi/power_save.py
'''
import sqlite3
import subprocess
import sys
import datetime
# Paths
DB_PATH = "/var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/sqlite/sensors.db"
LOG_PATH = "/var/www/nebuleair_pro_4g/logs/app.log"
def log_message(message):
"""Write message to log file with timestamp"""
timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
log_entry = f"[{timestamp}] [WiFi Power Save] {message}\n"
try:
with open(LOG_PATH, "a") as log_file:
log_file.write(log_entry)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to write to log: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
print(log_entry.strip())
def get_config_value(key):
"""Read configuration value from database"""
try:
conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT value FROM config_table WHERE key = ?", (key,))
result = cursor.fetchone()
conn.close()
return result[0] if result else None
except sqlite3.Error as e:
log_message(f"Database error: {e}")
return None
def is_wifi_enabled():
"""Check if WiFi radio is currently enabled"""
try:
result = subprocess.run(
["nmcli", "radio", "wifi"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=10
)
return result.stdout.strip() == "enabled"
except Exception as e:
log_message(f"Failed to check WiFi status: {e}")
return None
def disable_wifi():
"""Disable WiFi radio using nmcli"""
try:
result = subprocess.run(
["sudo", "nmcli", "radio", "wifi", "off"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=10
)
if result.returncode == 0:
log_message("WiFi disabled successfully - saving ~100-200mA power")
return True
else:
log_message(f"Failed to disable WiFi: {result.stderr}")
return False
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
log_message("Timeout while trying to disable WiFi")
return False
except Exception as e:
log_message(f"Error disabling WiFi: {e}")
return False
def main():
"""Main function"""
log_message("WiFi power save script started")
# Check if wifi_power_saving is enabled in config
wifi_power_saving = get_config_value("wifi_power_saving")
if wifi_power_saving is None:
log_message("wifi_power_saving config not found - skipping (run migration or set_config.py)")
return 0
if wifi_power_saving == "0":
log_message("WiFi power saving is disabled in config - WiFi will remain enabled")
return 0
log_message("WiFi power saving is enabled in config")
# Check current WiFi status
wifi_enabled = is_wifi_enabled()
if wifi_enabled is None:
log_message("Could not determine WiFi status - aborting")
return 1
if not wifi_enabled:
log_message("WiFi is already disabled - nothing to do")
return 0
# Disable WiFi
log_message("Disabling WiFi after 10-minute configuration window...")
if disable_wifi():
log_message("WiFi power save completed successfully")
return 0
else:
log_message("WiFi power save failed")
return 1
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())