Added getPowerSaveMode

examples/Example18_PowerSaveMode/Example18_PowerSaveMode.ino

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
   Power Save Mode
   By: Paul Clark (PaulZC)
-  Date: December 18th, 2019
+  Date: April 22nd, 2020
 
   Based extensively on Example3_GetPosition
   By: Nathan Seidle
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void loop()
       // Put the GNSS into power save mode
       // (If you want to disable power save mode, call myGPS.powerSaveMode(false) instead)
       // This will fail on the ZED (protocol version >= 27) as UBX-CFG-RXM is not supported
-      if (myGPS.powerSaveMode())
+      if (myGPS.powerSaveMode()) // Defaults to true
         Serial.println(F("Power Save Mode enabled."));
       else
         Serial.println(F("***!!! Power Save Mode FAILED !!!***"));
@@ -95,6 +95,34 @@ void loop()
       else
         Serial.println(F("***!!! Power Save Disable FAILED !!!***"));
     }
+
+    // Read and print the new low power mode
+    uint8_t lowPowerMode = myGPS.getPowerSaveMode();
+    if (lowPowerMode == 255)
+    {
+      Serial.println(F("***!!! getPowerSaveMode FAILED !!!***"));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      Serial.print(F("The low power mode is: "));
+      Serial.print(lowPowerMode);
+      if (lowPowerMode == 0)
+      {
+        Serial.println(F(" (Continuous)"));
+      }
+      else if (lowPowerMode == 1)
+      {
+        Serial.println(F(" (Power Save)"));
+      }
+      else if (lowPowerMode == 4)
+      {
+        Serial.println(F(" (Continuous)"));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Serial.println(F(" (Unknown!)"));
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   //Query module every 10 seconds so it is easier to monitor the current draw
@@ -132,4 +160,4 @@ void loop()
 
     Serial.println();
   }
-}
+}

keywords.txt

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ getGeofenceState	KEYWORD2
 setDynamicModel	KEYWORD2
 getDynamicModel	KEYWORD2
 powerSaveMode	KEYWORD2
+getPowerSaveMode	KEYWORD2
 
 configureMessage	KEYWORD2
 enableMessage	KEYWORD2

src/SparkFun_Ublox_Arduino_Library.cpp

@@ -2510,6 +2510,42 @@ boolean SFE_UBLOX_GPS::powerSaveMode(bool power_save, uint16_t maxWait)
   return (sendCommand(&packetCfg, maxWait) == SFE_UBLOX_STATUS_DATA_SENT); // We are only expecting an ACK
 }
 
+// Get Power Save Mode
+// Returns the current Low Power Mode using UBX-CFG-RXM
+// Returns 255 if the sendCommand fails
+uint8_t SFE_UBLOX_GPS::getPowerSaveMode(uint16_t maxWait)
+{
+  // Let's begin by checking the Protocol Version as UBX_CFG_RXM is not supported on the ZED (protocol >= 27)
+  uint8_t protVer = getProtocolVersionHigh(maxWait);
+  /*
+  if (_printDebug == true)
+  {
+    _debugSerial->print(F("Protocol version is "));
+    _debugSerial->println(protVer);
+  }
+  */
+  if (protVer >= 27)
+  {
+    if (_printDebug == true)
+    {
+      _debugSerial->println(F("powerSaveMode (UBX-CFG-RXM) is not supported by this protocol version"));
+    }
+    return (255);
+  }
+
+  // Now let's read the power setting using UBX-CFG-RXM
+  packetCfg.cls = UBX_CLASS_CFG;
+  packetCfg.id = UBX_CFG_RXM;
+  packetCfg.len = 0;
+  packetCfg.startingSpot = 0;
+
+  //Ask module for the current power management settings. Loads into payloadCfg.
+  if (sendCommand(&packetCfg, maxWait) != SFE_UBLOX_STATUS_DATA_RECEIVED) // We are expecting data and an ACK
+    return (255);
+
+  return (payloadCfg[1]); // Return the low power mode
+}
+
 //Change the dynamic platform model using UBX-CFG-NAV5
 //Possible values are:
 //PORTABLE,STATIONARY,PEDESTRIAN,AUTOMOTIVE,SEA,

src/SparkFun_Ublox_Arduino_Library.h

@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ class SFE_UBLOX_GPS
 	geofenceParams currentGeofenceParams;																														 // Global to store the geofence parameters
 
 	boolean powerSaveMode(bool power_save = true, uint16_t maxWait = 1100);
+	uint8_t getPowerSaveMode(uint16_t maxWait = 1100); // Returns 255 if the sendCommand fails
 
 	//Change the dynamic platform model using UBX-CFG-NAV5
 	boolean setDynamicModel(dynModel newDynamicModel = DYN_MODEL_PORTABLE, uint16_t maxWait = 1100);