Standby
Chip:
Ginseng
ADC
DAC
SKAA
Indicator
Power LED
ON Tx
√
√
-
-
Bright Red
VO
RF off
√
-
-
Dim Red
ON Rx
√
-
√
√
Bright Green
Standby
√
-
-
√
Bright Green
Sleep
RF 33%
duty cycle
-
-
-
Dim Green
OFF
-
-
-
-
-
Chip Power
ON
Rx
Tx mode (Batt Power)
Rx mode (Batt Power)
10 min
after loss
of Bond
20 min after
entering
Standby
•
in Standby state,
Ginseng shuts off the
ADC, DAC and
buffers
•
“Sleep” is a power
saving state for
SKAA receivers.
Sleep is triggered by
a loss of Bond.
•
In Sleep state, the
SKAA receiver
improves on the
power saving
performance of
Standby state by
also duty cycling the
SKAA radio. You can
tell the unit has gone
to sleep when the
SKAA indicator shuts
off and the Power
LED dims
•
Powering off certain
chips will be effected
by holding them in
RESET
•
ON/OFF is achieved
by a press & hold of
the Power Button by
the user (this
transition is not
shown in these
power state
diagrams)
Bond
Restored
or User
clicks any
button
VO
OFF
ON
Tx
2.5 min
after
Silence
Detected
20 min after
entering VO
Audio
Detected
or User
clicks any
button
OFF
LOW
BATT
LOW
BATT
Wet Sounds A-Link Mk2
Eleven Engineering Inc.
Power States
072519
Rx mode (External Power)
60 min after
entering
Standby
Sleep
Notes
•
“VO” means Virtual Off —this is a power saving
state for SKAA transmitters, triggered by lack
of audio (silence).
•
In VO state, Ginseng’s RF section is shut off
causing all Bonds to drop (all Bonded SKAA
receivers are dropped)
•
“Standby” is a power saving state for SKAA
receivers.
Tx mode (External Power)
VO
ON
Tx
2.5 min
after
Silence
Detected
Audio
Detected
or User
clicks any
button
Bond
Restored or
User clicks any
button
Bond
Restored
or User
clicks any
button
10 min
after loss
of Bond
ON
Rx
Standby
