power up mesh stack after execution of "mesh_stack_power_down()"

[krajiiva]

Hello

My setup looks like this.
I am using nrf5_SDK_for_Mesh_v5.0.0 with nRF5_SDK_17.0.2.
I have extended the sensor model example (in  nrf5_SDK_for_Mesh_v5.0.0) and call the function "mesh_stack_power_down()" during operation. After calling this function my system also consumes only 5-6uA which is great. However, I can't manage to power up the mesh stack afterwards so there are no mesh asserts. I tried the function "mesh_stack_start()", but that doesn't really work either. Can you tell me how exactly I have to power up the mesh stack after calling the function "mesh_stack_power_down()" and what exactly I have to consider when powering down and powering up the mesh stack.

Thanks already.

[Mttrinh]

Hi,

Yes, that is correct. A Low Power node works together with a Friend node, so you would need to establish a friendship with another device.

krajiiva said:

This makes the whole network more complicated and my concept is rejected?

What do you mean by this? Could you elaborate?

You could try what I mentioned in my previous answer and see if that helps decreasing the power consumption, but using the Low Power feature is the correct solution.