Advanced power mode for home using of wireless devices

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Since I use My Passport Wireless Pro mostly at home and since I use AC Wi-Fi mode, so the battery become exhausted too quickly.

For this reason MPWP most of time attached to the charger.

Perhaps this is harmful to the battery, and it is worth adding a mode in the power settings, in which the device is constantly connected to the power source. Maybe you can somehow power the device directly, bypassing the battery.

I do not know, maybe this is already implemented, but I did not find information about the features of long-term power supply from the charger. In this case, I would like more information about the different power modes in the web interface.

PS My Passport Wireless Pro is magic device. This is mobile file server. It is unbelievable ))

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I’d be careful. The Passport Wireless was not designed for constant in home use as a NAS drive. It was designed for self-powered portable wireless use on the go.

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Although WD has said they fixed MPW problems of battery damage when they are always plugged in, I would not push my luck. If it is for only infrequent use of a few hours a day, you might be able to do this, but be sure to remove power at end of sessions, and especially over night. If you need a remote storage location at home, consider getting a true NAS that is designed to be plugged in 24/7 to home network. WD makes lots of different models.

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Well, if I want 24/7 NAS I can use my PC with 2-3 Tb HDD with shared folders or old laptop.

I need a portable file server.

So the I can use programmable socket which will power the charger every, let’s say, 5 hours. Nice idea? )

Next idea is to use Wi-Fi socket - every time battery’s power is low, MPWP must switch the wifi socket on and make self-charge, at 100% MPWP must switch the wifi socket off. I think it is software implementation and it is easy to modify software.

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I have Orvibo wifi socket, so I can test beta-software ))

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Some good ideas, so let us know what you select to use.

You can use TP-Link smart plug and even control it from your Alexa device (You don’t have one?) or plug’s app.

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First of all, I want to remind the main idea is - AUTOMATIC charging of the device. There is no differ I unplug charger or I press button in android application.

Well, I have one small trouble.
Yes, I have Orvibo S20 Wi-Fi socket. And yes, I found Linux applications for Wi-Fi sockets - Domoticz and UDP Sender. But I am not Linux user and I can brick my device as easy as say 1-2-3.

It looks very easy:

loop (
case POWER_SOURCE of
BATTERY:if BATTERY_LVL < 10 then WIFISOCKET(ON);
SOCKET:if BATTERY_LVL > 99 then WIFISOCKET(OFF);
end;
wait(5,minutes)
)

But may be it is possible to switch power on or off even using existed circuits inside of MPWP.
I have usb charger for 18650 batteries, and after batteries is fully charged, charger no more charges batteries. Batteries become cold, power consumption are almost stopped, just LEDs are powered.
I don’t think it is а trouble for WD.

So. For a now.
I don’t have programmable socket, although it was planned to buy it on Aliexpress. An it is not “smart” charging.
But seems Orvibo’s application can do the same. So now I think I will use OrviboS20 as “dumb” programmable Wi-Fi socket. OrviboS20 must be connected to Internet to do programmed cyclic actions. Yes, it is bad.

Look here - now 2017, not 2007 or 1997. It is century of smart-, hi- and automated- technologies. And “smart” charging is “must have” function.
You are plug the device a charger at evening and go to sleep. Will you wake up on alarm-clock to unplug device at midnight? Sounds strange, isn’t it?

It is software issue, and can be (or already) implemented in firmware release.

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All are bad.
When MPWP connected to usb charger with no power, battery lasts 2 hours and become fully exhausted.
The charger drains the battery.

So the only way to make “smart” charging is to implement this mode in new firmware.