We don't really need any files in there, and keeping the folder can interfere with the programs that populate /etc/aredn_include on firstboot from uci-default.
This will cause the node to boot up in default mode (with an AP on its interface on the default channels) during its first boot, and than very quickly reboot and come up under the mesh.
Deals with the fact that TPLink has max powers that differ based on frequency and are programed into the chip lower than what the manufacture states in its datasheet.
We want to make sure we don't fry any boards so we honor what the chip programming is set to.
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Mainly relates to TP-Link devices which have a roving power level programmed into the hardware.
The datasheets for the hardware may say higher power but the chip has been programmed to not go above these values.
Regression of changeset:e34b7fcee49c3e2b7eb35aa4fb44b6abdc78b3ad/aredn_ar71xx
Having moved to iw for iwinfo we have a regression previous commit.
Restore fix that if not seen after 10 seconds signal drops from display.
We should of used the freq: field, not sure why I did not use it to begin with.
Corrected and added a small function to convert from frequency to channel.
Pull Darryl's sysinfo.json into release as post release lock feature addition.
Approval Notes:
Feature after feature-lock approved as add on only reads data and does not write or configure any program.
Feature is not expected to hold up active dev and can be demoted if needed to close release branch.
The code makes the assumption that the connection has not been modified to be encrypted (Standard is not under AREDN V3 protocol) but this may need to be changed in the future.
Early merge of 3.15.1.0 into develop due to a large number of code changes in the release branch.
Will merge again in the future when the branch is closed but want to pull in changes now from release.
Darryl Quinn