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- Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:20 am #50306 Hello,

I can't find information how beacon is working. Can someone help me with that?
i see in doc configuration of it is pretty simple: wifi.ap.config({beacon: 100})
how do i define packets to be sent?
Thanks in advance, even for reading this unclear and uncertain questions.

- Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:28 am #50309 Not sure what the real question is here. The API allows you to control the beacon interval but not the packets themselves. Why would you want that?

The beacon frame is standardized in IEEE 802.11: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_frame

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- Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:52 am #50310

Not sure what the real question is here. The API allows you to control the beacon interval but not the packets themselves. Why would you want that?

The beacon frame is standardized in IEEE 802.11: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_frame

I want to send small messages from AP in intervals. I thought that using beacon mode will save up some power usage. I guess if i want to change packet information one would have to dig into firmware code?
Although thanks for your answer, it is more clear for me how beacon works now.